Bangalore Elevated Tollway

mjothi · 16th July 2010, 13:02

Prices hiked again

What will people with passes do? pay the difference?

svsantosh · 16th July 2010, 13:21

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Originally Posted by mjothi

Prices hiked again

What will people with passes do? pay the difference?

Hey, what do you mean? Hiked today 16th Jul, or the hike made a month ago?

mjothi · 16th July 2010, 13:57

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Originally Posted by svsantosh

Hey, what do you mean? Hiked today 16th Jul, or the hike made a month ago?

Seen it in todays Hindu paper that Rs5 is increased.

It was quoting about the rise which was done a couple of days before.

2 wheelers, its 15 now. cars - 35rs. Is this the one you mean?

paragsachania · 16th July 2010, 15:11

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Originally Posted by mjothi

Seen it in todays Hindu paper that Rs5 is increased.

It was quoting about the rise which was done a couple of days before.

2 wheelers, its 15 now. cars - 35rs. Is this the one you mean?

Cars - One way - 35/- (Day pass 50/-)
2 Wheelers - One way - 15/- (Day pass 20/-)

As mentioned earlier, the validity of the return/multiple trips pass is only till 23:59 Hours of the date on which it was purchased!

sbraj · 16th July 2010, 16:08

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Originally Posted by coolclouds

The cost for Madiwala underpass is about 8 crores. Instead of this elevated road, they could have constructed 4-5 underpasses at major junctions between silkboard and EC to save a lot of money and time.

Other view point is that travel to Hosur and further (Chennai, Salem etc) has become a breeze now with this.

Long distance vehicles do not have to jostle for space with local traffic. NH7, being such an important corridor needed this, IMO.

IronH4WK · 16th July 2010, 17:10

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Originally Posted by svsantosh

Hey, what do you mean? Hiked today 16th Jul, or the hike made a month ago?

the new toll rates are effective 12th July onwards.

asdon · 18th July 2010, 10:06

Not only this one but all toll rates in NHAI has increased from 12th. Just back from Goa via NH4 and seen they have re-painted the toll rates in charts, now Bangalore to Tumkur is 26/-, increased by 2/-.

carlosTHEjackal · 18th July 2010, 13:55

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Originally Posted by asdon

Not only this one but all toll rates in NHAI has increased from 12th. Just back from Goa via NH4 and seen they have re-painted the toll rates in charts, now Bangalore to Tumkur is 26/-, increased by 2/-.

I did travel via this Bangalore Tumkur NH4 Toll on Jul 5th, and had paid toll of 26/-. So can confirm this change was not done on Jul 12th onwards.

rohan_iitr · 22nd July 2010, 11:07

One bus had a break down on the Elevated Expressway yesterday. Even after 24 hours, the bus has not been moved. The bus has been abandoned and there are no hazard signs to warn the other drivers.

Also, this morning there was a moron who had parked his ANHC near to this abandoned bus and was chatting merrily with a biker.

I almost had an accident today because of these morons. There was a bus in front of me so I could not see this abandoned bus in front. When I tried to overtake this bus, I saw the parked ANHC and aborted the overtaking. Then the bus in front of me somehow managed to squeeze between the abandoned bus in the right lane and the parked ANHC in the left lane. I also reduced speed and followed the bus.

I was driving safe and indicating properly, but there was a lady in an i20 behind me, who was driving like a maniac (I was observing the i20 in my IRVM and could make out that it was being driven rashly). When I reduced speed to pass between the abandoned bus and parked ANHC, she came to a screeching halt behind me and almost rear ended me.

The worst part is that even after this near miss, she continued to drive rashly.

Rohan

sbraj · 22nd July 2010, 13:00

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Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

there was a lady in an i20 behind me, who was driving like a maniac (I was observing the i20 in my IRVM and could make out that it was being driven rashly).

Always safer to give way to such people.

IronH4WK · 22nd July 2010, 22:35

for those who had any doubts about the toll on BETL, heres a ready reckoner!

coolclouds · 23rd July 2010, 09:50

Autos are banned but earthy moving machinery are allowed as per the chart. What is the logic here? (Another board says slow moving vehicles are not allowed in tollway!!)

IronH4WK · 23rd July 2010, 11:00

i'm wondering how they're going to get those big earth movers through the toll gate. what if it doesn't fit in? how is it going to go around/get back? drive in the opposite direction?

asdon · 23rd July 2010, 11:08

Does BETL fall under RTI act? I am really interested to know what was the spend and how they would like to recover the cost, I am sure in 1st phase, they have not planned the toll rates, so after 6 month they have revised it, and to the wrong direction they increased it, so the number of users will go down and we may see another rate change by December, some one please tell them, to get volumes they should get the rates down. I don't know who has mater minded this plan, hope not someone from a Software company

(no hard feelings for anyone).

Latheesh · 28th July 2010, 15:28

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Originally Posted by coolclouds

Autos are banned

Autos are not allowed

..!!. I spotted one on elevated way yesterday (around 12.30 PM)

16th July 2010, 13:02	#421
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Prices hiked again What will people with passes do? pay the difference?
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18th July 2010, 10:06	#427
asdon BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 950 Thanked: 296 Times View My Garage	Not only this one but all toll rates in NHAI has increased from 12th. Just back from Goa via NH4 and seen they have re-painted the toll rates in charts, now Bangalore to Tumkur is 26/-, increased by 2/-.
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22nd July 2010, 11:07	#429
rohan_iitr Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,129 Thanked: 820 Times	Bus abandoned on Elevated Expressway One bus had a break down on the Elevated Expressway yesterday. Even after 24 hours, the bus has not been moved. The bus has been abandoned and there are no hazard signs to warn the other drivers. Also, this morning there was a moron who had parked his ANHC near to this abandoned bus and was chatting merrily with a biker. I almost had an accident today because of these morons. There was a bus in front of me so I could not see this abandoned bus in front. When I tried to overtake this bus, I saw the parked ANHC and aborted the overtaking. Then the bus in front of me somehow managed to squeeze between the abandoned bus in the right lane and the parked ANHC in the left lane. I also reduced speed and followed the bus. I was driving safe and indicating properly, but there was a lady in an i20 behind me, who was driving like a maniac (I was observing the i20 in my IRVM and could make out that it was being driven rashly). When I reduced speed to pass between the abandoned bus and parked ANHC, she came to a screeching halt behind me and almost rear ended me. The worst part is that even after this near miss, she continued to drive rashly. Rohan
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22nd July 2010, 22:35	#431
IronH4WK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,468 Thanked: 4,148 Times	for those who had any doubts about the toll on BETL, heres a ready reckoner!
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23rd July 2010, 09:50	#432
coolclouds Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Garden City Posts: 1,798 Thanked: 519 Times	Autos are banned but earthy moving machinery are allowed as per the chart. What is the logic here? (Another board says slow moving vehicles are not allowed in tollway!!)
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23rd July 2010, 11:00	#433
IronH4WK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,468 Thanked: 4,148 Times	i'm wondering how they're going to get those big earth movers through the toll gate. what if it doesn't fit in? how is it going to go around/get back? drive in the opposite direction?
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23rd July 2010, 11:08	#434
asdon BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 950 Thanked: 296 Times View My Garage	Does BETL fall under RTI act? I am really interested to know what was the spend and how they would like to recover the cost, I am sure in 1st phase, they have not planned the toll rates, so after 6 month they have revised it, and to the wrong direction they increased it, so the number of users will go down and we may see another rate change by December, some one please tell them, to get volumes they should get the rates down. I don't know who has mater minded this plan, hope not someone from a Software company(no hard feelings for anyone).
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