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Rs 800 cr to save 7 minutes
Updated On: 22 January, 2010 08:35 AM IST | | Madhusudan Maney
Before elevated expressway to Electronics city opens today, MiD DAY does a reality check; finds It takes 15 mins to get from one end of E-way to the other. It takes 22 mins On the older road
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Before elevated expressway to Electronics city opens today, MiD DAY does a reality check; finds It takes 15 mins to get from one end of E-way to the other. It takes 22 mins On the older road
As India's longest, signal-free elevated expressway was a buzz of eleventh-hour activity for today's opening by Union Surface Transport Minister Kamal Nath, MiD DAY decided to do a reality check yesterday to determine the usefulness of the Rs 800 crore project.
Yes, the 9.5-km elevated high-speed road from Bommanahalli to the IT district of Electronics City will save the commuting techie some time compared to the regular road that runs below it, it was found.
But the time saved is just seven minutes during rush hour. Even if you run into particularly heavy traffic besides finding the lights against you at the couple of places on the lower road to have a signal, you still end up only about 10 minutes behind somebody who takes the elevated expressway.
The time test was done keeping to a safe maximum speed of 80 km per hour on the as-yet traffic-free expressway, while on the regular, ground-level road, the speed kept varying as it was dictated by the peak-hour traffic.
Starting the clock from the Hosur Road end of the elevated expressway at 5.13 pm and maintaining the car at 80 kmph for the most part, the exceptions being curves where some slowing down was called for, the Bommanahalli end was reached at 5.28 pm.
The hop took had taken exactly 15 minutes, end to end.
Taking a U-turn from there on to the busy ground-level road, the travel time up to the point where the elevated road ends in Electronics City was measured keeping to a speed that was comfortable in the rush hour traffic.
As India's longest, signal-free elevated expressway was a buzz of eleventh-hour activity for today's opening by Union Surface Transport Minister Kamal Nath, MiD DAY decided to do a reality check yesterday to determine the usefulness of the Rs 800 crore project.
Yes, the 9.5-km elevated high-speed road from Bommanahalli to the IT district of Electronics City will save the commuting techie some time compared to the regular road that runs below it, it was found.
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The elevated expressway from Bommanahalli to Electronics City promises a signal-free drive. |
But the time saved is just seven minutes during rush hour. Even if you run into particularly heavy traffic besides finding the lights against you at the couple of places on the lower road to have a signal, you still end up only about 10 minutes behind somebody who takes the elevated expressway.
The time test was done keeping to a safe maximum speed of 80 km per hour on the as-yet traffic-free expressway, while on the regular, ground-level road, the speed kept varying as it was dictated by the peak-hour traffic.
Starting the clock from the Hosur Road end of the elevated expressway at 5.13 pm and maintaining the car at 80 kmph for the most part, the exceptions being curves where some slowing down was called for, the Bommanahalli end was reached at 5.28 pm.
The hop took had taken exactly 15 minutes, end to end.
Taking a U-turn from there on to the busy ground-level road, the travel time up to the point where the elevated road ends in Electronics City was measured keeping to a speed that was comfortable in the rush hour traffic.
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Traffic constable Muralidhar S, who is likely to be on duty at the expressway when it opens in the evening today, thinks people will be able to save 10 minutes and traffic fatigue by taking the elevated high-speed road. How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
