sandy obstruction

WHO REMOVED THE SAND ON THE ROAD?

Cops put upto end jams at Kadubeesanahalli grade separator; move undoneWith the ever-increasing traffic jams on the tech corridor (outer ring road between Central Silk Board and KR Puram), the traffic police is set for a major surgery. As a first step, they are blocking the right side lane of the grade separator (grade separators in ORR have two lanes which run parallel to either an underpass or a flyover. The left lane was meant for regular motorists while the right lane was meant for BMTC buses. However, with motorists taking both lanes simultaneously, the entire flyover used to get jammed). The police had blocked the right lane by heaps of sand so that no vehicle could enter.Airport Traffic Inspector Raja Imam Kashim P said, “Due to the frequent traffic pile-up on the Kadubeesanahalli junction during peak hours from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm, we had to implement one-way traffic here on this stretch. To regulate the traffic, we had to install a barricade for people commuting on the road but people used to push the barricade aside and move on. So we thought of covering the road with sand like a barricade to stop vehicular movement on that road. Currently, there is no traffic signal installed and till then we have planned to divert traffic to manage the pile-up. There is hugevehicular movement on this entire stretch, which is four-way. This road is meant only for buses (Bus Rapid Transit lane) but other vehicles use this road.We are experimenting by diverting traffic which flows from and towards Panathur, connecting this stretch.”A seven-road nonlinear traffic junction in Kadubeesanahalli has no traffic signal.Bharath Kumar C, Finance Analyst with IBM said, “This road is a mess in the evenings while heading back home to Sarjapur. I wait there for at least an hour for traffic to clear. Now that the road is blocked for the past three days, it helps us reach home within half an hour.”Another techie, Ramesh Kumar, said the road always witnesses huge traffic. The main reason is due to absence of traffic signals which results in a jam. For the past two days, vehicular movement is far better due to the barricade.”* The road was blocked by sand as a barricade but it appeared scattered all over the road after removal. After the sand was removed and pushed aside, vehicles have started using the road from Monday evening. Now the road is slippery with sand all over, leading to the possibility of accidents.* Deepak V, a netizen on Bengaluru traffic police post, commented, “I don’t know whether this is done by BTP itself or some anti-social elements. I have been making posts on this road obstruction for the last one week. The alternative road (service road) is still not built properly. How can traffic be diverted to that unlaid stretch?