Zoom on Elevated Hosur Road

According to the Bangalore Elevated Tollway website, the Rs 775.7-crore project is being executed through a special purpose vehicle, BETL, created by joint venture partners - Maytas Infra, Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) and Soma Enterprises (SEL).
FEATURES

REVERSIBLE LANES
As the traffic flow in the morning peak hours is towards Electronics City and in the reverse direction in the evening, NHAI is going in for a reversible lane system. Five lanes will be reserved in the direction of Electronics City in the morning and five in the evening in the opposite direction.

BIG BROTHER
According to NHAI officials, CCTVs will be installed along the elevated road. Cameras will keep tabs on vehicular movement and will be of assistance to various departments like the police, excise and sales tax. While two CCTVs will be installed at the either end of the 9-km elevated stretch, seven CCTVs will be installed at Bommanahalli, Garvebavipalya, Kudlu Junction, Singasandara, Naganathapura, HP gate and Electronics City.

VMS ASSISTANCE
If you are on Hosur Road and confused over which road to take (the ground-level stretch or the elevated one), VMS (variable message signs) will come to your assistance.

NHAI officials said, “Probably for the first time in India, VMS will make its debut on Hosur Road. VMS comprises programmable traffic control devices which display messages composed of letters, symbols or both. It provides real-time information on the traffic situation to motorists with the objective of improving operations and reducing accidents. It also guides drivers in changing travel speed, lanes or routes.”

EMERGENCY CALL BOXES
There will be 24 emergency call boxes (12 on either side) on the Hosur Road stretch from Silk Board junction to Attibele (near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border). The boxes are activated the moment someone opens the door and presses a button inside.

The caller is immediately connected to the HTMS (Highway Traffic Management System), which works 24x7. The system can identify the location of the caller even if there is no verbal communication. The call boxes will have important numbers and will prove invaluable in emergencies related - accidents, fire and crime.

WHAT IT OFFERS
CCTVs to cover entire stretch of expressway
Highway Management Information System
Electronic toll collection
Emergency call box
Meteorological details

TRAFFIC BLOCKS TO GO
Bommanahalli
Garvebavipalya
Kudlu Gate
Hosa Road
HP gate

LONGEST FLYOVERS
PV Narasimha Rao highway: 11.3 km
Electronics City: 9 km
Chennai: 16 km
Tumkur Road: 4.2 km
Bandra-Worli sea link: 5.6 km

PROPOSED TOLL
Attibele Electronics City
Two-wheeler: Free Rs 15
Auto: Free No entry
Car: Rs 20 Rs 30
LCV Rs 30 Rs 40
Bus/trucks: Rs 50 Rs 70
HCV: Rs 105 Rs 140