Bengaluru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken more stringent measures to curb the increasing number of accidents on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. A ban has been imposed on the movement of some vehicles including two-wheelers and three-wheelers on the expressway.
A notification has been issued banning bikes, autos, tractors and other small vehicles. The National Highways Authority has issued a notification on July 12 and it will come into effect soon. The vehicles that are prohibited are Motorcycles (scooters and other two-wheel vehicles), Three wheel (including Autorickshaw), Non-motorised vehicles, tractors, multi-axle hydraulic vehicles and Quadri wheel vehicles.
A speed limit of 80 to 100 kilometres per hour has been set for the vehicles plying on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway. This has also been mentioned in the notification of the Highways Authority. Police have booked more than 2,000 vehicle owners for over-speeding on the expressway till July 24.
A safety committee constituted by the National Highways Authority of India has submitted a report on expressway safety. Meanwhile, ADGP Alok Kumar again inspected the expressway on Tuesday. Alok Kumar inspected the expressway from Bidadi to Mysore.
Alok Kumar had earlier inspected the expressway in June. Later a speed limit was implemented on the expressway. He said that speeding is one of the major reasons for the increase in the number of accidents.
More than 570 accidents have been reported on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway, which was inaugurated in March. More than 100 people have been killed and 350 injured in accidents on the expressway.