Whitefield Bridge Brings Relief To Motorists
Whitefield bridge near Whitefield railway station brings relief to motorists. The bridge connects the Kadugodi-Seegehalli-Kannamangala area north of the Whitefield Railway Station with the rest of Bengaluru city. It now takes only a minute to cross over what has been a 20-40 minutes detour, leading to an extra hour of road-time every day for most people going into the city and back.
After putting up with delays for five years while a 42-metre bridge was being constructed,motorists lost their patience when its inauguration was postponed indefinitely. Instead of waiting for a fresh date, they have begun using the much-needed bridge.
An overbridge was mooted in September 2005. South Western Railway awarded the contract in 2006. Work was supposed to be completed in September 2007. But, work suffered due to cost escalation and the contractor’s inability to execute the project. Apart from the trains, motorists had to put up with the construction work too.
However, the bridge does not have a divider and a series of accidents have started piling up in short span of time. At least some of the accidents have happened due to motorists using undivided sections of the bridge’s ramps to take U-turns, and by driving on the opposite lane at high speeds.”The 7-metre wide bridge may become narrower if a divider is built, and the 5-cm-high divider can even be driven over by motorists. “When traffic opens in a road, there is an initial euphoria and dividers do not eliminate the traffic. But we do think that a divider is needed and we will write to the Railways about this,” said Praveen Sood Bengaluru’s Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Security).
“Accidents happen due to irresponsible driving rather than lack of dividers.” added Praveen Sood. Residents say that there is a need for a foot overbridge, as it is common for people, including children, to cross the tracks to access schools, markets and the BMTC bus-stand. Besides the obvious risks, they end up waiting for long periods. Yasin Ullah, a plus two student, says, “At times, goods trains are parked at the crossing for long durations. We have no option but to wriggle through the gaps between the wagons or under them.”
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