Time’s up, but many potholes remain
The Hindu
Sept. 20 was the deadline to fill potholes on major, arterial roads, and Sept. 30, for other roads in the city
The saga of potholed roads may continue for a few more days in the city. Though Monday was the deadline for filling of potholes and repairing of bad stretched on 1,332-km of major roads in several parts of the city, citizens continue to suffer owing to poor road conditions.
Since early September, three persons lost their lives trying to negotiate on roads that are potholed or dug up by various utilities. Earlier this month, Minister for Revenue R. Ashok had given the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the custodian of nearly 14,000-km of roads in the city, two deadlines – September 20 to fill potholes on major, arterial roads and September 30 for other roads.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.