Mandya: In the wake of rise in number of accidents on Access Controlled 10 lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar inspected several stretches of the Expressway that have turned into black spots near Nidaghatta, Maddur and Gejjalagere in Maddur taluk and Hanakere in Mandya taluk in the district this morning.
The residents of nearby villages who gathered on the arrival of ADGP Kumar, complained about unscientific works resulting in the accumulation of water during rain, with no vent to reach the storm water drain, near Nidaghatta junction on the Expressway, which has also witnessed more number of accidents of late. The underpass which connects several villages in Maddur and Channapatna taluks (Ramanagara district) also has been built without any proper planning, causing severe inconvenience, as the school and college students also board and alight buses at the same spot. The footpath works near the underpass also remain incomplete, though National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has acquired the land for related works, the villagers complained.
