How is the road from Hassan to Mangalore currently (Oct 2006) ?

Question

I have heard the ghat section is bad. Any other route from - Bangalore - Mangalore? I am driving by car (Indigo)

How is the traffic as well ?

Answer 1

THE ROAD SUX TO THE CORE!!!!!...it shud take abt 4 hrs at the most but it takes rnd 6 hrs...there are potholes and stuff....i jus travlled to Sakleshpur and it was HOrrible...my cuzin kid bro threw up man!!!

Answer 2

HASSAN: With the South Western Railway (SWR) zone commissioning freight traffic on the track between Hassan and Mangalore on May 5, the pressure on the road connecting Hassan district with Dakshina Kannada, has decreased to a considerable extent.

Mine owners, who were transporting iron ore to New Mangalore port through lorries, have now shifted to railway wagons, as it is cheaper and safe for them. This has come as a relief to the National Highway Division, Mangalore, which was much worried about the safety of commuters and frequent roadblocks on National Highway-48 in Shiradi ghat section owing to bad condition of the road caused by movement of loaded mine lorries, sources said.

With complaints galore from commuters and vehicle owners on the bad condition of road and frequent road blocks, especially during monsoon, the

National Highway Division sought permission of the Circle Office to lay "rigid pavement" as recommended by scientists of Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore, along the stretches of the ghat road last October and submitted a Rs. 9.33 crore proposal in this regard.

Sources said overloaded mines vehicles with power steering, had caused considerable damage to roads on the ghat section. Therefore, the decrease in truck movement is welcome news for both National Highway Division and Regional Transport Authority (RTA).

Sources said that with the commencement of goods transport between Hassan and Mangalore, the pressure on the road had come down by 30 per cent. In case of early commissioning of the passenger train and transportation of petroleum products on the track, the pressure on the road would be reduced by at least 60 per cent, sources added.

According to sources, the Regional Transport Office has collected Rs. 1.06 crore from overloaded mine lorries in 2005-06. Authorities inspected 13,761 vehicles during the period and registered cases against the owners of 1,558 vehicles. They have collected penalty from owners of 707 vehicles on the spot and seized 393 vehicles. With the finalisation of cases in the courts, they have collected penalty to the tune of Rs. 12.09 crore from vehicle owners, sources added.

It was permitted to transport 16 tonnes of ore in vehicles with six wheels and 26 tonnes in vehicles with 10 wheels. However, owners carry more than the quantity prescribed, sources said