<p>The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) is preparing a proposal to construct a bus station at the traffic-prone Silk Board junction.</p>.<p>Speaking at the “<span class="italic">DH</span> & Citizen for Civic amenities” event on Saturday, Additional Commissioner (Traffic) P Harishekaran revealed that his department has conducted a study on the Silk Board junction and found that the one of the main reason for traffic jams on this stretch is buses.</p>.<p>“I have voluntarily studied silk board junction traffic chaos. There is a one acre land on the stretch. My officers have proposed to the BDA, BBMP and BMTC to construct a bus station so that the traffic will be reduced,” said P Harishekaran.</p>.<p>The traffic police chief also highlighted the need for scientific bus bays in the city. “There is a lack of bus bays hence the buses occupy the service road. For instance, there is no bus bay from Cauvery theatre to International Airport,” he said.</p>.<p>“I have approached the BBMP and BMTC to have bus bays while constructing the roads. In the main arterial roads and sub-arterial roads, there are no bus bays. So if two or three buses stop one behind the other there will be a queue of 400 to 500 vehicles,” he added.</p>.<p>“For solving the parking problem in the city, the government should bring in a parking policy,” Harishekaran suggested. “We don’t have larger space for public parking in almost all the main areas. We are compromising road space for public parking” he added.</p>.<p>Speaking about the elevated corridor project, Harishekaran said, “We have to implement the project as per the government’s direction. I have requested the chief minister to consider having a traffic police,” he said.</p>.<p>Bengaluru is expanding in a circular way, unlike Chennai and Mumbai where South-North expansion is prevailing. Therefore, traffic congestion on all the roads is in a circular form, Harishekaran said while dubbing Bengaluru a ‘Chakravyuha’.</p>
<p>The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) is preparing a proposal to construct a bus station at the traffic-prone Silk Board junction.</p>.<p>Speaking at the “<span class="italic">DH</span> & Citizen for Civic amenities” event on Saturday, Additional Commissioner (Traffic) P Harishekaran revealed that his department has conducted a study on the Silk Board junction and found that the one of the main reason for traffic jams on this stretch is buses.</p>.<p>“I have voluntarily studied silk board junction traffic chaos. There is a one acre land on the stretch. My officers have proposed to the BDA, BBMP and BMTC to construct a bus station so that the traffic will be reduced,” said P Harishekaran.</p>.<p>The traffic police chief also highlighted the need for scientific bus bays in the city. “There is a lack of bus bays hence the buses occupy the service road. For instance, there is no bus bay from Cauvery theatre to International Airport,” he said.</p>.<p>“I have approached the BBMP and BMTC to have bus bays while constructing the roads. In the main arterial roads and sub-arterial roads, there are no bus bays. So if two or three buses stop one behind the other there will be a queue of 400 to 500 vehicles,” he added.</p>.<p>“For solving the parking problem in the city, the government should bring in a parking policy,” Harishekaran suggested. “We don’t have larger space for public parking in almost all the main areas. We are compromising road space for public parking” he added.</p>.<p>Speaking about the elevated corridor project, Harishekaran said, “We have to implement the project as per the government’s direction. I have requested the chief minister to consider having a traffic police,” he said.</p>.<p>Bengaluru is expanding in a circular way, unlike Chennai and Mumbai where South-North expansion is prevailing. Therefore, traffic congestion on all the roads is in a circular form, Harishekaran said while dubbing Bengaluru a ‘Chakravyuha’.</p>
