<p>The drivers of the vehicles, seeking to save fuel, drive through the Hoskote-Malur route and reach Chennai via Hosur. <br /><br />The vehicles also pass through the main roads in the town. Lorries loaded with bricks, timber, gravel and vegetables ply regularly on this stretch towards markets within Karnataka and also the neighbouring States. <br /><br />The local residents are the worst victims of this ruination of the roads by heavy vehicles. Farmers find it difficult to transport their products to the markets due to bad roads. <br /><br />Users’ woes<br /><br />A stretch of 18.6 km gravel road, 6.6 km asphalted road and 7.6 km concreted road come under Town Municipal Council limits. <br /><br />The woes of the motorists have increased on account of the construction of the Underground drainage taken up eight months ago. <br /><br />Traffic congestion has increased as the trenches are dug up in between the roads. According to Town Municipal Council Chief Officer Venkatesh, the work will be completed in a year. Till then motorists and pedestrians have to endure traffic woes. <br /><br />Nearly 253.75 km roads connect rural areas. Of these 115.97 km is gravel filled road, 50 km is mud road. <br /><br />A stretch of 66.5 km State Highway passes through the taluk as also a stretch of 94 km that connects other taluks and district headquarters is in bad condition.<br /></p>
<p>The drivers of the vehicles, seeking to save fuel, drive through the Hoskote-Malur route and reach Chennai via Hosur. <br /><br />The vehicles also pass through the main roads in the town. Lorries loaded with bricks, timber, gravel and vegetables ply regularly on this stretch towards markets within Karnataka and also the neighbouring States. <br /><br />The local residents are the worst victims of this ruination of the roads by heavy vehicles. Farmers find it difficult to transport their products to the markets due to bad roads. <br /><br />Users’ woes<br /><br />A stretch of 18.6 km gravel road, 6.6 km asphalted road and 7.6 km concreted road come under Town Municipal Council limits. <br /><br />The woes of the motorists have increased on account of the construction of the Underground drainage taken up eight months ago. <br /><br />Traffic congestion has increased as the trenches are dug up in between the roads. According to Town Municipal Council Chief Officer Venkatesh, the work will be completed in a year. Till then motorists and pedestrians have to endure traffic woes. <br /><br />Nearly 253.75 km roads connect rural areas. Of these 115.97 km is gravel filled road, 50 km is mud road. <br /><br />A stretch of 66.5 km State Highway passes through the taluk as also a stretch of 94 km that connects other taluks and district headquarters is in bad condition.<br /></p>
