<p>Bengaluru: Traffic on Hosur Road is likely to be affected for the next 10 days after a portion of National Highway 44 caved in near Attibele early on Wednesday, disrupting vehicular movement between Bengaluru and Hosur.</p><p>Police said the cave-in resulted in a large crater on the highway.</p><p>“Fortunately, there were no accidents. We immediately barricaded the area to prevent mishaps, as this stretch sees heavy vehicular movement,” an Attibele police officer told <em>DH</em>.</p>.Highway shocker: NH 44 road caves in near Attibele.<p>The affected stretch was part of an ongoing road development project. The incident occurred during deep excavation work for a vehicular overpass, when a widened section of the road gave way.</p><p>Explaining the project, Archana Dharmakumar, General Manager (Technical) and Project Director, NHAI, said four accident-prone black spots had been identified along a 24.3-km stretch of NH 44, for which four vehicular underpasses had been approved to reduce fatal and injury-causing accidents.</p><p>“The work was under way at one of the identified sites near Chandapura when the incident occurred. The four underpasses are being built at a cost of Rs 113 crore,” she said.</p><p>Repair and mitigation works by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have already begun and are expected to take about 10 days.</p><p><strong>Traffic under watch</strong></p><p>“We will monitor traffic movement and assess its impact on the soil and road crust. Based on that, we will decide whether traffic needs to be stopped, diverted, or allowed to continue with restrictions. Mitigation measures will take time,” Archana added.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Attibele police have temporarily opened a service road to ease congestion.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Traffic on Hosur Road is likely to be affected for the next 10 days after a portion of National Highway 44 caved in near Attibele early on Wednesday, disrupting vehicular movement between Bengaluru and Hosur.</p><p>Police said the cave-in resulted in a large crater on the highway.</p><p>“Fortunately, there were no accidents. We immediately barricaded the area to prevent mishaps, as this stretch sees heavy vehicular movement,” an Attibele police officer told <em>DH</em>.</p>.Highway shocker: NH 44 road caves in near Attibele.<p>The affected stretch was part of an ongoing road development project. The incident occurred during deep excavation work for a vehicular overpass, when a widened section of the road gave way.</p><p>Explaining the project, Archana Dharmakumar, General Manager (Technical) and Project Director, NHAI, said four accident-prone black spots had been identified along a 24.3-km stretch of NH 44, for which four vehicular underpasses had been approved to reduce fatal and injury-causing accidents.</p><p>“The work was under way at one of the identified sites near Chandapura when the incident occurred. The four underpasses are being built at a cost of Rs 113 crore,” she said.</p><p>Repair and mitigation works by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have already begun and are expected to take about 10 days.</p><p><strong>Traffic under watch</strong></p><p>“We will monitor traffic movement and assess its impact on the soil and road crust. Based on that, we will decide whether traffic needs to be stopped, diverted, or allowed to continue with restrictions. Mitigation measures will take time,” Archana added.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Attibele police have temporarily opened a service road to ease congestion.</p>