National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) finally facilitated vehicular movement on the Mani (Bengaluru) towards B. C. Road (Mangalore) side of the Kalladka flyover on June 2. The 2.1 km flyover was a part of four-lane project of Mangalore-Bengaluru National Highway 75 between B. C. Road and Adda Hole.
Partial opening of the Kalladka flyover has brought a breather for road-users who were fed up of the hassle of navigating one of the worst stretches on the highway, at Kalladka, for over four years. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to undertake work on the Mani-B.C.Road stretch service road beneath the flyover after allowing movement of vehicles on the flyover.
Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta, said that 85.63% of the work between B.C. Road and Periyashanthi (41.52 km out of 48.48 km) was complete while 95.17% work (14.4 km out of 15.13 km) on the Periyashanthi-Adda Hole stretch was complete. The MP said that he had urged the NHAI to throw open the flyover, at least partially, considering the early arrival of monsoon. He had also instructed the NHAI to address the water-logging problem at Thumbay, between B.C. Road and Mangaluru on NH 75. Accordingly, NHAI was constructing a pipe culvert at the location to drain out rainwater.
