The HSR traffic police has given a list of roads that need speedbreakers on five occasions, but the BBMP is yet to do its job. When we contacted the senior officials in the civic body’s headquarters, we were told that work will start after the cycle track is laid. That is not the only reason, however. “Everytime, we give them a list of speedbreakers, they would say we have a lot of work,” said one cop. However, when we spoke to the traffic engineering cell of the BBMP, they said there were no funds.
When we pressed on that the speedbreakers, white stripes and reflectors are a must at every hump in HSR, the BBMP officials said, “The cycle track work is now in the agreement stage. We have called for a tender. The work on the speedbreakers will start once the cycle track work is done in a month or so.”
Some of the speedbreakers identified by the HSR traffic police include 17th, Cross, HSR Club road; 19th Main near Cult Fit; 27th main near HP petrol bunk; 19th Main near Indian Oil petrol bunk; and 17th Cross Coffee Day, among others. Though this list was given over four months ago, the BBMP wasn’t able to execute this due to the cycle track work getting delayed for various reasons.
The BBMP is also mulling over another proposal of painting the roads and speedbreakers 2-3 times a year instead of just once. “In three months, the paint wears away and the speedbreakers cannot be seen at night,” said the official. “We have asked for such a budgetary provision to be incorporated into our future tenders. We are hopeful.”
