Traffic police for 619 speed breakers across Bengaluru to reduce accidents

BENGALURU: The traffic police have written a letter to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) proposing to lay speed breakers at 619 locations in the eight zones of the city to avoid road accidents.

The traffic police have suggested laying of 524 speed breakers in Whitefield, Kengeri and Jayanagar and the rest in other parts of the city.

Traffic police proposed a letter to the BBMP to lay speed breakers to avoid road mishaps.

The Whitefield Traffic Police has submitted a proposal to lay speed breakers on 49 roads in their limits. The jurisdictional traffic police have also suggested speed breakers in Jayanagar (47), Kengeri (44), Hulimavu (33), RT Nagar (32), Banasawadi (21), Hoodi (22), Mahadevapura and JP Nagar (19 each), Halasuru Gate and Jalahalli (17 each).

Speed breakers have also been suggested at Rajajinagar (16), Malleshwaram (14), V V Puram (12), Devanahalli (11), Yeswanthpur (10), interior roads within wards (9), Chickpet (8), Yelahanka (6), Halasuru, Mico Layout, Pulakeshi Nagar, Vijayanagar, and HSR Layout, four each.

The West  Traffic Police have proposed three speed breakers in their limits while the traffic police in Chikkajala, HAL, Hebbal, Upparpet, and Wilson Garden have proposed two speed breakers each in their jurisdiction. The traffic police in Shivajinagar, Peenya, High Grounds, KR Puram and Hoodi have proposed one speed breaker each in their limits.

Prahlad, Chief Engineer, Road Infrastructure Department, BBMP.

“We have informed the traffic police to prioritise the speed breakers because we cannot afford to lay the speed breakers immediately or within a year. To lay speed breakers costs around Rs 80,000-90,000 each. Scientific speed breakers are a big challenge. Initially, we have planned to lay around 100 to 200 speed breakers”, said Prahlad, Chief Engineer, Road Infrastructure Department, BBMP.