Mangaluru, Jan 20: Traffic on Sampaje and Charmadi ghat roads increased on Saturday as Shiradi Ghat stretch on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 was closed from 6 a.m. for highway improvement works.
The stretches of road on Sampaje Ghat of Mangaluru-Myssuru route and Charmadi Ghat of Mangaluru-Chikkmagaluru route will have to bear the load of additional traffic for next few months.
The National Highway Division of the Public Works Department has taken up rigid pavement work on the road between Kempehole Guest House and Addahole. The work is expected to complete by May end this year.
Till then, all vehicles have to take alternative routes, already suggested by the Public Works Department.
Ordinary buses, cars, jeeps, vans, two-wheeler and van - heading towards Mangaluru from Hassan have two alternative roads. They have to take a deviation at Sakaleshpur to reach Mudigere and from there they can reach Mangaluru via Charmadi Ghat, Ujire and B.C. Road.
Another alternative is to take a deviation at Hassan itself to reach Mangaluru via Belur, Mudigere, Charmadi Ghat and B.C. Road.
Heavy commercial vehicles, Rajahamsa, Airavata buses have to take longer route.
Those travelling to Mangaluru from Hassan have to take a deviation at Hasan and reach the destination via Holenarasipur, K.R. Nagar, Hunsur, Madikere, Puttur, Mani and B.C. Road. The heavy vehicles from Bengaluru have to take the route along Srirangapatna, Ilavala, Madikeri, Puttur and B.C.Road.
PWD Minister H.C. Mahadevappa conducted a meeting with officers from Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi districts in Sakaleshpur on January 6 regarding the alternative routes.
The officers have put hoardings at Donegal in Sakaleshpur suggesting the travellers take the alternative routes.
The local passengers, heading to their villages alongside the highway would not have difficulties as the stretch to be closed is only 13 km from Maranahalli to Gundya.
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