All, Anyone done Bangalore-Hubli (NH-4) lately? Is the stretch b/w Chitradurga and Hubli still a mess? cheers Rahul Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and...
Only a small stretch near Ranebennur was bad, but no other problem, But after rains began, no idea how bad the Harihar-Davangere bypass (which is still...
Hi Rahul, I drove Haveri-Bangalore about a month back (details here - http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/indiahighways/message/5513) ) As Kumar mentioned,...
Hi Folks, Thanks to all for the info. I tried both the routes I mentioned, went by the 1st one (Aurangabad, NH6), and came back by the 2nd one (interior route...
Thanks, Deb, for the details. How long did the return take? And how goo were the facilities? Good to know that Amaravati-Nagpur is now good. Any monsoon damage...
The return took 14 hours (approx). The route I took was Nagpur - Wardha - Yavatmal - Karanja - Mehkar - Jalna - Aurangabad - Pune Petrol was not a problem, was...
I came back from my Ooty trip. Roads are good except Gundalpet-Bandipur(10-15 km only) One issue which I faced this time was my car's break discs got over ...
Saji, did the police allowed you to take the Masinagudi road while coming downhill ? Or you had to pay some bribe ? Regards, Kaushik On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at...
noone stopped me to take Masinagudi road. probably they stop you if you travel between 6PM to 8AM(route is officially closed) I did not pay money to take that...
Hi I am new to this awesome group and have been following the activity for soemtime now. This is my first post I am planning to travel down from Bangalore to...
Hi Prateek, The road via Mumbai is actually worth the extra miles. I just can forget the expressway from Mumbai to Pune and From Ahmedabad to Baroda. The two...
Not worth driving down at this time of the year because of very bad road conditions between Surat and Baroda. Rains can be also very severe in some sections of...
Hi Kumar Thanks for your advice. This group is very helpful. Thanks Jasvinder. I read your travel log too .. very useful Regards Prateek ... -- Prateek Dayal ...
We are planning to drive from Baroda to Mahableshwar on 24th July. Plan is to leave Baroda by 6 PM and pass Surat before traffic jams start. And reach...
Hi, The Lonavla Detour is a good choice, especially at this time of the Year when the rains are quite heavy in Maharashtra. Beyond Lonavla, you would need to...
Pravin, Roads from Surat onwards are in good condition except a small stretch near Vasai, which is approximately 15 kms before Ghodbunder, where the road is...
Thanks Narasimha and Kumar. The tip about how to avoid paying toll twice is really helpful. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
To avoid Kgiri - Dharmapuri route you can as well take the Vaniyambadi - Salem 2 lane road as well. It passes through the yelagiri hills turn off and ...
Mohit, This is a very good initiative. I urge all IHers to sign this petition. I have always been frustrated by the lack of interest in the automobile safety...
"Six laning of the roads is in progress between K'Giri and Salem" -- if I am not mistaken, this is being done as a part of the NS corridor (as this sector is...
Vadodara-Surat road condition has worsened due to continous rains in last 3-4 days. Source - today's Ahmedabad edition of TOI. On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 11:15...
NS corridor or Kashmi-Kanyakumari. Starts as NH1A at Uri (Pak border), comes via Srinagar, Udhampur, Jammu. No widening till Jammu. Widening on from Jammu to...
Pravin, Thanks for the info. Saw the TOI article, situation looks terrible. Looks out any smooth drives (and budget for at least 3-4 hours extra for...
Wow Kumar... that was a fabulous updated. Thanks! BTW, is this the latest status? ... From: H V Kumar <hvkumar@...> To: indiahighways@yahoogroups.com ...