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The tiny municipality of Agumbe successful Karnataka wherever vehicular postulation from astir 3 districts converge and determination towards their destinations, is getting a bypass roadworthy to connection seamless question of vehicles betwixt Udupi and Shivamogga.
The National Highways Division of Karnataka Public Works Department (NH-PWD) that is widening Malpe-Tirthahalli National Highway 169A has undertaken operation of the bypass successful Agumbe arsenic a portion of Agumbe-Megaravalli road widening project.
The 17-km NH 169A betwixt these 2 tiny towns is being widened into two-lanes with paved shoulders astatine an estimated outgo of ₹64 crore.
NH-PWD is already widening NH 169A betwixt Malpe and Hebri successful Udupi territory into 4 lanes, enactment of which is successful precocious stages. Widening of Megaravalli-Tirthahalli (14.6 km) agelong of the road to 2 lanes with paved shoulders is already done.
Work connected widening the Tirthahalli-Shivamogga agelong of Mangaluru-Solapur NH 169 nevertheless is yet to commence successful afloat plaything for privation of wood clearances successful immoderate stretches though the NH-PWD has commenced preparatory works successful the wide stretches, said a elder technologist concerned.
The nether operation bypass roadworthy for Malpe-Tirthahalli NH 169A seeks to debar a 90 grade curve astatine the junction wrong the tiny town. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry
Increased postulation volume
Over the past 1 decade, the fig of vehicles, peculiarly backstage cars of tourists passing done and visiting Agumbe has accrued manifolds. While the Agumbe-Koppa/Sringeri State Highway moves consecutive astatine Agumbe Circle, the 1 towards Tirthahalli takes a crisp near turn.
The technologist said the bypass is being constructed to debar this 90 grade curve that often becomes a unsighted spot with merging vehicular postulation successful each 3 directions. The bypass begins aft Ganesh Grand and joins the existing roadworthy towards Tirthahalli conscionable aft Agumbe autobus stand.
Meanwhile Agumbe constabulary said though nary fatal mishap was reported successful the municipality recently, insignificant accidents bash hap due to the fact that of the unsighted crook astatine the Circle. The concern gets aggravated during the Monsoon during which clip heavy fog envelops the portion passim time and night, constabulary said. Agumbe is called the Cherrapunji of South India arsenic it receives the highest magnitude of yearly rainfall.
