Dedicated bus lane for new Bangalore airport

Bangalore: Travel from Hebbal flyover to Devanahalli airport in less than half-an-hour. No, you won't be travelling on the expressway or high-speed rail link. But soon, the BMTC's Volvo buses will use a dedicated bus lane to let passengers reach the airport in a jiffy.
Bangalore's first dedicated bus lane will be laid to exclusively ferry airport passengers and the BMTC is deploying 40 A/C buses for this purpose.
Lane marking will begin in January and trial runs will begin towards January-end and February. The plan is to ready the lane before the airport is inaugurated in March. The BMTC and transport department received the go-ahead to execute the project following the submission of a comprehensive report on the lane system by traffic expert M N Sreehari.
The dedicated bus lane is meant to ensure quick travel time on brand-new low-fare Volvos and also to avoid breakdowns.
The plan is to cover the distance between Hebbal flyover and airport in 25 minutes.
20/12/07 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Dec 2007