Old bus stands in Dharwad, Hubli to be shifted in September

Old bus stands in Dharwad, Hubli to be shifted in September
The Hindu

• Bus bays to be constructed in the twin cities
• Night landing facility at Hubli Airport to be ready by September-end
• Feasibility study to be conducted on developing radial road

HUBLI: The old bus stands in Hubli and Dharwad will be shifted to the new bus stand premises and private operators will be prohibited from picking up passengers near the Kittur Chennamma Circle in Hubli in order to ease traffic congestion.

A decision to this effect was taken on Saturday at the meeting of the City Infrastructure Improvement Committee (CIIC), chaired by Gourav Gupta, Deputy Commissioner and chairman of the committee.

The North Western Road Transport Corporation will provide space at its bus stands in the twin cities for private operators to pick up and drop passengers and in return will be collecting due charges from the operators.

While the new arrangement will come into effect from September 1 in Dharwad, the new facility will come into force in Hubli from September 15. In order to ease the traffic congestion, it was also decided to construct bus bays in the twin cities with the help of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, the National Highway Authority of India and the Public Works Department.

Speaking to presspersons after the meeting, Mr. Gupta said the night landing facility at the Hubli Airport is likely to become a reality by the end of September as most of the required facilities have been created with a few works remaining.

It was decided to conduct a feasibility study on development of radial road and other connecting roads in the twin cities, Mr. Gupta said.

The CIIC will examine the proposal for constructing railway under bride in Rajnagar-Timber Yard, widening of Gadag Road-Sholapur Road via Gandhiwad.

Consultants have been appointed to submit a report on widening of PB Road-Indi Pump-Unkal Lake Road and Kamaripet PS-BVB College Road, he said.

On the indoor stadium at Dharwad, on which Rs. 30 lakhs has been spent, Mr. Gupta said the officer of the Youth Service Department has been asked to submit a report about the status of the project by the next meeting.