BHPian tharian recently shared this with other enthusiasts: Did a ride today on the new section of the Blore – Chennai e-way. Rode around 73 kms from the Hoskote interchange till where the road ended just nearing V.Kota. The stretch is more or less done and noticed that the locals use it. Very few vehicles as it is not officialy open. I wouldn’t suggest using it either since any of the exits can be blocked. Add to that maintenance and construction vehicles parked on the road and moving in the wrong side. Also noticed few of the over passes approach are caved in due to rains with the asphalting broken and they were working at those parts. I only rode on the main carriageway and turned back once it ended, which was soon after the V.Kota exit. The stretch seems to be ready with all the sign boards, lane markings and even the speed read outs working. Interesting feature I noticed was there are small boards on the left crash barrier every 100m showing the distance upto a km and then goes back to 100m. I think this is because there are huge boards in the centre median about the distance to keep between the vehicle ahead which is 360m. So it may as well be for the driver to know how much distance to maintain. The centre median is huge with a water storage set up every 10 kms or so probably to water the plants on the median. Speed limit for cars showed 120 and buses 100 kmh. Chennai seems really close on this route., but the big question is when will the full stretch be open. Some pictures; Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.
