<p>Starting August 1, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers, tractors and non-motorised vehicles will no longer be allowed to use the main carriageway of the Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway. </p>.<p>The 118-km expressway reported 132 fatal accidents between January 1 and June 30. It has a six-lane main carriageway and two-lane service roads on either side. It has four rail overbridges, nine significant bridges, 40 minor bridges, and 89 underpasses and overpasses. </p>.<p>On Tuesday, Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman and Highway Administrator at the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), announced the ban through a gazette notification. </p>.<p>According to the NHAI, the expressway has been developed as a high-speed corridor with a speed limit of 80-100 kmph for different vehicles. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/suburban-rail-phase-2-may-span-452-km-connect-nearby-towns-1240393.html">Suburban rail: Phase 2 may span 452 km, connect nearby towns</a></strong></p>.<p>"...the movement of high-speed vehicles may pose a risk to the safety of certain classes of comparatively slow-moving vehicles, e.g. two-wheelers, three-wheelers and other slow-moving vehicles like non-motorised vehicles, agricultural tractors (with or without trailers) due to their vulnerability and associated speed differentials, and compromise the road safety aspects," the notification reads. </p>.<p>Accordingly, the following vehicles will be prohibited from using the expressway with effect from August 1, 2023: </p>.<p>a) Motorcycles (including scooters and other two-wheelers</p>.<p>b) Three-wheelers (including e-carts and e-rickshaws)</p>.<p>c) Non-motorised vehicles </p>.<p>d) Tractors special with or without trailers </p>.<p>e) Multi-axle hydraulic trailer vehicles </p>.<p>f) Quadri-cycles.</p>
<p>Starting August 1, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers, tractors and non-motorised vehicles will no longer be allowed to use the main carriageway of the Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway. </p>.<p>The 118-km expressway reported 132 fatal accidents between January 1 and June 30. It has a six-lane main carriageway and two-lane service roads on either side. It has four rail overbridges, nine significant bridges, 40 minor bridges, and 89 underpasses and overpasses. </p>.<p>On Tuesday, Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman and Highway Administrator at the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), announced the ban through a gazette notification. </p>.<p>According to the NHAI, the expressway has been developed as a high-speed corridor with a speed limit of 80-100 kmph for different vehicles. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/suburban-rail-phase-2-may-span-452-km-connect-nearby-towns-1240393.html">Suburban rail: Phase 2 may span 452 km, connect nearby towns</a></strong></p>.<p>"...the movement of high-speed vehicles may pose a risk to the safety of certain classes of comparatively slow-moving vehicles, e.g. two-wheelers, three-wheelers and other slow-moving vehicles like non-motorised vehicles, agricultural tractors (with or without trailers) due to their vulnerability and associated speed differentials, and compromise the road safety aspects," the notification reads. </p>.<p>Accordingly, the following vehicles will be prohibited from using the expressway with effect from August 1, 2023: </p>.<p>a) Motorcycles (including scooters and other two-wheelers</p>.<p>b) Three-wheelers (including e-carts and e-rickshaws)</p>.<p>c) Non-motorised vehicles </p>.<p>d) Tractors special with or without trailers </p>.<p>e) Multi-axle hydraulic trailer vehicles </p>.<p>f) Quadri-cycles.</p>