On many days during my regular walks, I walk on a road (Anjanapura-Amruth Nagar main road) that goes over the NICE road (peripheral road). The overpass over the NICE road is towards the end of the Anjanapura township. When I look down from the overpass, the NICE road expressway is a sight to behold. This expressway is a marvelous job done. It has 4 lanes and on each side it has an extra lane (shoulder) for any emergency pulling over.
I have seen this road coming up from when the work began in 2005 and reach the completed (and fully operational) shape that it is in today. Right from 2005, with the permission of the engineers on the site, I used to drive, in my car, on this road (to Electronic city) during the construction phase, wherever any stretch had become drivable at that time. And, once the drivable portion used to end, I used to hop on to the nearest village road to enter a nearby village and find my way to a road that led to Electronic city. So, as months progressed, kilometers and kilometers of the NICE road got ready and I was enjoying more and more of my commute on this road. And, on one day (must have been in the beginning of 2007 I think) I could drive all the way to Electronic city fully on NICE road itself.
I have literally seen the effort that has gone behind getting this marvel created. Though I stopped commuting by car to Electronic city in 2008, now I feel doubly delighted to see the NICE road in all its splendor with all kinds of vehicles zipping past, underneath the Anjanapura overpass that I stand on to take a look.
