The ban on two-wheelers, autos, tractors, non-motorised vehicles, multi-axle hydraulic trailer vehicles, and quadricycles from the main carriageways of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway from August 1 began with diversions and fines.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) deployed personnel at all entry and exit points on the 119-km long six-lane expressway to enforce the ban. When The Hindu visited the expressway on Tuesday, the NHAI and police personnel were diverting slow-moving vehicles towards the service road, and imposing a penalty on violators.
