Road updates around Dandeli / Uttara Kannada

From my recent trip : Haveri - Sirsi : Rough for about 15 kms upto Akki Alur ( just before the Hangal fork) from Haveri. From there, Very good all the way until Sirsi. Took about 6 hours to get to Sirsi from Hoskote ( via NH4 and this road ). The Tarakeshwara temple near Hangal worth a visit. Sirsi - Yellapur : Tarmac's been eroded but road still very good. 45 mins to 1 hour. Yellapur - Bhaagavathi - Kesarolli Cross ( haliyal x dandeli fork ) : narrow but in decent condition. The bad stretches are just before Bhaagavathi. After that its good till kesarolli. Lots of jackal sightings on this road. Overall doable - be aware of the unmarked speed humps. Kesarolli - Handali checkpost ( G.Gudi x dandeli fork ) : Rough stretches with mud filled potholes : still passes muster. Handali - Barchi checkpost : Narrow but in good condition - smooth tarmac. Barchi - Dandeli : slightly jumpy stretch. Between Ammewadi power station and Dandeli town very bad. Barchi - Ganeshgudi : very good surface. Just watch out for the odd pothole : they are very big and the suspension breaker kinds - esp during nights. Ganeshgudi : Bapila - Kulagi circle : in good condition. Kulagi - BP dam - Bhaagavathi : narrow road, but surface a tad eroded : still very decent. Kulagi - dandeli : Potholes have been filled with mud. Surface still very rough. Haliyal - Dharwad : below averagish - potholes filled with mud. Keeps you guessing all the while. Plus there are a few bad stretches too. Ganeshgudi - Joida : in good condition. Beyond Joida : joida - kumbarwada - anshi is still very very bad ( months? Years? ) and the Ulavi route to be preferred to Karwar instead. Overall : ganeshgudi - dharwad bypass - haveri - bangalore(hoskote) took about 7 hours 15 mins of drive time on my swift.

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