Bengaluru: Eleven more flyovers are planned to be constructed to facilitate smooth traffic in the city, for which it has been decided to spend ₹3,000 crore.
Many important junctions and places are congested, and traffic can be eased by constructing flyovers or grade separators of 28 km. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Sivakumar asked the Chief Commissioner of BBMP to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) in this regard.
Kanakapura Road, Mysore Road, Old Madras Road, and Hosur Road are always heavily trafficked. Although many instructions have been given to take action to alleviate this traffic, work has not been done to the expected extent. Thus, it was decided that the construction of flyovers is the permanent solution.
As suggested by the traffic police, it was expected that the development of junctions would reduce vehicular traffic. However, even this time during the rainy season, there were many problems due to standing water on the road. Congestion at junctions was not relieved. Thus, it is planned to construct flyovers or grade separators.
The state government has already approved the construction of 9 high traffic density corridors. In addition to this, the Deputy Chief Minister favored the construction of 11 new flyovers/grade separators. After the DPR is ready, tenders will be called and the work will start this year itself. These 11 flyovers/grade separators are planned to be constructed with joint funding from the state government and BBMP. Sixty percent will be released as a special grant from the government, and the rest will be borne by the BBMP. It is also thought to get a special grant from the central government.
There are already plans to connect major roads and peripheral roads in the city through a tunnel road. The DPR is not yet ready for this project, which will cost ₹450 crore per km. Tenders have been called twice but are not final yet. Therefore, development projects in the city need to be started urgently. If the BBMP election reveals anything, there is no development plan to claim. No visible work has been done in a year. Thus, it has been decided to give immediate approval to the project of constructing 11 flyovers, sources said.
9 Corridors: The previous government had agreed to develop 12 high traffic density corridors in the city. It was decided to spend ₹400 crore on these works to be carried out by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL). Later, it was canceled, and 9 high traffic density corridors of 117.2 km were approved on December 17, 2022, at a cost of ₹273 crore to be maintained by BBMP itself. All the tender processes related to this have been completed, and the work order has also been issued. It was also approved by the Congress government last November.
