Elevated expressway on course

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Elevated highway planned at Silk Board junction
The Times of India

Bangalore: A drive from Silk Board junction to Electronics City via Hosur Road takes over an hour during peak hour. But this will change when the elevated road project takes off soon.

Union minister of state for road transport and highways, K.H.Muniyappa, was in Bangalore on Saturday to inspect the construction site of the elevated highway project between Silk Board junction and Electronics City.

The project includes construction of a four-lane elevated highway between Silk Board Junction and Electronic City and extension of 16-km ground road from Electronics City to Attibele. The new road will be a six-lane dual carriageway with two-lane service roads on either side.

Project director Manoj Kumar said: “The construction of the highway will not only reduce travel time but also bring down accident rate on the road.’’ The whole system will work on the built-operate-transfer basis and is estimated to cost Rs.450 crore.