Five City projects set to ease traffic

Five City projects set to ease traffic
Deccan Herald

Though the works have been delayed, their completion and inauguration will ease the traffic congestion, bringing some relief to motorists.

September holds the promise of great relief for motorists in the City. Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) is set to dedicate five of its mega city infrastructure projects next month.

The projects are: Rajajinagar Entrance grade separator, Modi Road-Chord Road subway, Basavanagudi National College flyover, extra carriage ways at Nehrunagar and Cantonment Railway Station. All these projects are nearing completion and will be ready for public use from September, BMP technical advisor Jaiprasad told Deccan Herald.

A portion of the Modi Road-Chord Road subway and one of the two extra carriage ways at Nehrunagar Railway underpass have been already opened for traffic. “Among these project, Cantonment Railway Station extra carriage way may be delayed by two weeks. But it will be completed in September,” Mr Jaiprasad said.

In fact, all these projects have been delayed by several months. While Rajajinagar grade separator is delayed by almost a year (due to problems in acquiring land), the completion of Basavanagudi flyover is late by seven months (due to protest by some local residents).

Though Modi Road-Chord Road subway and Nehrunagar carriage way were completed within the stipulated time (18 months and three months respectively), the projects had failed to stick to the schedule of starting and completion of work, BMP officials said.

Relief to western parts

The completion the grade separator, a subway and an extra carriage way projects will bring cheers to motorists especially in the western parts of the City.

“As the BMP had taken up work on all of them almost at the same time, there has been heavy traffic jam for nearly two years, and delay in their completion had turned the situation from bad to worse,” the officials said. Both the extra carriage ways are being implemented by the railways under 50:50 partnership in funding with the BMP.

The underpass at Rajajinagar Entrance will connect Magadi Road, Dr Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar Link Road and Vatal Nagaraj Road.

The subway nearing completion at Modi Road-Chord Road will end the choking traffic at this junction.

The Basavanagudi flyover is 408 metres long and will reduce congestion on KR Road.

Vehicles going towards Lalbagh West Gate and those going towards V V Puram can use the flyover for faster transit.

“Asphalting of service roads, construction of a deck and other minor works are pending with all these projects. By the end of September, all of them will be ready for traffic flow,” Mr Jaiprasad said.



The promising five

*Rajajinagar Entrance Grade Separator.
*Modi Road-Chord Road Subway.
*Basavanagudi National College Flyover.
*Nehrunagar Extra Carriage way.
*Cantonment Extra Carriage way.