Finally, flyover on Airport Road inaugurated

Finally, flyover on Airport Road inaugurated
Deccan Herald

The flyover connecting Koramangala to Indiranagar on Airport Road was inaugurated on Wednesday after a delay of over two years.

The flyover connecting Koramangala to Indiranagar on Airport Road was inaugurated on Wednesday after a delay of over two years.

As if living up to its dubious reputation, even the inauguration ceremony was delayed by nearly three hours, due to the late arrival of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

Airport Road witnessed the same degree of traffic chaos on Wednesday, as it had seen everyday as the construction work was taken up by the Bangalore Development Authority in 2003. Traffic congestion on Airport Road began as early as 8.30 pm, as the CM was scheduled to arrive at 9.30 am, and continued till the CM’s convoy departed at 2.30 pm.

‘Time-bound’

Mr Kumaraswamy, however, promised, in his inaugural speech, that the infrastructure projects taken up by his Government will be ‘time-bound’.

“There are some long pending projects that were initiated by the previous governments without any vision. The Airport Road project should have been ready two years ago. Our Government gave orders to the BMP to complete the flyover as soon as possible. I have instructed Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) and BDA that the infrastructure development projects taken up by them should be completed within the given deadline,” Mr Kumaraswamy said.

Stressing on the role of residents in planning infrastructure projects, Mr Kumaraswamy said that authorities should focus on building confidence among the citizens and invite public participation.

Residents inputs

“When residents complain or make suggestions, the officials should consider their inputs with an open mind,” he added. Incidentally, there were several residents who participated in the inaugural event, but only to express their disappointment with the authorities, to the CM.