KMRP project on track

KMRP project on track
The project will involve complete development of 41 roads in the city at a cost of Rs 140 crores, and will be taken up in four phases
The Times of India


It seems like the Bangalore City Corporation (BCC) is all set for a road infrastructure overhaul with the work on the Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project (KMRP) being carried out 24/7. Come October, seven roads in Bangalore are slated to be ready that are comparable to the best in Mumbai or Delhi, to say nothing of international standards. The money and the resources being pumped onto these roads speak volumes - even 2 kms of road length is worth Rs 3 crore.

The project funded by the World Bank through the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (KUIDFC), which is the nodal agency for KRMP alone has seven roads in the first phase on which work is currently under progress. The project will involve complete development of 41 roads in the city at a cost of Rs 140 crores and will be taken up in four phases.

Bangalore's showpiece M G Road, Brigade Road, are not a patch on these upcoming KMRP roads, declare officials. `Basically these roads are designed for a life of ten years whereas typically roads are designed for three years. This is done after a traffic study indicating the traffic growth in the next seven and a half years. The techinical specifications are also like never before'' they explain.

Hitherto if a really good road boasted of layers of bituminous macadam, these roads have a 50 mm thick layer of BM, which officials say is for strengthening and rehabilitating the roads during duress. A noteworthy feature of the KMRP roads is also is an element called `over profile corrective course' with minor corrections on the roads. Upon this layer will be a riding surface of 40 mm of bituminous concrete, this is the surface where the tyres touch the roads, this is the surface that determines if commuters will declare a road good, bad or ugly.
For perspective, even the best roads in Bangalore presently have a surface of 25 mm of bituminous concrete.

And this is just the beginning. The roads will also have upgraded drainage system, sidewalks, kerbs, street furniture, central road markings with thermoplast paint. The seven roads that are being taken up in the first phase are: Bannerghatta Road from Luskar Hosur Road to 100 Feet Ring Road in J P Nagar 3rd phase, Kathriguppa Main Road from 100 Feet Ring Road to Vidyapeetha Circle, Padarayanapura Main Road from Tank Bund Road to Chord Road, Kammanhalli Main Road from Maruthi Seva Nagar to 100 Feet Ring Road, road connecting Ejipura Main Road near Infant Jesus Church to Sarjapur Road, road from N R Square to Hosur Road via Mission Road, Blood Bank Circle and Langford Road and Magadi Road from Mysore deviation road junction to Sunkadakatte.

Following are the roads that are being developed:

KMRP I
Road connecting Kammanahalli Main Road from Maruthi Seva Nagar to Outer Ring Road.
Road connecting Ejipura Main Road near Infant Jesus Church to Sarjapura Main Road via National Games Village.
Road from NR Square to Hosur Road via Mission Road, Blood Bank Circle and Langford Road.
Bannerghatta Road from Lasker Hosur Road to Outer Ring Road in JP Nagar III Phase.
Katriguppa Main Road from Outer Ring Road To Vidyapeeta Circle
Padarayanapura Main Road from Tank Bund Road To West of Chord Road
Magadi Road from Karnataka Bhavan to Sunkadakatte via Jaimunirao Circle and Outer Ring Road.

KMRP II (East Zone)
Arterial Road connecting Jayamahal Road to Bellary Road (NH-7) via Matadahalli R T Nagar Main Road.
Shampura Main Road from Periyar Circle to Nagavara Road via Ambedkar Medical College.
Road from Cantonment Railway Station to outer boundary of CMC near Nagavara via Tannery Road.
Road from Netaji Road to road-over-bridge at Lingarajapuram.
Road connecting Old Madras Road and Maruthi Seva Nagar via Byappana Halli.
Road connecting Old Madras Road near Adarsha Theatre to Chinmaya Mission Hospital in Indiranagar. Sarjapura Main Road - from Hosur Road to Agara Lake including service roads.
Service road adjacent to Teachers Colony from flyover junction at Hosur Road to Agara Lake.
Richmond Road - from Richmond Circle to Trinity Circle.
Residency Road - from Blood Bank Circle to Mayo Hall.
St Mark's Road - from Cash Pharmacy to Oriental Circle, M G Road.
Kasturba Road - from Hudson Circle to Cubbon Road, Minsk Square via Mahatma Gandhi Park.
Banasvadi Road - from IOC Gate to NH via Ramamurthy Nagar.
Hennur Main Road - from Lingarajapuram to Hennur Bande via Outer Ring Road.

KMRP III (West Zone)
Road connecting Shankaramutt to Magadi Road near Raheja Apartments via Havanur Circle.
West of Chord Road to Outer Ring Road via Mahalakshmi Layout Main Road and Nandini Layout.
Service roads of Magadi Road and Chord Road.
New BEL Road from M S Ramaiah Hospital to Outer Ring Road.
Link Road connecting Sanjaynagar Main Road and New BEL Road.
Sanjaynagar Main Road - from Bellary Road near Gangenahalli via Nagashettyhalli to Bellary Road.

KMRP IV (South Zone)
Arterial Road connecting Hosur Main Road (NH-7) to Outer Ring Road in BTM Layout Stage I.
Arterial Road connecting Outer Ring Road in BTM Layout to Bannerghatta Road.
9th Cross Road - from Bannerghatta Road to Kanakapura Road in J P Nagar.
45th Cross Road - from Bannerghatta Road to Kanakapura Road in Jayanagar.
Diwan Madhavan Rao Road - from South End Circle to Hosur Road via Madhavan Park and Ashoka Pillar.
Sevakshetra Road to Ring Road via 9th Main in Banashankari Stage II.
Bull Temple Road - from Briand Square on Mysore Road to Outer Ring Road Banashankari Stage III via Seetha Circle. Main Road from Outer Ring Road to Uttarahalli Road.
Road connecting Outer Ring Road in Banashankari Stage III to Mysore Road via Girinagar.
Kanakapura Main Road - from Outer Ring Road to Konanakunte.
Nagarabhavi Main Road - from Vijaynagar Telephone Exchange to Outer Ring Road.
Uttarahalli Main Road - from Outer Ring Road to Ittumadu Main Road.
Byrasandra Main Road - from Hosur Road to 30th Cross in Jayanagar. Madiwala Road from Hosur Road to Outer Ring Road.