Foundation stone to be laid for underpasses today

Foundation stone to be laid for underpasses today

Staff Reporter

The four projects will cost Rs. 104. 38 crore

They are aimed at ensuring smooth flow of traffic along Ring Road
Officials plan to complete work within 10 months

BANGALORE: To ease traffic congestions at some intersections on the Outer Ring Road in the city, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed to construct four underpasses at a total cost of Rs 104. 38 crore.

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will lay the foundation stone for these facilities on Tuesday.
Location

The underpasses, to come up at Kadirenahalli, Puttenahalli, Hennur-Banaswadi and Prof. C.N.R. Rao Circle on the Ring Road, are aimed at decongesting the intersections and ensuring uninterrupted flow of traffic along the Ring Road.
Time-frame

The officials plan to complete work within 10 months, including the monsoon months.

The underpass at Puttenahalli intersection, connecting Bannergahatta Road and Kanakapura Road, will be built at a cost of Rs 22.87 crore. This will be a typical four-lane facility with a length of 465.66 metres, an official said.

The Kadirenahalli underpass (387.81 metres) will be built at a cost of Rs 28.88 crore, the official said.

Identified as one of the most important and busiest junctions on Ring Road, a heavy flow of commercial traffic passes through this intersection to join the National Highway.

It will be a four-lane facility with the up-ramp and down-ramp connecting residential extensions of Banashankari, Uttarahalli, Kadirenahalli and other areas, the official said.

While the Hennur-Banaswadi underpass (537.74 metres) will come up at a cost of Rs. 25.49 crore, a similar facility at Prof C.N.R. Rao Circle (329.05 metres) will be built at a cost of Rs 27.14 crore.

Both underpasses are four-laned facilities, the official added.