Underpass may be ready by weekend

Underpass may be ready by weekend
DH News Service, Bangalore:
According to BBMP chief engineer K S Krishna Reddy, 75 per cent of the work has already been completed and at least four-five days are needed to finish the remaining work.


Commuters on T Chowdaiah Road will have to put up with inconvenience at least for another five days. Work on BBMP’s pre-cast underpass at the Cauvery junction is certain to drag on for at least three more days beyond the January 29 deadline.

According to BBMP chief engineer K S Krishna Reddy, 75 per cent of the work has already been completed and at least four-five days are needed to finish the remaining work.

Soil nailing and filling up of concrete on either side of pre-cast elements are going on, while asphalting work is yet to begin.

Citing reasons for the delay, Mr Reddy said most of Sunday was spent on recovering Palike land from encroachments by business establishments at the Cauvery junction.

“Business establishments had encroached area measuring close to 3,000 sq ft above a drain. The recovered property is worth close to Rs 4.5 crore,” he said.

The BBMP had begun the underpass work on January 16 last and announced that the work would be over in three days. On January 19, Palike Commissioner Dr S Subramanya said the BBMP needed 10 more days to finish the work.

Meanwhile, Krishna Reddy said there would not be any problem in the construction of the proposed underpass at the BDA junction as there is no need for much excavation work. “We are confident of finishing the work in one month’s time,” he said.