Short-term bottlenecks, long-term utilities

Short-term bottlenecks, long-term utilities


Express New Service
First Published : 10 Nov 2008 10:34:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 10 Nov 2008 02:47:29 PM IST

BANGALORE: Following is the list of ongoing projects that will continue to contribute to traffic congestion in the short-term but provide sustainable relief in the long term.

Metro Rail: Work on Reach I between Byappanahalli and M.G.Road in progress.

From November 2008, work will simultaneously start on Reach II, Reach III and Reach IV. In March 2009, work will start on the underground segment between Minsk Square near CTO and Majestic through Dr Ambedkar Veedhi in front of Vidhana Soudha. All these works will create massive traffic disruption.

BDA: It has taken a landmark initiative to ensure seamless connectivity between Silk Board and Hebbal flyovers. This amounts to starting work on the following grade separators simultaneously.

(a) Agrahara (b) Ibbaluru (c) M.C. Layout Junction, Vijayanagar (d) Somanahalli Junction (e) Nayandahalli (f) ORR-Magadi Road Junction (g) Chord Road (h) HSR Layout (i) Bellandur (j) Devarabeesanahalli (k) Kadabeesanahalli (l) Mahadevapura (m) Kalyananagar (n) Hennur (o) Veerannapalya.

BBMP: (a) Puttanahalli Junction (b) Kadirenahalli Junction (c) Yeshwanthapura Grade Separator (d) C.N.R. Rao Junction (e) Nagavara Junction (f) CBI Junction (g) Sanjay Nagar Junction (h) Horamavu Junction - Hosur Main Road (i) Tagore Circle (j) K.R.Road (k) Gali Anjaneya Temple Junction

Road widening projects: (a) Bellary Road - 7.6 km (b) Race course Road - 1.66 km (c) Hosur Road to Jayanagar “T” block - 2.05 km (d) Sarjapura Main Road - 2.89 km (e) Nagarabhavi Main Road - 6.6 km (f) Madiwala - 1.08 km (g) Bull Temple Road - 5.49 km (h) Sevashrama Road - 1.25 km (i) Shamapura - 3.03 km (j) Tannery Road - 7.78 km (k) Palace Road -1.75 km (l) Hosur Road - 1.6 km (m) Hosur Lashkar - 4.3 km (n) Sheshadri Road - 0.5 km (o) Indiranagara 100 ft Road - 2.6 km (p) Kasturba Road - 0.77 km (q) Koramangala 100 ft Road Road - 2.5 km (r) Kaggadasapura Road - 5.17 km (s) S.T.Bed Road - 6 km.

NHAI: (a) Elevated road between Peenya and Yeshwanthpura (b) Elevated road between Electronic City and Silk Board

Railways: (a) ITC factory railway overbridge.

(b) Whitefield - Saibaba Ashrama Railway overbridge.

(c) Mattikere Railway overbridge.

(d) Benniganahalli underbridge.