Bangalore sets to get ₹120-cr new corridor

To ensure smooth movement of vehicular traffic in and around the city, the Karnataka Government has planned to build a new signal-free road corridor linking West of Chord Road and Outer Ring Road at Mahalakshmi Layout in Bangalore at an investment of ₹120 crore. The project will have three flyovers and an underpass over a 2.9-km stretch for which the civic body is finalizing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and is floating tenders. B.S. Prahlad, Chief Engineer, Road Infrastructure, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) informed that the project will be fast-tracked on a priority basis. Bengaluru has developed in concentric circles, with several parallel roads circling it, which are connected with radial roads like spokes in a wheel. West of Chord Road and Outer Ring Road are two such key arterial roads connected at two points – Shanimahatma temple junction and Goraguntepalya junction – 10 km apart. Those living between these points, including people in key residential areas like Rajajinagar and Malleswaram, have to travel all the way to these two points to connect to ORR. To avoid this detour the authorities are building a signal-free corridor at the midpoint of these two ends near Mahalakshmi Layout.