Govt goes for ₹797-cr double-decker flyover in Bangalore

Bangalore is set to get a double-decker flyover - the first-of-its-kind in South India. The road-cum-rail flyover between Ragigudda and Central Silk Board (3.35km) costing ₹797 crore is likely to be completed soon. The lower deck will be used by vehicles and the top deck by Metro rail on one of the busiest stretches in the city. It is a part of the Metro's fully elevated RV Road–Bommasandra corridor (18.82km) of the Phase 2 project. The section between Ragigudda and Central Silk Board will be a signal-free corridor. There will be four lanes of the elevated road and four lanes of the surface road. The stretch will have 70 pillars of which 12 are almost ready and work on another 12 piers is progressing fast. The elevated road is being built 8 metres above the existing road level and the Metro line will be 16 metres above the surface.