In order to ensure smooth movement of rail and road traffic in the area, the Bengaluru Division of the South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to undertake the construction of 12 road overbridges (ROBs) and three road underbridges (RUBs) in the coming fiscal at an investment of Rs. 226cr, said official sources, claiming that of the total ROBs and RUBs, three ROBs will come up in the Bengaluru-Jolarpet division. The division has already put in place all and mandatory approvals from the concerned authorities for the eight-lane corridor, railway underbridge, underpass and flyover. All these projects will be undertaken within a 1.1-km radius from Srirampuram junction to Khoday's Circle- Sangolli Rayanna statue. The project would ease traffic movement from Rajajinagar, Nagarabhavi, Magadi Road, Rajkumar Road towards Okalipuram and CBD (central business district) and commuting from railway station to Malleswaram will also become easier he added.
