Bengaluru seeks 25 new flyovers, underpasses as traffic pressure grows

Bengaluru Traffic Police have proposed 25 new flyovers and underpasses to address congestion at busy junctions and railway crossings across the city.

Traffic police have identified 246 junctions facing severe traffic pressure and have sought a wider set of road and traffic-management measures from the Greater Bengaluru Authority.

The requirements include 2,340 traffic signs, thermoplastic lane markings at 707 locations, removal of unscientifically designed speed breakers and corrective work at 137 waterlogging spots.

Traffic police have also sought relocation of 103 bus stops, 63 new bus bays, more than 100 skywalks and multi-level parking complexes at 66 locations.

A senior police official said, “ATCS signals have already been installed at 169 junctions. Administrative approval has been granted to introduce adaptive traffic signals at 110 more junctions and maintain them for five years at a cost of Rs 56.45 crore. The tender process is under way. The state government has also approved 11 elevated corridors covering 75.60 km at a cost of Rs 13,262.70 crore. We have asked the GBA chief commissioner to direct the concerned agencies to act quickly, stressing that the proposed structures are essential for the city’s future.”

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The proposed flyovers and underpasses include structures at the Pottery Road railway underpass, Lingarajapuram railway underpass, Nagawara Junction, Jayanthinagar near Banaswadi, Bhattarahalli near KR Puram, Kundalahalli Road’s HSR U-turn and KR Puram railway station.

Other locations include Phoenix Mall Junction and Big Bazaar Junction in Mahadevapura, Binny Mill railway gate on Magadi Road, SM Circle at Jalahalli Cross, Chokkasandra in T Dasarahalli, Hesaraghatta Cross, CMTI Junction on Tumakuru Road and Hebbal Junction on the Outer Ring Road.

Structures have also been proposed at NES Junction in Yelahanka, Sadahalli Gate near Chikkajala, the K2 bus stop-Hebbal Junction stretch in Sanjaynagar, Bharatiya City Junction in Hennur, Sarakki Junction, JD Mara Junction and Iblur Junction.

Traffic police have identified Bellary Road, Old Madras Road, Old Airport Road, Sarjapur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Kanakapura Road, Mysuru Road, Magadi Road, Tumakuru Road, West of Chord Road and Outer Ring Road as high-density corridors.

Bengaluru currently has 42 flyovers and 28 underpasses, according to the report.

The 25 new structures remain proposals from the traffic police and are yet to be treated as sanctioned projects.