Tomorrow,the CM will flag off the signal-free corridor project which is supposed to be completed in 24 months
After dilly-dallying for over six years,the state government has chosen to kick start the much-talked about eight-lane signal free corridor between Okalipuram and Khoday's Circle on December 20.Chief minister Jagadish Shettar will lay the foundation stone for the project.The cabinet approved the project on September 21 earlier this year.The major hurdle was taking over land belonging to the railways.The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was able to clear the hurdle after the state government entered into an agreement with the railways.Speaking to Media,engineer-inchief B T Ramesh said,The BBMP has agreed to give alternative land to the railways near Binny mill.The eight-lane signal-free corridor will benefit traffic heading from Tumkur Road to the city centre. In the other direction,the project is expected to smoothe the ride of commuters travelling from Majestic to Rajajinagar,Vijayanagar and Malleswaram.The passenger car per unit (per hour) at Okalipuram junction varies from 14,000 to 20,000.
ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING PROJECTS IN THE CITY
Officials describe the project as the most complicated of all civic works in the city.It is being implemented in coordination with the railways,BBMP and BESCOM.It includes a unidirectional underpass (272.92 metres) from Malleswaram to Rajajinagar, a flyover(233.72m) from Malleswaram to Bangalore City Railway Station (towards Majestic),an eight-lane corridor at ground-level (665m) from Rajajinagar to Majestic,and a unidirectional flyover (222.55 m) from Rajajinagar to the railway station.The cost is expected to be 115 crore,out of which 102 crore is for civic works.
Out of 115 crore,BBMP will be handing over 28 crore to the railways,which will construct two rail under-bridges.BBMP has acquired 251 sq metres of private land and 12,818 sq metres of railway land for the project.The project will be executed by Simplex,which is already working on metro rail projects.
THE SMOOTH BIT BEGINS HERE: This is the point where motorists coming from Rajajinagar will enter the signal-free corridor (left) leading to Majestic
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