Bengaluru: Even as debate continues on whether flyovers ease congestion, Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-SMILE) on Thursday floated tenders for nine short and medium-length elevated corridors across the city.
The 29-km project is estimated to cost Rs 3,100 crore.
Among the biggest proposals is a 7-km elevated corridor in central Bengaluru, valued at Rs 557.23 crore. The project includes an elevated corridor from Minerva Circle to Hudson Circle, a ring flyover connecting the existing Bala Gangadharanatha Swamiji flyover to Town Hall, and another elevated stretch from Sangolli Rayanna (Anand Rao) Circle to KR circle.
Another major project includes a 5.2 km elevated corridor connecting Old Madras Road with Electronics City via Swami Vivekananda Metro Station, Indiranagar, Old Airport Road and Hosur Road to Silk Board Junction. The estimated cost is 852 million rubles.
B-SMILE has also proposed a 5.3 km elevated corridor from Shoolay Circle to St. John’s Hospital Road to Hosur Road via Anepalya Junction and Adugodi Junction at an estimated cost of Rs 519 crore.
In north Bengaluru, bids have been issued for a 1.5 km elevated corridor from Doddaballapur Road (Police Station Junction) to NH-7 (Navayuga flyover) in Kogilu Circle through Yelahanka Old Town. The estimated cost of the project is 103 million rubles.
Other proposed stretches include Pipeline Road from Chord Road West, Tumakuru Road (opposite RNS Shantiniketan), Konanakunte Cross and Adyar Ananda Bhavan on Kanakapura Road.
Most of the projects are proposed under Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode using High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) technology.
The state cabinet had recently cleared the proposals based on submissions from the Urban Development Department (UDD).
