
After being stalled in 2019 after BMRCL objections, BDA to restart construction of two additional lanes to Hebbal flyover
The Hindu
The BDA had already constructed 13 pillars out of the 40 planned for adding the additional two lanes
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has decided to restart the construction to add two lanes to the Hebbal flyover that was halted two years ago.
In 2019, citing objections from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the project was stalled midway.
The BMRCL had raised objections that the construction of an additional loop to the existing flyover for motorists coming from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to enter the city would come in the way of the alignment proposed under phase III of Namma Metro from Kempapura to J.P. Nagar.
The BDA had already constructed 13 pillars out of the 40 planned for adding the additional two lanes.
Meanwhile, the Rail Infrastructure Technical Engineering Services (RITES) was tasked with a study to identify solutions to decongest the traffic gridlock and accommodate future expansion of other mass transit systems.
Recently, the BDA proposed plans to decongest the Hebbal flyover junction, including construction of additional lanes for motorists coming from the airport and entering the city, construction of a new flyover for traffic from K.R. Puram by linking a branch with the main lanes of the flyover, and connecting other lanes with the national highway.