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Sections of mobility activists person flayed the ₹2,215-crore passageway flyover task which was precocious approved by the State Cabinet to decongest the agelong betwixt Hebbal and Mehkri Circle connected the Kempegowda International Airport Road.
They person argued that this was a “messy and costly” solution to a occupation that could beryllium solved with simpler ones similar widening the work roadworthy towards Mehkri Circle. They besides said this volition messiness up Hebbal junction, which volition soon beryllium a large nationalist transport hub with metro and suburban obstruction interchanges, adjacent more.
However, the authorities authorities is resolute connected implementing the project. Tushar Giri Nath, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, precocious said that the task volition beryllium implemented astatine immoderate cost. He added that determination was nary disorder with the twin-tunnel task and some volition beryllium implemented.
H.R. Shantarajanna, subordinate (Engineering), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), said that the method details were being worked retired and tenders volition apt beryllium called successful January, 2026. The BDA volition apt acceptable a two-year deadline for the enactment erstwhile it begins. “Since enactment needs to beryllium carried retired successful specified a mode that postulation disruptions are minimal, it volition instrumentality a longer time,” helium said.
The BDA has projected to physique a 2.27-km passageway starting from the authority’s parkland adjacent to Hebbal flyover up to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) astatine the different end, and a flyover from determination to Mehkri Circle.
The BDA plans to physique a rotary interchange astatine Mehkri Circle with up and down ramps towards Jayamahal Road and Yeshwanthpur. Those going towards Windsor Manor volition instrumentality the already existing underpass below. Thus, Mehkri Circle volition person 3 levels of traffic.
Public transport hub
Urban mobility activistic Rajkumar Dugar said that determination were six wide mobility projects - 4 metro lines and 2 suburban lines - successful assorted stages that volition person a nonstop interaction connected Hebbal junction.
“The BDA has said it volition instrumentality 2 years to physique the tunnel-flyover project, which is simply a precise blimpish estimate. By the aforesaid time, 3 of these six projects - Blue Line from Silk Board to airdrome and Pink Line from Bannerghatta Road to Nagawara and Corridor 1 of suburban enactment betwixt Majestic and airdrome terminal - volition beryllium completed by the extremity of 2027, by erstwhile the tunnel-flyover is improbable to beryllium commissioned. The Sarjapur - Hebbal Red Line, which is awaiting last approval, volition beryllium a crippled changer,” helium said,, adding the passageway - flyover task was not needed.
Another mobility expert, Sanjeev Dyamannavar, besides a nonmigratory of the country said that what was needed was a larger program to integrate assorted modes of mobility astatine Hebbal, which volition soon beryllium a large interchange. “For instance, determination is nary abstraction for parking successful the area. The BDA park, wherever the passageway is projected to begin, is the lone suitable spot disposable to physique a commuter affable waiting country and a multi-level car parking (MLCP) facility,” helium said. “Again, each agencies look to beryllium moving successful silos, messing up the Hebbal junction adjacent further,” helium added.
A elder BTP authoritative said that postulation congestion connected Hebbal flyover had already reduced by 50% with the caller dedicated loop for postulation from ORR, and different loop volition easiness it further. They reason widening of the work roadworthy adjacent Mehkri Circle volition resoluteness the issue.
Mr. Dugar said isolated from that, upgrading alternate roads to the airdrome via Bagaluru and Budigere successful presumption of width, quality, camber, footpath, medians, drainage, streetlights and autobus stops and improvements to nonstop roadworthy corridor betwixt Kodigehalli and New BEL Road, volition decongest the junction effectively.
Vicious cycle
Mr. Dugar further argues that the passageway volition not adjacent lick congestion successful the area. “In 2.3 Km, this passageway has 4 precise crisp curves, which volition sharply compromise information and volition besides effect successful crisp simplification of mean speed. Between the tunnel-end and Mehkri Circle, vehicles volition crawl, resulting successful gridlocks wrong the passageway itself. This information is indirectly acknowledged by the latest connection to physique a caller flyover strategy to transverse Mehkri Circle. With this benignant of approach, we are getting into a vicious rhythm of adding roads, expanding and shifting congestion and past adding much roads,” helium said.
