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Amid concerns implicit mediocre pedestrian infrastructure successful Bengaluru, the city’s 3 civic corporations — South, West and North — which presented their maiden budgets connected Saturday (March 28), person prioritised pedestrian infrastructure and non-motorised mobility.
The cardinal item successful the South Corporation fund is simply a barrier-free elevated skywalk connecting Banashankari Temple, Metro Station, and a Traffic and Transit Management Centre, estimated to outgo ₹32 crore. In addition, the corp has projected 18 skywalks nether the public-private concern (PPP) model.
An allocation of ₹50 crore has been earmarked for skywalk construction, pedestrian pathway upgrades and junction improvements. The South Corporation has besides outlined plans to make non-motorised transport (NMT) corridors, integrating footpaths, cycling lanes and harmless pedestrian crossings.
The West Corporation has projected an adjacent larger web of skywalks, with plans to conception them astatine 50 locations, leveraging advertisement-based gross models. It has besides allocated ₹50 crore for skywalks, footpath upgrades, and junction development. Additionally, rhythm tracks are planned successful astatine slightest 5 locations successful each division, including astir Nayandahalli Lake.
Meanwhile, the North Corporation has allocated ₹18 crore for the repair and reconstruction of astir 1,000 km of footpaths crossed wards astatine ₹25 lakh per ward. Another ₹50 crore has been acceptable speech for skywalk operation and pedestrian junction improvements.
