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While the statement implicit the passageway roadworthy task continues, B-SMILE has prepared drafts of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for 13 elevated corridors spanning 126 km, estimated to outgo the authorities ₹18,000 crore - astir ₹142 crore a km.
The elevated corridors are 1 of the 4 large infrastructure projects planned by the authorities to decongest Bengaluru. The others see the passageway roadworthy project, Sancharayuktha - operation of roads on the Storm Water Drain (SWD) buffer zones, and the white-topping of metropolis roads.
The archetypal proposal, submitted to the authorities successful 2024, included gathering elevated corridors covering 110 km, estimated to outgo astir ₹13,200 crore, excluding onshore acquisition. Now, the task has been extended to 126 km with an estimated outgo of ₹18,000 crore, besides excluding onshore acquisition. The State whitethorn person to walk an further ₹4,500 to ₹5,000 crore connected onshore acquisition.
B.S. Prahallad, Technical Director astatine B-SMILE, told The Hindu that postulation density connected respective corridors turned retired to beryllium higher than initially projected, prompting an summation successful the corridor length.
Packages and Tenders
According to a B-SMILE document, the works person been divided into 13 packages: 5 packages for stretches betwixt 0 and 5 km, 3 packages for 5 and 10 km, and 5 packages for corridors supra 10 km.
The B-SMILE plans to physique 72 km, astir 57.14% of the full length, arsenic three-lane corridors, portion the remaining 54 km volition person 2 lanes, according to Mr. Prahallad.
The draught DPR volition beryllium submitted to the authorities connected Tuesday. Once approved, the B-SMILE volition interval tenders for the 13 packages, with a deadline of 30 months.
B-SMILE volition besides invitation suggestions from the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for immoderate plan modifications.
New exertion for Bengaluru
According to a GBA source, Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) exertion volition beryllium utilized to conception the elevated corridors, ensuring greater durability, faster completion, and improved aesthetics.
Typically, flyover and metro spans scope from 18 to 25 metres, sometimes extending to 35 metres. In this project, wherever UHPC volition beryllium used, each span volition beryllium moulded to 45 to 50 metres, with a maximum imaginable scope of 60 metres. Spans are superior carriageway structures placed betwixt 2 supporting pillars oregon piers.
“As each span tin beryllium 45 to 50-metre-long, astir treble the accustomed magnitude of spans utilized successful the city, the enactment tin beryllium completed overmuch faster. Longer spans besides marque the structures much visually appealing,” said the GBA official.
Public-private concern model
While the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) exemplary is the preferred prime for funding, the B-SMILE has not yet finalised the approach. The determination volition besides beryllium connected whether the authorities chooses to see toll plazas oregon marque the elevated corridors toll-free.
The B-SMILE is besides yet to finalise a compensation exemplary for those losing onshore to the project. Transferable Development Rights (TDR), Floor Area Ratio (FAR) benefits, and nonstop currency compensation are among the options being considered.
Earlier, tenders worthy ₹17,698 crore were floated for the Tunnel Road Project successful July, portion white-topping works are already nether way. The B-SMILE volition soon instrumentality up the Sancharayuktha project.
Although some passageway roadworthy and Sancharayuktha projects person drawn wide disapproval from the public, the authorities remains steadfast connected moving up with them.
However, the nationalist were not pleased owed to the projects’ imaginable biology impact. Ranjith Kumar, a nonmigratory of Koramangala, said the Ejipura flyover had remained incomplete astir a decennary aft the operation began. “There are respective flyovers similar Ejipura that are inactive unfinished contempt being launched years ago. These elevated corridors are besides apt to conscionable the aforesaid fate,” helium said.
