Bengaluru to get its first double-decker flyover

BENGALURU: Bengaluru will get its first double-decker flyover at the north-south corridor (Hebbal to Central Silk Board Junction).
On Sunday, the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) invited bids for the initiative to be taken up under the elevated corridor project.
A KRDCL official said one of the sections of the north-south corridor—between JC Nagar and Shantinagar bus station — will have a two-tier (double-decker) elevated corridor.“The 9-km stretch passes through crowded areas like Queens Road, Minsk Square, Kasturba Road, Vittal Mallya Road, Richmond Circle and KH Road. Since there is limited road space at these areas, we’re planning double-decker corridor which will pass close to MG Road as well,” he added.
India’s first double-decker flyover opened in Mumbai in 2014. The 6.5-km corridor is part of the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road and was built under the supervision of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
Road-cum-rail flyover
In Bengaluru, another double-decker infrastructure is in the making. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, which is demolishing the Jayadeva flyover will build an elevated road-cum-rail flyover extending from Silk Board Junction to Ragi Gudda. Metro officials said Jayadeva Junction is being remodelled to accommodate six levels of different infrastructure, including an additional elevated road, interchange Metro station of reach-5 line (RV Road to Bommasandra) and reach-6 line (Gottigere to Nagawara).