Travelling on the narrow Varthur Kodi Road is a bit of a hazard. Every day, motorists get stuck on this road, sometimes for up to an hour, as traffic crawls forward along Tank Bund Road. But there's hope now. The state government has sanctioned a Rs 30-crore road-widening project, from Varthur Kodi to Sarjapura via Gunjur. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started the work at Varthur Tank Bund Road. The project, to be taken up in phases, is expected to get completed by 2019. The existing road width is about 21 feet wide, which will be widened to 160 feet for 1.4 km (6 lanes of main carriage way and 2 lanes of service roads on either side) to begin with. The project will involve re-construction of the existing road to incorporate geometrically correct alignment design, major bridges and other components. The project has also proposed the construction of three major bridges. An official from the BBMP said: "We have started work on government land.
We have issued notices to a few property owners along the stretch. We have to finalise the land acquisition process now." Sujith Rangachar, a techie who uses this road regularly, said: "It's such a narrow road that one has to be very careful here. Because of the traffic, crossing a junction here takes ages." Widening Bannerghatta Road The BBMP has started widening of Bannerghatta Road near the Jedimara and Kolifarm junctions. The existing road of 18-24 mtr will be widened to 45 mtr (160 feet) six-lane road that will also have two service roads along with 3 mtr wide medians to allow the Metro work. Once the work is taken up, the Palike will take up construction of TenderSure footpaths along the 7.44-km stretch on both sides.
As the land acquisition along the stretch has been delayed, the BBMP will take up work along various places where government land is available. We cannot delay the work as it has begun on around 1.5-km between the Jedimara and Nice Road junctions. The remaining stretch will be completed in various stages. We are already negotiating land acquisition with property owners along the stretch," he said.
The BBMP had proposed to widen the 7.5-km stretch between Jedi Mara and Chicken Farm on NICE Road to 45 metres. The road now has a width rang-ing between 18 and 24 metres at vari- ous points. The widened road will have slip road that is 5.50-mtr wide. The private properties to be acquired include 298 buildings, 117 vacant sites and 11 temples
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We have issued notices to a few property owners along the stretch. We have to finalise the land acquisition process now." Sujith Rangachar, a techie who uses this road regularly, said: "It's such a narrow road that one has to be very careful here. Because of the traffic, crossing a junction here takes ages." Widening Bannerghatta Road The BBMP has started widening of Bannerghatta Road near the Jedimara and Kolifarm junctions. The existing road of 18-24 mtr will be widened to 45 mtr (160 feet) six-lane road that will also have two service roads along with 3 mtr wide medians to allow the Metro work. Once the work is taken up, the Palike will take up construction of TenderSure footpaths along the 7.44-km stretch on both sides.
As the land acquisition along the stretch has been delayed, the BBMP will take up work along various places where government land is available. We cannot delay the work as it has begun on around 1.5-km between the Jedimara and Nice Road junctions. The remaining stretch will be completed in various stages. We are already negotiating land acquisition with property owners along the stretch," he said.
The BBMP had proposed to widen the 7.5-km stretch between Jedi Mara and Chicken Farm on NICE Road to 45 metres. The road now has a width rang-ing between 18 and 24 metres at vari- ous points. The widened road will have slip road that is 5.50-mtr wide. The private properties to be acquired include 298 buildings, 117 vacant sites and 11 temples
Credits: BangaloreMirror
