Bangalore Roads | Flyovers | Underpasses

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by rsrikanth05

NBTPL = Navayuga Bangalore Tollways Private Limited.
The Tumkur Road project.

4.3 KM ELEVATED EXPRESSWAY
















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JAN25 2010 Updates....

[engineer.akash]

Tumkur Road flyover hits a roadblock

DNA : Daily News & Analysis; Mumbai, Apr 19, 2010 | by Khanna, Bosky

Motorists bearing the brunt of slow moving peak-hour traffic on Tumkur Road every day can expect no relief for two more months as work on the signal-free elevated corridor here and the axis road to Nelamangala has been delayed.

Officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said that the work hit a roadblock in the form of two 66kv electrical transmission lines falling along the route of the 4.5km-long four-lane elevated expressway.

"We had written to the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) to shift the lines, but did not receive any response from them for 15 days. After that we decided to take up the task ourselves. Under KPTCL's supervision, we are increasing the height of the towers above the transmission lines. Once this is done, the last mile connectivity between the two segments at Peenya will be completed and the road will be thrown open to the public," said a senior NHAI official on condition of anonymity.

Work on the elevated expressway on NH-4 was started in November 2007 at an estimated cost of Rs775.7 crore. Once completed, it will connect to a 15km long, six-lane axis control toll road leading to Nelamangala, giving commuters seamless connectivity along a four-lane main carriageway, three-lane service road and four-lane elevated expressway.

To enable motorists to take U-turns along this stretch, NHAI has provided an underpass for every two kilometres.

Urban planner Dr AS Kodandapani said that though land acquisition and other technical issues delayed the project, it would ease traffic flow. He said that parts of the city along that stretch were fast developing and the density of traffic was expected to rise by 30%. The NHAI had to be prepared.

The flyover would also ease the flow of traffic plying to and from Tumkur, Davangere, Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and from the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

After the completion of this project, NHAI will take up the task of converting the four-lane Hebbal flyover to six-lane, and make NH-7, from Hebbal flyover to the international airport, eight-lane wide and signal-free.

[rsrikanth05]

Let's hope they build a single flyover at Yelahanka, and annexe an RoB aswell..

[Ausraja]

Tumkur Road flyover hits a roadblock
After the completion of this project, NHAI will take up the task of converting the four-lane Hebbal flyover to six-lane, and make NH-7, from Hebbal flyover to the international airport, eight-lane wide and signal-free

Would that mean that they would again demolish lot of properties next to the highway ?

[avinash2060]

Flight of fantasy: Mega flyover proposed over existing structures
Flying over ground realities
G Manjusainath, Bangalore:

This is one mega project proposed under the Rs 2,000 crore series that should shake up everyone and everything, including the many structures already erected on the Bellary Road (also called the Airport Road): A massive 7.5-km long elevated flyover connecting Balabrooie and the Hebbal flyover is in the pipeline.

Now, it is anybody’s guess how this project will affect the existing structures that include a whirling junction near the Chief Minister’s house, an overpass at the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) junction, magic box underpasses at Cauvery junction and the underpass at Mekhri Circle. If the proposal gets the go-ahead, the elevated flyover will apparently trivialise these infrastructure projects.

With the scale of the proposed project as massive as the Hosur Road elevated tollway and the Mysore road flyover, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has entrusted the task of building it to the BDA. The Palike’s rationale- the Authority has the expertise to carry out such mega projects and does the work in a ‘very systematic way,’ as many Palike insiders themselves acknowledged.

It is another matter that the Opposition Leader in the Palike, M Nagaraju had strongly criticised the manner in which projects were handed over to BDA. “Are the BBMP engineers good for nothing and lack expertise,” questioned Nagaraj, indicating that the transfer of projects to the Authority was to create room for corruption. But Palike insiders say it is because the BBMP and the ministers related to the city do not want interference of corporators in any of these projects.

Questions

Although the elevated flyover project is still in its infancy with no plan as yet, the proposal itself has raised many questions. For instance, the flyover would have to be quite high at the spots where it crosses the Windsor Manor bridge and the overpasses. Experts have estimated that the structure’s height should be close to 50 ft at these spots.

To build a flyover of that height, the funds required would be nothing less than Rs 800 crore, as one BBMP official estimated. “Under normal circumstances, the project would have cost around Rs 80 crore per kilometre. But because this flyover would be quite high at many places, the project cost would easily touch around Rs 800 crores,” explained a senior engineer in the Palike.

Experts’ criticism

Outrightly rejecting the proposal as a farcical idea, traffic expert and advisor to the Government, M N Sreehari sarcastically commented that the city planners ought to be given a Nobel Prize for coming out with such concepts.

His loaded question: Why this project, when the Government of India is providing Rs 654 crore to widen the existing road making it four-lane in each direction along with service roads. “What is the need for such a project when already a high speed rail link is also coming up,” wondered aloud Sreehari.

Highlights

1. Elevated corridor
(flyover) from Balabrooie to Hebbal.
2. A stretch spread in an area of 7.5 km.
3. Palike assigns job to the BDA.
4. Project may cost around Rs 800 crore.
5. Fate of the grade sepa- rators at BDA junction and Cauvery Theatre junction not known.

Points to ponder

1. Utility of the whirling junction near the CM’s house on Bellary Road
2. What would happen to the overpass at BDA junction?
3. Impact on the underpass at Cauvery junction?
4. Does the BBMP have space to build the corridor?
5. Is the project meant only for serving the air-travellers?
6. Is the BBMP aware that a high speed rail corridor is coming up on this stretch?


The series on the projects worth Rs. 2,000 crore proposed by BBMP continues, with Deccan Herald taking a look at the proposed elevated flyover on Bellary road. With four structures already in place on the stretch from High Grounds to Hebbal flyover, the new proposal raises a lot of questions.

Voices

Ashoka, businessman: This Bellary road stretch is strangely designed from Windsor Manor to Cauvery Junction. Some solution is required, but I am doubtful whether this proposed elevated corridor of 7.5 km would serve the purpose.

Paramananda, private firm employee: I am not a frequent user of this road. But still, I am sceptical about the feesiblity of this corridor. I think road widening would be better.
It would save a lot of money.

Land from Palace Grounds

Bangalore: For the last several years, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been persuading the scion of Mysore royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and his family to give up some land from the sprawling Palace Grounds for road-widening.

Until recently, the Palike’s efforts proved futile. But now, it is learnt from BBMP sources that an area of six acres and 21 guntas of land might be available for the road project provided the Wadiyar family wins the case related to the land.

The Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is expected to come into play in this case as well, the sources said.

Besides Wadiyar, other stake-holders in the property are Meenakshi Devi, Kamakshi Devi, Vishalakshi Devi, Sirdar Ramachandraraja Urs and Indrakshi Devi. With the additional land--expected to come its way depending on the ongoing litigation--, BBMP has proposed to build a 45 metre wide road from BDA junction to Mekhri Circle.

A BBMP officer said, had this area been given earlier, the two grade separators at BDA junction and Cauvery junction could have been avoided.
source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...realities.html

[gentem]

hebbal in 2020. just for fun
http://www.funonthenet.in/content/view/276/31/

[think-tank]

It would be better if you post only facts, not personal fantasies. In my opinion there is a difference between being optimistic and day dreaming.

[rsrikanth05]

A snap of the Underpass at the junction of Inner Ring Road and Hosur Road.
Using Magic Boxes, one side [towards Dairy Circle, 2 lanes, has been placed. There are 30 magic Boxes ALONE, on this stretch.

Image Copyright ME, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported licence. You are free to share or remix the work but must attribute it to me.

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by think-tank

It would be better if you post only facts, not personal fantasies. In my opinion there is a difference between being optimistic and day dreaming.

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by think-tank

It would be better if you post only facts, not personal fantasies. In my opinion there is a difference between being optimistic and day dreaming.

Amen to that.
Besides, that design isn't possible. There are only two roads intersecting at the area.

ALSO......

Originally Posted by SBC-YPR

Somewhat belated reply, but since no one had clarified I thought of doing so. Better late than never?







There was supposed to be an underpass constructed at #1, but as of last month absolutely no sign of even any preliminary work. Nothing happening (or proposed) at #2 or #3. Magic boxes are present at #4, #5 and #6.

At #1.
I was there yesterday, they're digging for an underpass under JnNURM out there...

[NParry]

Gentem..good work

[Ausraja]

I went to kaderenahalli yesterday and was surprised to see the fate of the underpass.There are weeds growing out of the trenches and there was absolutely no one working on the project.Land aquasition will be a hurdle and there are a lot of boulders to be blasted.I beleive it may take ~2yrs for this to be a reality.

I also managed to goto tagore circle underpass in basavangudi and the project is headed to the same fate as kaderenahalli underpass.

[gentem]

Originally Posted by rsrikanth05

Amen to that.
Besides, that design isn't possible. There are only two roads intersecting at the area.
.

Originally Posted by avinash2060

Flight of fantasy: Mega flyover proposed over existing structures
Flying over ground realities
G Manjusainath, Bangalore:

A BBMP officer said, had this area been given earlier, the two grade separators at BDA junction and Cauvery junction could have been avoided.
source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...realities.html

Two roads intersecting but according to above report there will be 3 level flyover. @rsrikanth05, not possible is not possible.


That is the FIRST image result on google search for "Hebbal".. Foreign people think it is actual bangalore

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by Ausraja

I went to kaderenahalli yesterday and was surprised to see the fate of the underpass.There are weeds growing out of the trenches and there was absolutely no one working on the project.Land aquasition will be a hurdle and there are a lot of boulders to be blasted.I beleive it may take ~2yrs for this to be a reality.

I also managed to goto tagore circle underpass in basavangudi and the project is headed to the same fate as kaderenahalli underpass.

Tagore Circle has topography DISsimilar to Banashankari.
The condition of the underpass will be similar to either Puttenahalli [I gave a sketch few posts ago] or Madiwala, I posted an image yesterday.

[engineer.akash]

Was yesterady at K RM Market area,the subway construction seems to have gone haywire

[engineer.akash]

Today i traveled below the Nelamangala 4.5 KM elevated expressway...Its awesome looks like Mini BETL

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

Today i traveled below the Nelamangala 4.5 KM elevated expressway...Its awesome looks like Mini BETL

How close is it to completion?
The shifting of KPTCL's power line is the only thing left.
Are the Toll booths completed?
P.S The project is called the NBTPL..

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by rsrikanth05

How close is it to completion?
The shifting of KPTCL's power line is the only thing left.
Are the Toll booths completed?
P.S The project is called the NBTPL..

yes tool booth is done,but total bakwaas structure-looks like typical PWD structure.Toll booth near PARLE industries.

Structure is complete and lighting works are also over,Landscaping works underway below the expressway.

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

yes tool booth is done,but total bakwaas structure-looks like typical PWD structure.Toll booth near PARLE industries.

Structure is complete and lighting works are also over,Landscaping works underway below the expressway.

Thats great, I guess this means, the road under the flyover will be opened up soon..

[nandan_ks]

Kadirenahalli underpass


View from Kumarswamy layout towards DG Petrol Bunk