Hennur flyover to be ready by December end

Work on the Hennur flyover, which leads towards Geddalahalli in Bengaluru began in 2009, with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) promising to open the flyover to the public by July 2010. The Hennur flyover, which is not even a kilometer long, is still showing no signs being anywhere close to completion. But recently, the Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George, Mayor R Sampath Raj, and officials from the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) visited Hennur flyover to scrutinize the work in progress.

KJ George said it was not possible to complete the work by the projected time due to land acquisition issues. Now, things are in place. The flyover work will be finished by end of December.

Work on the flyover was taken up eight years ago by BDA, but it was hindered midway in 2012. However, in 2016, Minister KJ George at an event publicized that the flyover work would be completed by November 2016, but the work was stopped by the authority due to many issues.

One of the reasons causing a delay in the completion of the flyover has been problems with land acquisition, mainly after the new Land Acquisition Act came into effect in 2013.

However, reports say that the shifting of underground pipes by the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board has also delayed the work on the flyover.

The 920-meter-long flyover which was supposed to be completed within 18 months of commencement in 2009, but it never happened. The revised project cost of the flyover went up to Rs 55 crore in 2016, but still, no progress was seen.

The completion of the Hennur flyover is essential for the nearby areas. The flyover is estimated to reduce travel time to and from Kempegowda International Airport for residents of east and southeast Bengaluru.