Okalipuram 8 lane project work begins
Good news for the commuters and motorists who travel from Rajajinagar,Vijayanagar and Basaveshwaranagar. The civic body is going to begin the work of Okalipuram eight lane project which was initiated in November 2008 by urban development minister S Suresh Kumar.
After four years, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has given the contract to Simplex Infrastructure and Jagadish Shettar government laid its foundation stone for the proposed Okalipuram road-widening project last week.
The eight-lane project is expected to bring down the traffic congestion mainly in Bangalore West. Residents of Basaveshwaranagar feels that the project is necessary for smooth travel to CBD areas while the others say that once the metro links get functional from Peenya and Majestic, and Mysore Road and Majestic, it will accommodate around 10 lakh people per day which will also reduce the load on roads leading to CBD.
Residents of west Bangalore thinks that the eight-lane project will provide easy accessibility to Majestic and KR Circle, without going to Vijaynagar Metro station or Rajajinagar Metro using feeder services. The widening of this small stretch of road will also help commuters travelling everyday. It will reduce their travel time to a large extent.
About the project:
The eight lane project will widen Vatal Nagaraj Road stretch between Okalipuram Junction and Fountain Circle, also known as Khoday’s Circle, near the City railway station.
The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 115 crore
The project will have eight loops and 272.92m underpass and two flyover sections
The project will be part of the 6.6km long Bhashyam Circle-KR Circle signal-free corridor
They have set a deadline of 18 months to complete the project and South Western Railways has agreed to give 12,818 sqm land for the project
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