With the opening of this flyover, Bengaluru will have five elevated flyovers to bypass traffic on the at-grade level.
The longest elevated stretch in the city is the Electronic City expressway (9.985 km). Work for the project had started in 2006, and it was opened to motorists in 2010. This flyover has four lanes. The third-most elevated stretch in the city is the Peenya flyover (4.3 km), which is also a four-laned one.
The 4.5 km-long Kumbalgodu flyover is the longest six-lane flyover and second-most elevated stretch in the city.
The fourth-most elevated stretch in Bengaluru is the 3.722 km-long flyover that connects Esteem mall to Kogilu Cross on Kempegowda International Airport Road. This is the second longest six-lane flyover in the city.
The fifth-longest flyover in the city is a 3.35 km-long road-cum-rail flyover connecting Jayadeva Hospital junction and Central Silk Board. It is still under construction and being built by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)
Interestingly, the first flyover, as well as the first elevated stretch in the city, was built on the Mysuru Road. The 2.65 km-long flyover was built to connect Town Hall with Sirsi Circle, bypassing the busy KR Market in 1999.
“For long, the Bengaluru-Mysuru Road has been neglected even though the traffic has increased. Kumbalgodu, which was a suburb, has seen rapid growth in recent years, and as a result, there is a spurt in vehicular growth. This road definitely required a flyover as the long-distance vehicles (going beyond Bidadi) will have hassle-free movement while the local traffic near Kumbalgodu can use the road below the flyover,” said Manjunath, a resident of Kengeri.
The 4.5 km-long Kumbalgodu flyover is the longest six-lane flyover and second-most elevated stretch in the city.
The fourth-most elevated stretch in Bengaluru is the 3.722 km-long flyover that connects Esteem mall to Kogilu Cross on Kempegowda International Airport Road. This is the second longest six-lane flyover in the city.
The fifth-longest flyover in the city is a 3.35 km-long road-cum-rail flyover connecting Jayadeva Hospital junction and Central Silk Board. It is still under construction and being built by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)
Interestingly, the first flyover, as well as the first elevated stretch in the city, was built on the Mysuru Road. The 2.65 km-long flyover was built to connect Town Hall with Sirsi Circle, bypassing the busy KR Market in 1999.
“For long, the Bengaluru-Mysuru Road has been neglected even though the traffic has increased. Kumbalgodu, which was a suburb, has seen rapid growth in recent years, and as a result, there is a spurt in vehicular growth. This road definitely required a flyover as the long-distance vehicles (going beyond Bidadi) will have hassle-free movement while the local traffic near Kumbalgodu can use the road below the flyover,” said Manjunath, a resident of Kengeri.
They say that flyovers essentially move the traffic from one side to another. “Instead of spending huge amounts on building flyovers, the government should invest in promoting public transport so that more and more people shift from their personal vehicles to public transport which will automatically decongest the busy stretches,” said Girish A, a resident of Raja Rajeshwari Nagar.
A flyover is being constructed to decongest RR Nagar junction. The RR Nagar entrance on the Mysuru Road is one of the major bottlenecks holding up traffic. Construction work has been taken up at a cost of Rs 71.45 crore.
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