Cabinet Approves 11 Bengaluru Elevated Corridors and Baiyappanahalli Flyover Budget
The Cabinet has granted administrative approval for 11 elevated corridor projects across Bengaluru, including major transit corridors connecting KR Puram, Baiyappanahalli, and Old Madras Road. The large-scale infrastructure plan is aimed at easing traffic congestion, improving urban mobility, and reshaping connectivity across five municipal zones in the city.
As part of the approvals, the Cabinet cleared a revised budget estimate of Rs 436.44 crore for the Baiyappanahalli rotary flyover. This marks an increase from the project's earlier tendered cost of Rs 380 crore.
The largest approved project is a 28-kilometer elevated corridor stretching from Yeshwanthpur-Mathikere to KR Puram via IISc, Jayamahal, and Ulsoor Lake, which is estimated to cost Rs 4,621.45 crore. Another major 18.5-kilometer corridor was approved from Ragigudda to Kanakapura Road via Talaghattapura at an estimated cost of Rs 2,956.32 crore.
In addition, the Cabinet approved a 5.2-kilometer link from Old Madras Road to Electronic City via Indiranagar and Silk Board, budgeted at Rs 1,300 crore. Other major elevated corridors include a 5.2-kilometer stretch from Sirsi Circle to Nayandahalli on Mysuru Road costing Rs 810 crore, and a 5.3-kilometer corridor on Hosur Road via Adugodi and Anepalya junctions at Rs 716 crore.
Several smaller flyovers and grade separators also received administrative clearance. These include a 2-kilometer grade separator linking West of Chord Road and Outer Ring Road via Pipeline Road at Rs 489 crore, a 1.5-kilometer flyover on Doddaballapur Road via Yelahanka at Rs 142 crore, and a 0.5-kilometer flyover at MEI Junction costing Rs 52 crore.
Urban development experts and real estate analysts expect these projects to significantly boost Bengaluru's real estate sector by improving access to employment hubs and reducing travel delays.
"The realty sector typically responds quickly to infrastructure upgrades. Better road connectivity reduces travel time and increases the attractiveness of peripheral areas for both homebuyers and investors," said Ravi Kumar, a real estate analyst.
