Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover

Flyover under construction in Karnataka
Road junction
12°55′01″N 77°35′25″E / 12.91690°N 77.59038°E / 12.91690; 77.59038Roads at
junctionMarenahalli Road
Outer Ring Road
100 Feet Ring RoadConstructionTypeA Double-Stacked OverpassLanes4Constructedby Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)OpenedMarch 2024; 6 months ago (March 2024) (TBC) [1]Maximum
height31 m (102 ft)

Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover is a rail-cum-road flyover under construction in the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, India.[2] It is the first double decker flyover in Bengaluru, which is being built by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited between Central Silk Board and Ragigudda as part of the RV Road-Bommasandra Metro line (Reach-5). After completion, it will become the tallest rail-cum-road flyover in South India, which is expected to be inaugurated in December 2024.[3]

Overview

The flyover has two levels above ground, with the first level having four lanes for carrying vehicles while the second level carries the metro tracks. The total length of the flyover is 3.2 kilometres long. At 31 metres tall, it is tallest rail-cum-road flyover in South India.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Relief likely for users of Silk Board jn soon". The Times of India. Bengaluru. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Menezes,DHNS, Naveen. "Half-finished flyover work means South B'luru-IT hub won't be signal-free for two years". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "South India's tallest rail-road flyover almost ready, but can't be opened". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru's first double-decker flyover likely to be completed within three months". TimesNow. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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