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Written By silkboard - 7 December, 2007

Bangalore Satellite Towns Road Works Elevated Roads Citizen Reports Transportation Infrastructure NH4 Tumkur Road

Saw two interesting bits in papers about this project. About a week ago, newspapers carried a list of land properties along NH4/Tumkur road that could be acquired for the project. And today, one newspaper has an ad insert that says - "Navayuga Engineering Co. Ltd. announces financial closure of Navayuga Bengalooru Tollway (P) Ltd., Rs 718 Crores BOT Road project on Bangalore Nelamangala section of NH4 ..."

As usual, not much more by way of updates in media or on sarkaari websites. And I haven't seen dates mentioned anywhere recently - when will work begin and when is it slated to end. But yes, they seem to be working at it. In case you are feeling lost, this is the highway we are talking about:

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IT folks may not know, but Tumkur road is probably the most crowded road in Bangalore during commute hours, especially in the evening, worse than Hosur Road, Airport Road or Old Madras Road.

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Nelamangala Elevated Highway Update

tsubba - 24 August, 2008 - 00:13

Elevated highway http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/24/stories/2008082455500600.htm On construction of elevated highway on Nelamangala Road, Mr. Muniyappa said that the project was expected to be completed by the end of 2009 as construction work on the elevated stretch had commenced by diverting highway traffic on newly created service road.

Yeshwanthapur-Nelamangala

Pratap Hegde - 22 October, 2008 - 18:32

The progress continues to be good on this project. The Hesarghatta Road junction is much smoother now. The service roads are almost in place in the Flyover stretch. The pillar work has begun from Widia facttory side.The earth work is on till Nelamangala. I have a feeling that in the very recent weeks the resource mobilization looks little weak. I am concerned about the liquidity problems being faced by the Infrastructure companies which could affect such projects. Pratap Hegde

Muniyappa's initiatives

mcadambi - 23 October, 2008 - 00:35

Actually, this project should have got over long back. The contract then complained that because of excess traffic from Tumkur to Bangalore is very high and the contractor could not complete the project on time because of such traffic density. Shri K H Muniyappa, the Union Minister in charge of Highways, who is from Karnataka, then closed that section of the Highway and diverted traffic from Tumkur toward Devanhalli and thence to Bangalore. While it did clog up the traffic from the airport towards bangalore esp on Sunday evening peak hour, the arrangement seems to be working in the long run. I'm bullish that pretty soon, the upgradation of NH 4 will be over and the traffic situation will be much better than before.

Images of the elevated road

sreejis12 - 25 January, 2010 - 12:36

[Note: promoted to a new post : Elevated toll way pics]

how is the progress?

silkboard - 21 August, 2008 - 08:05

Anyone with pics or updates on this project?

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