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Written By srinidhi - 29 June, 2016

Bangalore ORR Analysis construction metro Metro Rail

In a significant move towards giving Metro link to the Outer Ring Road (ORR), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has decided to modify the design of Phase 2 and make KR Puram and Central Silk Board junction interchange stations.

more about metro on ORR here and here

This move to accelerate getting metro onto ORR btw silkboard and KR puram is a very crucial one and much needed.

However, one cannot imagine the traffic mess this will cause during the construction in the next few years..hence some planning around traffic planning during the time of construction is very crucial.

Since the number of private vehicles is too high on this stretch, it is critical that we need alternate PT options for ferrying office goers on this stretch to prevent very bad gridlocks. Bus shuttles could be one important addition which can take the load of these office commuters..

Please share your thoughts on how and what can be done to manage the traffic during metro construction

COMMENTS

My thought was that Mysore rd

srinidhi - 1 July, 2016 - 13:56

My thought was that Mysore rd and Kanakapura rd extns are mostly through sparsely populated residential areas (lot fewer appartments too) without much industrialization..so its not a candidate for immediate need for a metro line..metro can eventually get there..This is unlike the ORR section which has a dire need for mass PT connectivity..

Bagalur area wich has large land parcels can be developed with the tag 'will be connected by metro'

Oh please again! It is okay

Naveen - 1 July, 2016 - 15:56

Oh please again! It is okay to build a green field line in wilderness where there is no development with 'will be connected by metro' tag with huge financial risks whilst lines in already developing areas is waste of money? Does this not sound like overly biased & needless criticism? One look at vehicles parked & loads to /from Mysore rd terminal & the number of hi-rises coming up on Kanakapura road is enough to debunk what you say like many other things you said previously.

4,000 crores coming from?

srinidhi - 1 July, 2016 - 11:06

yes, this line will need 4,000 crores going by some estimations, wonder where BMRCL can get that kind of money from..ofcourse if the wasteful extensions of Mysore road and Kanaapura lines were postponed..maybe something like this could have been accomodated!

But still dont know what the corporate honchos can do..they got the BETL done with their words some years ago..maybe they will pull this off too!

Two versions?

Naveen - 1 July, 2016 - 11:35

On the one hand, you say greenfield project past Bagalur is ok, but here you say Mysore road and Kanaapura lines are wasteful extensions when clearly those areas are already developed & will become even more dense soon.

And rasing 4000 crs for BMRC is not a big ask when they are raisning 26,000 crs for ph-2.

Sri, "fast tracking" of this

Naveen - 30 June, 2016 - 16:47

Sri, "fast tracking" of this line is for the press, TV news, blogs & to keep companies on ORR happy. I don't think they will dare to start construction on ORR before the whitefield metro extension has been completed.

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