“Bangalore will have a new look in about 18 months,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Monday, as he announced various infrastructure projects for the city.
He was speaking to reporters after inspecting the progress of works being carried out under the Tender SURE (Specifications for Urban Road Execution) project at Cunningham Road and Vittal Mallya Hospital Road.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said the Tender SURE project was being carried out in two packages. While work was under way under the first package, orders have been issued for the development of five roads under the second package, he said.
The Tender SURE project was being taken up at the cost of Rs. 200 crore for 12 roads that will be developed as per international standards, with levelled footpaths and underground utility ducts. The expenditure for a just a stretch of one kilometre is at least Rs. 10 crore, Mr. Siddaramaiah said. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has also proposed projects for development of signal-free corridors on Dr. Rajkumar Road and Old Airport Road. Dr. Rajkumar Road stretch will cover 3.73 km at a cost of Rs. 29.6 crore while Old Airport Road corridor will cover 15 km at a cost of Rs. 109 crore.
A sum of Rs. 560 crore has been allocated for the development of 230 main roads covering 395 km. Of this amount, Rs. 300 crore has been released, the Chief Minister said. In the first phase, 171 roads will be developed covering a stretch of 306 km at a cost of Rs. 400 crore. Of these, asphalting work for 93 roads was under way, he added. Besides, Rs. 250 crore will be allocated for the development of an eight-lane corridor from Fountain Circle (near Khoday’s Junction) to Okalipuram Junction. Grade separators will be set up on Magadi Road and Basaveshwarnagar Main Road Junction, and on Outer Ring Road near Kittur Rani Chennamma Junction.
Grants releasedMr. Siddaramaiah also announced that Rs. 1,000 crore had been released by the State government towards city development under Nagarothana scheme. Additionally, Rs. 1,385 crore of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission with a matching grant by the BBMP had been provided for development of storm-water drains in Yelahanka, Mahadevpura and Dasarahalli.
