Bengaluru Traffic Relief? Cabinet Approves 11 New Flyovers Worth ₹13,262 Crore

Bengaluru may get relief from traffic woes as 11 new flyovers worth ₹13,262 crore get cabinet approval. The project aims to build 72.6 km of signal-free corridors across key routes.

Bengaluru: If you're tired of Bengaluru's infamous traffic, there's a ray of hope. The state cabinet on Thursday gave its administrative approval for a massive infrastructure push: 11 new elevated corridors across the Greater Bengaluru area.

This huge project will cover a total length of 72.60 km and is estimated to cost a whopping ₹13,262.70 crore. The Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd. (B-SMILE) is the agency tasked with implementing this plan.

This move is part of a larger promise made in the 2025-26 state budget to build 120 km of signal-free elevated corridors. The current approval covers the first 72.60 km. Out of the 11 flyovers, two will be built on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, while the remaining nine will follow the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) model.

The total project cost is ₹13,262.70 crore. The state government will contribute ₹7,150 crore, and another ₹2,072.57 crore is set aside for land acquisition. The plan is to raise the remaining funds through private entities.

So, where are these flyovers coming up?

The new corridors will connect several key areas, including:

• Yeshwantpur to Old Madras Road
• Marenahalli Main Road to Kanakapura Main Road
• Shoolay Circle to St. John’s Hospital
• Old Madras Road to the Electronic City Flyover
• Doddaballapur Road to Kogilu Circle
• Konanakunte Cross
• Sirsi Circle to Nayandahalli
• Kanakapura Road at Raghuvanahalli Cross
• Minerva Circle to Hudson Circle
• Sangolli Rayanna Circle to Nrupathunga Road
• Tumakuru Road's MEI Junction
• West of Chord Road to Outer Ring Road
• Nagawara Junction to Bagalur Main Road
• Mother Teresa Cross to Bagalur

Rotary flyover also gets the nod

And that's not all. The cabinet also approved the revised estimate of ₹436.44 crore for the long-pending rotary flyover project at the IOC Junction in Baiyappanahalli.

In another decision, the cabinet gave its approval for a project to purify and compress biogas produced from five of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board's (BWSSB) wastewater treatment plants. This project will be implemented under a public-private partnership model over the next 20 years at a cost of ₹85 crore.