Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover

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Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover
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Starting point of the Under Construction of Ragigudda-Silk Board Flyover
Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover
Location
Bangalore, India
Coordinates 12°55′01″N77°35′25″E / 12.91690°N 77.59038°E / 12.91690; 77.59038
Roads at
junction
Marenahalli Road
Outer Ring Road
100 Feet Ring Road
Construction
TypeA Double-Stacked Overpass
Lanes4
Constructedby Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
OpenedMarch 2024;6 days' time (March 2024)(TBC) [1]
Maximum
height
31 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 2023. [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]

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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.
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