Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover

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Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover
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Starting point of the Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover
Ragigudda - 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
TypeDouble-Stacked Overpass
Lanes4
Constructedby HCC - URC Construction JV
Opened17 July 2024;4 months ago (17 July 2024) [1]
Maximum
height
31 m (102 ft)

Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover is a partially opened rail-cum-road flyover 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 metro stations as part of the RV Road-Bommasandra Metro line (Reach-5/Yellow Line). After completion, it will become the first rail-cum-road flyover in South India, which is expected to be completed by late 2025. [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

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