Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover | |
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Location | |
Bangalore, India | |
Coordinates | 12°55′01″N77°35′25″E / 12.91690°N 77.59038°E |
Roads at junction | Marenahalli Road Outer Ring Road 100 Feet Ring Road |
Construction | |
Type | Double-Stacked Overpass |
Lanes | 4 |
Constructed | by HCC - URC Construction JV |
Opened | 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]
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