Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover

Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover
Starting point of the Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover
Interactive map of 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
Type	Double-Stacked Overpass
Lanes	4
Constructed	by HCC - URC Construction JV
Opened	17 July 2024;18 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 Yellow Line (Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road-Delta Electronics Bommasandra). After completion, it will become the first rail-cum-road flyover in South India, which is expected to be completed by 2026. ^[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]

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.
4. "Bengaluru's first double-decker flyover likely to be completed within three months". TimesNow. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.