PM Modi opens two satellite town ring road stretches in Bengaluru

Two important stretches of the satellite town ring road (STRR) around Bengaluru were part of the highway projects Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened on Monday.

BJP MPs Tejasvi Surya, PC Mohan, PC Gaddigoudar and Karadi Sanganna joined the event virtually from Bengaluru.

The STRR, which will play a significant role in decongesting heavy vehicular traffic in the city, is being developed at cost of Rs 15,000 crore under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. The STRR consists of 4-6 lanes with a route alignment in Karnataka connecting 12 towns. The Ring Road stretch will connect Anekal, Kanakapura, Ramanagara, Magadi, Dabaspet, Doddaballapura, Devanahalli, Hosur and Hoskote, Surya said in a statement.


On Monday, the PM opened two stretches with a combined length of about 80 km. The two stretches pass through the 42-km Dobaspete-Doddaballapur bypass, developed at a cost of Rs 1,438 crore, and the 37.6 km Doddaballapura-Hoskote bypass, completed at a cost of Rs 1,317 crore. The construction of the two stretches began in 2021 and were completed without much delay, the statement added.

STRR would play an important role in decongesting the city’s vehicular traffic. “Apart from that, the STRR will be instrumental in attracting investments in these suburbs and towns around Bengaluru, and contribute to their socio-economic development. The highway projects being taken up by the Government, including the STRR, are in line with Modi Ji’s vision to provide next generation infrastructure for the country,” the Bengaluru South MP said.