Four-lane flyover to decongest silk board junction delayed

BENGALURU: The 2.84-km elevated road at the Central Silk Board junction, arguably the busiest intersection in the city, will be delayed. Poor response from construction companies has prompted the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) to re-tender the Rs 134-crore project. Deadline for completion: 27 months.

“We have re-tendered the project to ensure more contractors take part in the bidding,” confirmed Ajay Seth, managing director, BMRCL.

The four-lane flyover, which is to be built along the metro corridor from Ragigudda and Silk Board, is expected to drastically cut down travel time of motorists who currently spend more than 20-30 minutes to cross the junction. The elevated road gives direct access to Electronics City, BTM Layout, Marathahalli and HSR Layout.


BMRCL had floated a tender for the project in April this year. Only URC Construction and ITD Cementation India bid. During the technical rounds, sources said the BMRCL disqualified URC Construction as the corporation felt “the company would not be able to take up the project on its own”. The tender was cancelled as only one bidder was qualified.

Asked why not many construction companies were coming forward to take up the project, a contractor said the BMRCL estimate was too low. “The real estimate of the project is not less than Rs 200 crore but BMRCL has put it at Rs 134 crore,” he said.

It was in January last year that the state government unveiled the model of a road-cum-rail flyover between Ragigudda and Central Silk Board, where two metro lines interchange: the RV Road-Bommasandra line and the Silk Board-KR Puram line. The project, however, did not meet its schedule due to various reasons including finance and the election code of conduct.

The Rs 134 crore project, which was initially targeted to be ready in 2020, will also get grants from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The last date for submitting bids for the fresh tender is August 28.

It will be 20m Wide
The elevated road is 8m above the existing road level. Metro line is at 16m height. It’s a four-lane road with 20m width. The road consists of four loops with a ramp: towards Electronics City, from BTM Layout to Electronics City and HSR Layout, towards HSR Layout, from HSR Layout to Jayadeva Hospital, HSR Layout to BTM Layout.

Metro Gets Silk Board Land
Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation MD Ajay Seth said the Textile Ministry has agreed to hand over around 2 acres of land located at the Central Silk Board. The BMRCL has planned to build a station that will accommodate two metro lines.