Metro to Tech Hub: Yellow Line to operate at 25-minute frequency, says Deputy CM DK ShivakumarBangalore Metro's Yellow Line, connecting key tech hubs like Electronic City, is set to launch with 25-minute intervals, improving to 20 mi...
05 Aug, 2025, 06.46 PM IST
Bengaluru: Karnataka offers BMTC buses on lease to tech firms, to increase frequency of public transportThe government has implemented measures like bus priority lanes as well as safe cycle lanes on ORR as an alternative, but top government of...
09 Sep, 2021, 10.01 PM IST
Bengaluru Metro Corp to Blame for ORR, Airport Lines Delay?Centre rejects BMRCL proposal for not being in line with Metro Policy; projects in advanced stages, say Metro officials
27 Aug, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Double-decker project at Tin Factory junction was a lot of noiseDropping the flyover plan, transport experts and regular commuters believe, will result in a bottleneck at Tin Factory forever.
12 Aug, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Bengaluru Metro to run over Rs 100 crore of public moneyMotorists had endured two years of traffic disruption for the white-topping of the stretch that cost about Rs 100 crore of public money.
07 Aug, 2019, 11.03 AM IST
Namma Metro phase III may make way for elevated corridorThe new plan, however, does not mention two lines proposed during the preparation of the detailed project report for Phase II-A and Phase I...
11 Apr, 2019, 11.05 AM IST
- BMRCL plans to have at least 90% of land required before giving civil work contracts
While BMRCL has taken about two years to acquire private land, the wait for acquiring government land has taken much longer.
04 Apr, 2019, 01.46 PM IST
- Metro reworks capital structure for its orr link
In 2016, Namma Metro had hoped to raise Rs 1,100-Rs 2,000 crore through “innovating financial mechanisms.
04 Feb, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Love cycling? You will have dedicated space on 100 km of city roadsAt least some roads in Bengaluru will have dedicated space for cyclists. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has drawn up a detai...
18 Dec, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
Namma Metro: You can own it tooGiven the cost of real estate, acquiring land is one of the biggest challenges, admit officials.
23 Nov, 2018, 10.21 PM IST
BMRCL Writes to IL&FS Unit over ORR Metro Line ContractThe construction firm, which is a subsidiary of debt-ridden group company IL&FS has participated in all the three packages of Bengaluru’s 1...
16 Oct, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
ORR metro contracts only after studying bid capacity, says BMRCLBMRCL Managing Director Ajay Seth said the transport utility is not compelled to award contract to the lowest bidder if the company does no...
13 Aug, 2018, 08.10 PM IST
Land for stations missing, metro seeks contract bidsGetting approval from the state government is the first step of a long bureaucratic process. The BMRCL will have to follow four more steps ...
26 Jul, 2018, 11.44 AM IST
Namma Metro invites bids to build the corridor with 13 elevated stations and estimates the cost at Rs 1,230 crore“During the peak hours, this number is almost 2-3 times of the average,” a traffic analysis report carried out by BMRCL in 2016 points out.
28 Feb, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Cabinet nod likely for Metro on Outer Ring Road todayA top govt official confirmed that the ORR metro proposal would be cleared by the state Cabinet on Wednesday . It will then be forwarded to...
22 Feb, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
Ring road Metro on priority list, end to silk board woes?The government is taking up the project on a priority basis in view of the serious congestion on the outer ring road (ORR).
15 Sep, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
'Bus Rapid Transit only solution to Bengaluru's ORR congestion'RK Misra, transportation expert and a member of the BBPAG, was vociferous in his criticism of the manner in which the congestion of ORR has...
13 Jul, 2016, 10.08 AM IST