₹22 thousand crore for 50 km tunnel

Consultation meeting led by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Sivakumar

Bengaluru: ₹22 thousand crore for 50 km tunnel

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The government is thinking of building a road in the tunnel with the aim of reducing the traffic in the city. Under the first phase of the project, about 50 km of tunnel road will be constructed at an estimated cost of ₹22 thousand crore.

 In order to reduce the pressure on Bellary Road, Hosur Road, Old Madras Road, Tumkur Road, which are experiencing heavy traffic, the tunnel road is planned to be constructed in the first phase.

 Regarding the construction of tunnel roads, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar held a consultation with the officials of 'Tunnel Road Construction Consultancy' in Bangalore on Tuesday. The representatives of the international consulting firm briefed on the possibilities of building a tunnel in the city.

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 It takes a lot of time to build flyovers in the heart and central parts of the city. Land acquisition costs more. Besides, traffic will have to be stopped during the work. This will cause many problems, and as a solution to this, it is suggested that a tunnel road should be constructed.

About 100 km of tunnel road will have to be built to connect all the outskirts of the city. In the first phase, only about 50 km is planned to be constructed, further processes have been decided to start. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) options are being explored. There are many options including Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT-Toll), Real Estate Development with BOT-Toll. The option of BOT-toll is likely to be almost finalised, and citizens will have to pay a toll while using the tunnel road.

 BOT-Toll option will not put much financial burden on the government. It will be constructed, maintained and fees will be collected by the private sector. It is thought that city traffic will come under control with this project.

 The tunnel is envisaged to be constructed in four or six lanes. It is planned to build one-way roads to accommodate more vehicles and for safe traffic. The tunnel will be double-decker, with traffic on one side at the bottom and one side at the top.

During the 2013 Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, it was decided to build flyover corridors to control traffic. Now the government is planning to convert almost the same corridors into tunnel corridors.

 The Public Works Department had also recently submitted a request to the Central Government for the construction of the tunnel. The National Highways Authority had said that the project would cost around ₹50,000 crore. Now, DCM D.K. Shivakumar is interested.

₹50 thousand crore: Overall estimated cost of the project

100 km long: Total tunneling plan

₹450 crore: Estimated cost per km

 

Tunnel road from where to where?

•  North to South Corridor: Yalahanka to Mekhri Circle to Central Silk Board. (from Bellary Road towards Hosur); 27 km
•  East to West Corridor–1: K.R. Pura to Goragunte Palya (Old Madras Road – Tumkur Road, Ring Road from Ramamurthynagar towards ITPL); 29 km
•  East to West Corridor–2: Varthur Kodi to Jnanabharati (Old Vimana Road to Mysore Road); 28.90 km
•  Connectivity Corridor–1: St. John's Hospital Junction to Agra via Outer Ring Road (East to West–2 connectivity); 4.50 km
•  Connectivity Corridor–2: Halasur to D'Souza Circle (connecting East to West– Corridor–1 and East to West Corridor–2); 2.80 km
•  Linkage Corridor–3: From Wheelers Road Junction to Kalyannagar on Outer Ring Road (Connection from East to West Corridor–1); 6.45 km

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