RR Nagar : 'WALL' to Signal Free Rotary

 Traffic-free work halted at Rajarajeshwari Nagar Arch Junction; Heavy traffic

RR Nagar : 'WALL' to Signal Free Rotary

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

 Bengaluru: A year has passed since the work of 'Signal Free Rotary' which started two years ago to provide signal free traffic towards Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Nayandahalli, Jnanabharathi has been stopped.

 The four or five pillars built for the flyover are rusting and the landowners have recently built a retaining wall adjacent to one pillar where most of the rods remain. A gate has been installed and cement has been put on the Mysore road drain for vehicles to move. As the land acquisition process has not been completed, no action has been taken by BBMP or the contractor.

 Construction of Signal free flyover from Nayandahalli towards Kengeri and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, from Rajarajeshwari Nagar to Nayandahalli and Jnanabharathi is planned in 2021 and the work has started in 2022. The work, which was very fast in the beginning, stopped after the assembly elections.

 The place where the flyover work has been done is now in ruins and an earthmoving machine is standing there rusting. At the place where the work was done, tree branches fell due to wind and rain.

 Land acquisition should be done along the Mysore road. However, the reason for the negligence of the contractor is that the work of the flyover which is supposed to be constructed on the Vrishabhavati valley has not been done,' said BBMP officials and local residents.

 After the assembly elections, the work of this flyover has been delayed due to political tussle. Prasad, Gopal and Ramsingh, the locals, complained that the work has been stopped for a year but the work has not been resumed due to lack of political will.

Traffic all the time!

 There is heavy traffic near Rajarajeshwari Nagar Arch every day and at all times. When the work on the flyover started, there were signs of an early completion. Although there was dissatisfaction about the flyover going inside the arch, there was relief that the vehicular traffic would be eased. It has been a year since the flyover work stopped. Traffic is heavy. Officials should take action to finish the work soon," said T.E. Srinivas of Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

 A project without foresight

 This flyover project with the objective of free traffic at the arch junction of Rajarajeshwari Nagar has no foresight. A flyover is planned to be constructed over the Vrishabhavati valley from and towards Rajarajeshwari Nagar. Jagdish of Pattanagere opined that, the vehicular traffic at Jnanabharati Junction will triple from what it is now, as the work has not yet started this has to be rectified.

 ₹10 lakh fine for contractors: Prahlad

 The Rajarajeshwari Nagar 'Signal Free Rotary' work should have been completed by this time. We have also released money to the contractors for the work they have done. However, land acquisition has been suspended. It is not an excuse, it is suggested to start the work immediately. A fine of ₹10 lakh has also been imposed on the contractor for the delay," said BBMP Road Infrastructure Department Chief Engineer B.S. Prahlad.

•  ₹80 crore; Total Cost of 'Rajarajeshwarinagar' 'Signal Free Rotary'
•  1 July 2022; The day the work was commissioned
•  24 months; The deadline given to complete the work
•  ₹21.22 crore; Release of funds to contractors
•  Contractors; KBR Infratech, Sahakarnagar