Pollution in Delhi has resulted in Schools remaining closed. Bengaluru is in neck to neck competition for Delhi in the race for becoming polluted capital of South India. Our Govt. and Netas are talking about easing the traffic flow to Kempegowda International Airport aka Bangalore International Airport by erecting STEEL Flyover from Chalukya Circle to Hebbal at whooping cost of 1500 crores. As any mega projects get into controversy this project is also under criticism from various civic organizations and Environmentalists.
An evening stroll in your vehicle at 5-10 KMPH snail pace journey from Hebbal flyover to Mekri circle can give you first hand experience of how horrible peak hour traffic is on this street. But the question is will a steel bridge solve this traffic chaos on Airport Road?! is a million dollar question.
History of Flyovers in Bangalore
- Bangalore had first ever flyover from Sirsi circle in Mysore Road to K.R market. This flyover was the most under utilized flyover of city during its initial days. This flyover was a linear structure which many commuters found useless. of course today inevitably people are using it.
- Next flyover was on Richmond Circle Double road junction. This flyover has unique distinction for having a Traffic police and traffic signal on it for few days. This flyover taught our BBMP and BDA a major lesson that small under passes, Grade separators and short flyovers can ease the traffic a little bit in city junctions rather than long ones.
- Major Flyover is at Hebbal Circle, Erected during S. M Krishna Govt. which is considered to have many fold routes and was helpful to ease traffic on Jakkur Yelahanka road until Bangalore International Airport started operations at Devanhalli.
- Today this biggest flyover of Bengaluru is choking under heavy traffic and Netas are talking about erecting STEEL-FLYOVER on this road!
- IT Corporate badly required Electronic city-Silk Board junction flyover and this flyover was completed within no time to retain I.T capital brand of Bengaluru, Today this flyover is also choking under heavy traffic!
- We Bangaloreans prefer private vehicle to public transport as a result daily thousands of two wheelers and four wheelers are hitting the narrow lanes of this olden days Pensioners' paradise, How to accommodate these vehicles? is a puzzle to authorities.
- Can Bangalore evolve itself by adopting rapid public transport system or get in the way Delhi went, to be considered as one more victim of pollution is what we have to watch for
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