Bengaluru: Revamped ORR to include dedicated bus, cycle lanes; space under flyovers to be repurposed
Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road is set for a major infrastructure upgrade featuring dedicated bus and cycle lanes alongside community spaces under flyovers. The project aims to improve traffic flow and integrate various transport modes for the hundreds of thousands of daily commuters.
Why it matters
This project addresses critical urban congestion in one of India's primary technology hubs by prioritizing public transit and micro-mobility.
The revamped Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretch between Silk Board Junction and K.R. Puram will have dedicated bus and cycle lanes, besides a Namma Metro elevated corridor, and will creatively utilise space under flyovers to create community spaces, according to a presentation by Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (B-SMILE), accessed by The Hindu.
Six junctions along the stretch will be developed under the project, and the space beneath flyovers at these junctions will be transformed into community spaces featuring seating lounges, markets, vending zones, game courts and a gig hub. The gig hub will offer shaded seating, charging lockers, Wi-Fi and water stations, dedicated micro-mobility docks with solar-powered charging, and an organised auto-rickshaw lay-by with a digital queue system and shaded waiting area.
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