RITES: Double-decker flyover undercuts Bengaluru Metro gains
Engineering consultancy RITES Ltd has advised against the construction of a double-decker flyover along Bengaluru's proposed Orange Line Metro corridor. The report suggests that such a structure would undermine the Metro's efficiency and discourage public transport usage.
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The conflict highlights the tension between urban road expansion and sustainable public transit policies in rapidly growing metropolitan areas.
BENGALURU: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s plan to construct a 37km double-decker flyover along the proposed Orange Line Metro corridor has run into its strongest pushback yet with engineering consultancy and transport infrastructure company RITES Ltd raising red flags on several grounds.Expressing fears that the flyover project would undercut the importance of Metro, RITES has, in a report, suggested building flyovers at major traffic bottlenecks instead of “an end-to-end double-decker structure”. RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service), a central public sector undertaking, has been roped in by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation board to review the flyover proposal and examine its implications.
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