Bengaluru

Kempegowda International Airport

Public Works Department

Parliamentary Affairs

Nelamangala

Harohalli

Cabinet has approved the Rs 2,095-crore project whose main aim is to decongestResolving the perennial problem of traffic snarls in and around Bengaluru and to decongest the city, the state cabinet on Wednesday approved a mega infrastructure project that would connect(KIA) from four different directions of the city. The four major road corridors, costing a whopping Rs 2,095 crore, will not allow airport-bound traffic to pass through city roads.As promised in the state budget, the draft project of the(PWD) was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday. While the budget had proposed Rs 1,455 crore for the project, the current estimate with all the cost escalation prompted the cabinet to allocate Rs 2,095 crore. All the four corridors will be double roads spanning a distance of 150 km distance.Giving details about the project after the cabinet meeting, TB Jayachandra, Law andminister, said, “As proposed in the budget, the project would decongest the traffic in CBD to a great extent. Further, it would be easier to access KIA from any direction. The double-road corridor will not have any toll on motorists or road users.”The project holds importance as these roads connect major tech corridors and manufacturing hubs such as Electronics City, Whitefield and industrial areas aroundwith the airport. “Each kilometre of road would cost Rs 13.96 crore and will be on a par with international standards. Even though there is no deadline for completion of the project, it will be accomplished in a couple of years,” a senior official of the state government told Bangalore Mirror.The four major corridors include Hoskote to KIA via Budigere, Nelamangala to KIA via Byatha, Anekal to KIA via Sarjapur andto KIA via Anekal.