Jayadeva

South Bengaluru

Madiwala

BTM Layout

Bangalore

Demolition work onflyover, which had cut down travel time of commuters heading towards Silk Board from, is likely to be begin on Thursday. The BMRCL has already installed a signage, alerting motorists about the demolition of 12-year-old flyover, a part of which was razed last year.“We had denied permission to demolish the entire flyover several times in the past as white-topping and BWSSB work was being undertaken on the alternative roads. As the surrounding roads are more or less free from any development work now, the demolition work might start on January 16,” a senior traffic police told BM.Top officials in-charge of the RV Road - Bommasandra Metro line, part of 72-km Phase II project, also confirmed that the flyover would be razed in the next 3-4 days. “The demolition will go on for 2-3 months,” the officer said. The BMRCL, it’s learnt, will carry out the demolition work only at night, ensuring minimal disruption to the traffic.“Only BMTC buses, two-wheelers and ambulances will be allowed to use the road below the underpass between 6 am and 10 pm. The remaining vehicles, including cars, will be diverted to the alternative roads,” the police officer said. “While the underpass at the Jayadeva junction on the Bannerghatta Road will remain unaffected, no vehicles will be allowed below the flyover on the Marenahalli road after 10 pm and before 6 am.”The alternate arrangements include taking a left turn at the Raghavendra Swamy Mutt for vehicles moving towards Central Silk Board and taking a right turn at Axa Signal (nearLake) for motorists heading towards South Bengaluru from Silk Board.It’s for the first time that a busy flyover is being demolished to construct a Metro line in the city. During Phase I, no flyover was touched. The demolition of Jayadeva flyover is likely to throw traffic out of gear in and around, but it turned out to be the only option for the BMRCL as the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology objected to Metro’s plan to build the station inside its premises.Shashi, a software professional, who uses the stretch almost daily, asked the traffic police to deploy more manpower once the demolition of the flyover begins. “It’s not enough to install signages. That will be of no use if the traffic police personnel are not deployed on the alternative roads,” he said.BMRCL had obtained permission to demolish the flyover in November 2017.