Rs 6,516-cr projects to ease traffic congestion to Bangalore airport

Bangalore: The BJP government in Karnataka has given a green signal to implement two infrastructure projects with investments totalling Rs 6,516 crore. The move will significantly ease traffic congestion in India’s IT hub, Bangalore.
The city will have a Rs 3,716 crore High-Speed Rail Link (HSRL) to the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) and two elevated corridors costing Rs 2,800 crore. According to government sources, global tender inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) for HSRL would be floated in a fortnight’s time while for elevated corridors open bids will be invited in two months period.
The high-speed rail project, prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as a consultant for the Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) of the Karnataka government, proposes to transport passengers to the international airport located 37 km away from Bangalore City in 25 minutes. The project is seen as the only remedy to the concerns of accessibility to the international airport.
Currently, it takes around 90 minutes to commute from Central Bangalore to the new airport by road and atleast 150 minutes from Southern parts of the city, where major information technology infrastructure is located. The high-speed rail link is expected to cut down the travel time considerably.
Now as per instructions from the chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who reviewed all infrastructure projects pertaining to Bangalore city two days ago, KSIIDC has almost finalized the draft notification to float global tenders for HSRL project, KSIIDC sources said.
21/06/08 Jaishankar Jayaramiah/Financial Express

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Categories: Airports Jun 2008