A new overhead bridge will be built on the Tannery Road junction near the stormwater drain at a cost of Rs 3 crore to ease traffic.
Bengaluru Development and Town Planning Minister K J George, during an inspection of Tannery Road on Wednesday, said BBMP engineers would prepare a detailed project report and invite tenders. He also ordered the renovation of footpaths and roadworks at a cost of Rs 6 crore within a month. He instructed BBMP officials to start the process of issuing the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to widen Tannery Road.
The civic body has set a deadline of December 2018 for handing over the keys of homes to slum dwellers in Ejipura. The homes are being built under a public-private partnership with Maverick Holdings and Investments Pvt Ltd.