Work on Gali Anjaneya temple flyover reaches final stage

The flyover near Gali Anjaneya Temple, which was conceived to mitigate flooding and traffic problems on Mysore Road, is nearing completion after seven years.

The ‘ill-planned’ flyover,  first proposed in 2006, is now in its last stretch of completion. The problem of the exit ramp going into the storm water drain is currently being resolved.

The bridge, which was to have evaded the storm water drain by being at a height of 30 feet to 35 feet at the Chord Road end, has plunged into the drain as it approaches the Temple towards the end of the ramp.

This raises the possibility of water and sewage accumulated in the Vrishabhavathi valley overflowing onto the carriage way.   

According to officials in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) engineering department, a difference of 1.98 meters between the exit ramp and the storm water drain may cause water to gush onto the flyover ramp — which has been a cause of concern.

“It has now been decided to increase the height of the ramp using steel and gravel,” explained a senior BBMP official.

Yet another cause of concern is the ramp being too steep for vehicles to negotiate the flyover exit.

“For this, there is a proposal to increase the height of the Mysore Road and bring it to the same level once the flyover is constructed,”  the official explained.

According to the Engineer-in-Chief, B T Ramesh, the possibilities of early completion of the project were being explored. “We will take all measures to mitigate the technical problems. We hope that the entire project will be completed by January,” he said.

Project costs

In November 2006, the project to connect West of Chord Road (Deepanjalinagar with Mysore Road) was awarded to the National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) Limited at a cost of Rs 18.30 crore.

While the flyover was originally scheduled for completion in February 2008, a technical flaw saw the project being abandoned for nearly three years after reaching its final stage.

Experts had warned the Palike that the flyover would worsen the situation at the temple which often witnesses flooding during days of heavy rain.