With the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) announcing white-topping work on roads from Rajajinagar 1st block to Dr Rajkumar Road for at least five months, all vehicular movement on this stretch has been prohibited from Thursday.
-Vehicles coming from ISKCON entry point should move towards Star Circle (Modi bridge), take a left turn to reach Navarang Circle, and further take a left turn to move towards Dr Rajkumar Road 10th Cross.
-Vehicles from Mahalakshmi Layout below the flyover should take a right turn at Star Circle (Modi bridge), proceed towards Navarang Circle, and further towards Dr Rajkumar Road 10th Cross.
-Vehicles from Rajajinagar Metro Station should take a U-turn at 1st Block Junction, reach Star Circle (Modi bridge) and take a left turn to reach Navarang junction.
-Vehicles from Rajajinagar Metro Station can also move straight towards GSF and reach 10th Cross.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar had recently said that the state government would spend Rs 1,800 crore to white-top 157 km of roads in Bengaluru. “The roads in Bengaluru are prone to potholes. Hence, we will white-top roads under the Sugama Sanchara Bengaluru and Brand Bengaluru initiatives,” he had said, after inaugurating white topping of 19.67 km stretch of roads in Chamarajpet, Gandhinagar, Malleshwaram and Mahalakshmipura at the cost of Rs 200 crore.
“We are white topping the roads to ensure that they are pothole-free and last about 25 years. We will commence white topping works in 3-4 wards every day. The works will be completed within the specified deadline. We have decided to white-top about 200 km of roads in Bengaluru to ease traffic jams. We will ensure the best quality work,” he said.
The deadline to complete the white-topping work is December 24 this year.