Minister Krishna Byre Gowda Reviews Outer Ring Road Corridor, Directs Immediate Civic Improvements

Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda conducted an on-site inspection of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) corridor from Lowry Junction to Silk Board Junction, directing officials to address road safety, pedestrian infrastructure, service road repairs, and inter-agency coordination to improve civic infrastructure.

Key Details:

• Minister Krishna Byre Gowda inspected both carriageways of the Outer Ring Road between Lowry Junction and Silk Board Junction.

• The inspection was held to review the proposed B-SMILE project, which aims to upgrade the 17.1 km corridor from Silk Board Junction to Baiyappanahalli Metro Station to international design standards.

• Officials were instructed to:

Remove encroachments on footpaths.

• Correct low-hanging BESCOM power cables that pose risks to pedestrians.

• Repair damaged service roads without delay.

• Ensure uniform design standards for bus bays, service roads, footpaths, drains, and medians during corridor redevelopment.

• At Doddanekkundi Junction, the Minister expressed concern over potholes and unfinished service road repairs, directing Metro authorities to expedite restoration work.

• He questioned the excavation of recently asphalted roads and instructed officials to verify whether the work had been authorised by BESCOM or other utility agencies.

• Officials were directed to immediately restore excavated road sections and take action if road-cutting had been carried out without permission.