Hosur Road
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Hosur Road is the part of National Highway 7 which connects the city of Bangalore
capital of Karnataka
, and the Tamil Nadu
border town of Hosur
. It is a four to eight-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the National Highway
, the road is also significant because it consist of many industrial and IT business houses. The famous IT industrial park Electronics City is also located alongside Hosur Road.
The segment of road between Madiwala
and Electronics City is the busiest. To help ease the traffic, the city traffic police has blocked the movement of trucks in this stretch in the morning and evening rush hours. The city administration is thinking of various steps to handle the ever increasing traffic on this road.
The National Highways Authority of India
has constructed a 10-kilometer-long elevated highway from Madiwala and Electronics City. This toll road has made travel to Electronics City a lot easier.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority
have planned a series of flyover
s and underpasses to make this arterial road signal free.
, India
.
The project is a part of the BETL (Bangalore Elevated Tollways Ltd), project as part of the National Highways Development Project
and the Elevated Highways Project.
It was initiated in early 2006, and was inaugurated on 22 January 2010.
It starts from Bomanahalli after the Central Silk Board flyover and goes on up to Electronics City. It goes above the BMIC flyover on Hosur Road, at a height of 17 metres (55.8 ft), thus making it, Bangalore's tallest flyover.
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
capital of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, and the Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
border town of Hosur
Hosur
Hosur is a town and a municipality in Krishnagiri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The name of the town is from Kannada language which means 'New settlement/town' . It is a taluk of Krishnagiri district. It is located about 40 kilometres south-east of Bangalore and 38 kilometres from...
. It is a four to eight-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the National Highway
Indian highways
The National Highways Network of India, is a network of highways that is managed and maintained by agencies of the Government of India. These highways measured over as of 2010, including over of limited-access Expressways....
, the road is also significant because it consist of many industrial and IT business houses. The famous IT industrial park Electronics City is also located alongside Hosur Road.
The segment of road between Madiwala
Madiwala
Madiwala is a locality in Bangalore, India. It is a center of bustling activity from grocery markets to IT to shopping malls like Total mall. Being at the center of the IT corridor it is well known across Bangalore.Renowned missionary hospital St...
and Electronics City is the busiest. To help ease the traffic, the city traffic police has blocked the movement of trucks in this stretch in the morning and evening rush hours. The city administration is thinking of various steps to handle the ever increasing traffic on this road.
- Construction of peripheral roads (e.g. Nandi corridor, Hosa road) is ongoing. These roads will offer an alternate route for people who stay in the south-east and south-west sections of the city to reach Electronics City without having to go through the busy stretch.
- Plans are also there for construction of a peripheral ring road which would divert traffic from the border town of Attibele.
The National Highways Authority of India
National Highways Authority of India
The National Highways Authority of India is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for management of a network of over 60,000 km of National Highways in India...
has constructed a 10-kilometer-long elevated highway from Madiwala and Electronics City. This toll road has made travel to Electronics City a lot easier.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority
Bangalore Development Authority
The Bangalore Development Authority of Bangalore, India, is a governmental organization that oversees planning and development of infrastructure, provision of development-related sites and services, and the housing needs of underprivileged citizens in Bangalore.BDA was created on January 6, 1976...
have planned a series of flyover
Flyover
Flyover may refer to:*Overpass, a high-level overpass that crosses over a highway interchange or intersection*Flypast or flyby, a celebratory display or ceremonial flight, a ceremonial or honorific flight of one or more aircraft...
s and underpasses to make this arterial road signal free.
Elevated expressway
The Bangalore Elevated Tollway is a 9.985 kilometres (6.2 mi) long elevated, tolled, access-controlled expressway in the city of Bengaluru, KarnatakaKarnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The project is a part of the BETL (Bangalore Elevated Tollways Ltd), project as part of the National Highways Development Project
National Highways Development Project
The National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...
and the Elevated Highways Project.
It was initiated in early 2006, and was inaugurated on 22 January 2010.
It starts from Bomanahalli after the Central Silk Board flyover and goes on up to Electronics City. It goes above the BMIC flyover on Hosur Road, at a height of 17 metres (55.8 ft), thus making it, Bangalore's tallest flyover.