Peripheral Ring Road
{{short description|Proposed Ring Road and Bypass of Bengaluru, alleviating traffic snarls in downtown areas.}}
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The Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) is a proposed 12-lane ring road{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/bengaluru/story/karnataka-cabinet-gives-nod-bengaluru-peripheral-ring-road-project-1911171-2022-02-10|title=Karnataka cabinet gives nod to Bengaluru Peripheral Ring Road project |date=10 February 2022|newspaper=India Today}} that runs around Bangalore, Karnataka,.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/peripheral-ring-road-gets-environment-panel-okay-1202136.html|title=Peripheral Ring Road gets environment panel okay |date=21 March 2023|newspaper=Deccan Herald}} It will have 8-lane access-controlled main carriageway along with 2-lane service roads on both sides. It is outside of Outer Ring Road, Bangalore, which is a 60-kilometre-long road.
Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) has 2 components PRR-1 and PRR-2. PRR-1 is a 73-km access-controlled expressway around east and northern parts of the Bangalore. PRR-2 is in DPR stage, which may cover other half.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-01 |title=Amid struggle to lay PRR-1, BDA invites bids for DPR on PRR-2 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/amid-struggle-to-lay-prr-1-bda-invites-bids-for-dpr-on-prr-2/articleshow/108122832.cms |access-date=2024-03-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
History
{{Other uses|Outer ring road (disambiguation){{!}}Outer ring road}}
The reason for creating the PRR was to decongest the Outer Ring Road which currently acts as a by-pass to the city with more than 10,000 trucks using it. According to BDA's project report, with the immense growth in intra-city traffic, the ORR is under tremendous pressure already{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}. The city has already extended beyond the ORR which is a key factor in the increasing pressure on ORR.
In order to relieve the traffic pressure on the ORR and the major road networks of the city, a peripheral ring road (PRR) of 116 km was planned outside of the ORR. This stretch is planned to not only improve connectivity of areas beyond the ORR, but also ease the congestion on the ORR. The BDA was focussed on the first phase of the project from Hosur Road to Tumakuru Road with a distance of 67 km.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/bda-expects-cost-of-prr-project-to-skyrocket-755299.html|title=BDA expects cost of PRR project to skyrocket|date=18 August 2019|website=Deccan Herald}} While 1,810 acres were notified for acquisition in the final notification in 2007 for the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) barely managed to acquire 3.21 acres of land.{{Cite web| url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bda-acquired-3-acres-in-18-years-for-peripheral-ring-road-project-in-bengaluru/article67145193.ece | title=BDA acquired 3 acres in 18 years for Peripheral Ring Road project in Bengaluru|date=1 August 2023|website=The Hindu}} Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh “The PRR is an essential project for Bengaluru, and exploring Public–private partnership, else Bangalore Development Authority will take up the work, responsibility for executing the entire project."{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/peripheral-ring-road-to-get-new-boost/articleshow/101403888.cms|title=Peripheral Ring Road to get new boost|date = 1 July 2023|website=Bangalore Mirror}}
See also
References
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External links
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/bangalore-realty-to-shine-brighter-in-2023-with-upcoming-infra/
- https://themetrorailguy.com/bda-bangalore-peripheral-ring-road-route-map-status-update-tenders/
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