Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover

{{Short description|Flyover under construction in Bengaluru}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox road junction

|country=IND

|name=Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover

|image=Ragigudda metro station (Dec '23).jpg

|image_caption=Starting point of the Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover

|location=Bangalore, India

|coord={{coord|12.91690|N|77.59038|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}

|roads=Marenahalli Road
Outer Ring Road
100 Feet Ring Road

|type=Double-Stacked Overpass

|lanes=4

|opened={{start date and age|17 July 2024|df=y}}{{cite news|title=Relief likely for users of Silk Board Jn soon|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/relief-likely-for-users-of-silk-board-jn-soon/articleshow/105917452.cms

|location=Bengaluru|work= The Times of India |access-date=1 February 2024}}|height={{convert|31|m|feet|abbr=on}}|contractor=HCC - URC Construction JV

}}

Ragigudda - Silk Board Flyover is a partially opened rail-cum-road flyover in the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, India.{{Cite web |last=Menezes, DHNS |first=Naveen |title=Half-finished flyover work means South B'luru-IT hub won't be signal-free for two years |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/half-finished-flyover-work-means-south-bluru-it-hub-won-t-be-signal-free-for-two-years-1127563.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}} It is the first double decker flyover in Bengaluru, which is being built by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited between {{stl|Namma Metro|Central Silk Board}} and {{stl|Namma Metro|Ragigudda}} metro stations as part of the RV Road-Bommasandra Metro line (Reach-5/Yellow Line). After completion, it will become the first rail-cum-road flyover in South India, which is expected to be completed by late 2025.{{Cite web |title=South India's tallest rail-road flyover almost ready, but can't be opened |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/aug/11/south-indias-tallest-rail-road-flyover-almost-ready-but-cant-be-opened-2604072.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=The New Indian Express}}

Overview

The flyover has two levels above ground, with the first level having four lanes for carrying vehicles while the second level carries the metro tracks. The total length of the flyover is 3.2 kilometres long. At 31 metres tall, it is tallest rail-cum-road flyover in South India.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-31 |title=Bengaluru's first double-decker flyover likely to be completed within three months |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/bengaluru/bangalores-first-double-decker-flyover-likely-to-be-completed-within-three-months-article-96646816 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}

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