A BOT-based dedicated rail link is among three high-speed accesses that have been proposed to connect the city to the greenfield international airport at Devanahalli.
The dedicated rail line could run from Byappanahalli in the east of Bangalore to right below the airports parking lot covering a distance of around 35 km towards Bangalores north.
The area regulator, the Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority, has also proposed an expressway. Its alignment, grade separation option, financing and mode of implementation are also being processed. The airport project, which has been re-assessed at Rs 1,930 crore after a Rs 5,18-crore expanded redesign, is coming up off the NH4. The road is the only present access to the airport and NHAI is also undertaking a trumpet-shaped flyover from NH4 to bypass an existing railway line. Bids have been invited for the trumpet flyover. The airport is slated for opening in April 2008 and nearly 25 per cent of the work is on at the site.
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| Posted : 7/8/2006 |
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