The entire Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretch will be made signal-free to ease traffic congestion, said Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda here on Saturday. Inaugurating the Tagore Junction, Kalyananagar and Veerannapalya Junction underpasses, he said the government had planned 26 underpasses in the city. Of them, eight have been completed, 11 are under progress and seven are at the planning stage.
Once the flyovers and underpasses at Nayandahalli, Kanteerava Studios, BEL Circle, Kuvempu Circle and Bhadrappa Layout get over, these stretches would be turned signal free, he said. Tagore junction underpass has been constructed at a cost of Rs 28 crore, while Veerannapalya and Kalyananagar underpasses contribute to the seamless traffic on ORR between K.R. Puram and Hebbal. Kalyananagar underpass has been completed at Rs 38.65 crore, while Veerannapalya Junction underpass has been built at Rs 36.28 crore.