A dedicated 10 km elevated expressway is being built from the Silicon hub of Bangalore to the electronics city to ferry thousands of IT professionals to their workplace in top gear non-stop. 'The drive along the elevated corridor and the six-lane highway on the ground will reduce travel time and save fuel costs by over 30 percent. A two-lane service road on both sides of the highway will cater to slow-moving vehicles, including tractors, carts and bicycles, with sidewalks (footpaths) and four underpasses for pedestrians,' Muniappa said.
The consortium will recover the project cost over a 20-year period by charging a fee of Rs.10 for two-wheelers, Rs.25 for cars, Rs.35 for mini-buses and Rs.70 for buses for the elevated expressway. Two-wheelers will, however, be exempt from toll for using the six-lane highway. Four-wheelers such as cars, mini buses and buses will have to pay Rs.15, Rs.25 and Rs.50, respectively. Trucks, earth moving equipment and heavy construction machinery will be charged Rs.105 for the highway and Rs.140 for the elevated expressway. As one of the busiest sections in the country, the 40 km Bangalore-Hosur stretch of NH-7 has been a nightmare for motorists and commuters as the dense vehicular traffic has been causing severe hardships, with delays, pollution and congestion compounding the situation.
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