Bridge Name: | Electronic City Elevated Expressway |
Other Name: | Electronic City Expressway Electronic City Flyover Bengaluru City Expressway Hosur Road Expressway |
Carries: | Road traffic |
Crosses: | Bommanahalli Garvebhavipalya Kudlu Gate Singasandra Hosa Road Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Konappana Agrahara |
Locale: | Bangalore |
Design: | RCC precast structure |
Length: | [1] |
Starts: | Roopena Agrahara |
Website: | http://www.blrelevated.co.in |
The Electronic City Elevated Expressway is a long elevated highway from Silk Board junction to Electronic City in Bangalore, India. The project was part of the BETL (Bengaluru Elevated Tollways Ltd), project as part of the National Highways Development Project and the Elevated Highways Project. It was initiated in early 2006, and was inaugurated on 22 January 2010.[2] Operating at a height of, it was Bangalore's tallest flyover at the time of its opening.[3]
The elevated expressway has helped to reduce the commute time to the tech hub of Electronic City greatly. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority had planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial Hosur Road signal free.[4]
The Electronic City Elevated Expressway has 3 exits in Electronic City which were, one directing towards Electronic City Phase 1 on the right side with both upward and downward ramp, second one directing Electronic City Phase 2 on the left side with downward ramp and a straight third one directing towards Hosur on NH 44 with both upward and downward ramps.