Peripheral Ring Road project in Bengaluru moves forward with new identity, fresh features

BENGALURU: The long-stalled 74-km Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, pending for nearly two decades, is finally moving forward with a new identity and a fresh set of features. Rebranded as the ‘Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC)’, the project will comprise an 8-lane expressway.

BBC Chairman LK Atheeq announced that the total Right of Way (ROW) proposed is 65 metres, of which 41 metres will be taken up by the 8-lane expressway with a 5-metre median reserved for a future Metro corridor. On either side, there will be two service roads of 9 metres each (designed as two lanes-plus-one lane for cycling), along with 3-metre pavements.