Complex in design, complicated in capacity, the city’s Hebbal Flyover was never planned for the next 50 years. Majestic in looks, imposing in façade, the K R Puram cable-stayed bridge did not foresee the impending, explosive traffic growth. Architects of the Jayadeva Flyover had no clue that one day, a Metro line will cross its path.
These are just three of a long list of road infrastructure projects hurriedly planned without vision, executed in haste and destined for demolition or costly alteration. Massive amounts of taxpayers’ money go down the drain, as long-term planning, sustainable design based on sound, well-researched traffic studies are bypassed in a blink.
