Road widening: Metro spent Rs 1,754 cr to acquire properties in B’luru
Namma Metro has spent a staggering Rs 1,754 crore on acquiring properties to widen roads and an additional Rs 82.89 crore to shift power utilities.
These extra works were carried out to provide the right of way (RoW) for constructing metro lines and stations, according to officials. The BMRCL plans to transfer these roads to the civic body for maintenance.
Phase II cost Namma Metro significantly, with Rs 1,483 crore spent on road widening alone. Some of the roads widened include Bannerghatta Road (Dairy Circle to Gottigere), Whitefield Main Road (up to Mahadevapura Metro Station), Tin Factory Junction, and Hosur Road (Silk Board Jn to Bommasandra)
