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BENSCL / STATUS OF WORKS 19.10.2020

Status of Road Works taken up by Bengaluru Smart City – 19.10.2020

1. Bengaluru Smart City Limited under the Smart Cities Mission has taken up 13

projects (with 36 specific roads) for Revitalization of the historic heart of the city and

is currently constructing the roads in the CBD area of the city. These roads have been

taken up as part of the Original Action Plan proposed by the BBMP in 2017.

2. The total length of these road works is 30 kilometers and the SMART roads are being

built on the lines of TenderSURE roads of BBMP.

3. Shifting of utilities, provision of ducts, improvement of Junctions, development of

Footpaths and Cycling lanes, household-level service connections, etc. are the major

features.

4. Along with the above, the implementation is also focussing on the improvement of

seamless connectivity between different modes of transport, development of

residual spaces, provision of green buffers, and place-making themes for enhanced

accessibility and sustainable mobility in the ABD of Bengaluru Smart City.

5. The major stakeholders are BBMP, Bengaluru Traffic Police, BESCOM, BWSSB, BSNL,

BMTC along with the local associations and our citizens. In view of ease of

implementation, Bengaluru Smart City is working in close coordination with all the

stakeholders and executing the works on site. The Consultants from WRI have been

on-site to handhold and guide concerning drawings and design issues.

6. It may be noted that the work orders for these 36 road works have been issued in

2019. There was an inordinate delay by the PMC to issue the Good-for-Construction

drawings. After continuous persuasion and several deadlines, the GFC drawings

were issued for a few roads works in the first week of November 2019.

7. Following this, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka laid the ground-breaking

ceremony for the 13 road projects (Phase A – 7 Packages and Phase B – 6 Packages)

on 09.11.2019.

8. The works commenced on the ground after due permission from the police

department as all the roads are in the high-density traffic zones and after the

necessary coordination with the stakeholder departments phase by phase.

9. The works were started with a target to complete by end of May 2020 (the one side

of the road works that were started by January 2020).


10. By March 2020, for 15 road works all machinery and manpower were mobilized and

work was in full swing as per the PERT chart identified by the CE and PMC.

11. However, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown, migration of

labor, it has become extremely difficult to mobilize labor and carry out the work at

the desired speed. Issues of COVID-19 spread for labor/contractor/engineer and

their families have led to delay in the progress of work as it affected the pace of

different skilled labor teams who work on-site in close coordination and tandem

(sequential nature of activities).

12. The projects have gathered momentum in the Unlock scenario and work is being

monitored day and night. It may be noted that major utility shifting tasks and

junction improvement or connectivity are being handled during the night only after

the complete mobilization of men and materials at the site as per the PERT chart.

13. Instructions have been given to follow all the guidelines about the safety of

pedestrians and motorists, and adherence to the safety measures – barricading, use

of reflective material, precautions to be taken while carrying out critical tasks during

the night is being monitored by the CE and EEs day and night and the same is

constantly being reviewed and updated to the Senior Officers.

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Status of Roads - 19.10.2020

Excavation Utility Shifting Footpath Target date for Completion


14. The Contractors have been given clear directions to ensure the tree pits are provided

to guard the plantation on the existing site and watering/spraying of water is carried

out on the roads to avoid dust and remove all the debris from the site regularly.

15. Site inspections and regular inspections are being carried out both by the engineers

and the Consultants.

16. The following information regarding the current status, progress of the road works,

and the timelines may be noted:

SN Name of the Road Length

(Kms) Side

Actual

Date of

Excavation

Current Stage as on

10.10.2020

Target

Date for

Completion

1

Commercial Street - From

Kamraj Road to Jumma Masjid

Road (Near Bowring Hospital)

0.46 RHS 10.06.2020 Utility Shifting 30.11.2020

2

Kamaraj Road from M G Road

up to Commercial Street and up

to St. Johns Church Road

1.83 RHS 10.12.2020 1. Chamber work

2. Utility Shifting 31.12.2020

3 Ulsoor Road from Dickenson

Road to Kensington Road 0.59 LHS 09.06.2020 Utility Shifting 31.12.2020

4 Dickenson Road from M G

Road to Kamraj Road. 1.2

LHS 25.12.2020 Utility Shifting 31.12.2020

RHS 24.12.2020 SWD & sewer

chamber work 31.12.2020

5

Infantry Road from Ali Askar

Road to Safina Plaza complex

(Main Guard Cross Road).

1.65

RHS 10.12.2020

1. Excavation

2. Utility Shifting

3. Junction Crossover

31.12.2020

LHS 10.12.2020

1. Excavation

2. Utility Shifting

3. Junction Crossover

31.12.2020

6

Bowring Hospital Road from

Main Guard Cross Road to HSIS

Gosha Hospital.

0.84 RHS 05.09.2020 Chamber work 31.12.2020

LHS 30.12.2020 Chamber work 31.12.2020

7

Central Street from M G Road to

Shivajinagar Bus Stand (TTMC)

and up to Indian Express

(Balekundri) Junction.

0.84 RHS 25.12.2020 Chamber work 31.12.2020

8

Millers Road from Chalukya

Circle to Cantonment via Queens

Road

1.31 RHS 20.07.2020 Excavation 31.03.2021

9 Raj Bhavan Road from Minsk

Square to Basaveshwara Circle. 0.92 RHS 07.01.2020

1. Junction cross over:

a) Near Thimmaiah

circle complete

b) Near Minsk Square

pending

2.. Footpath formation

(PCC Laying)

3. Road Formation to

start

31.10.2020


10 Mcgrath Road from Brigade

Road up to Richmond Road 0.46

Both

Sides 15.12.2019

1. Utilities Completed

2. Chamber Final Lift

Concreting & FRP

Cover Fixing

3. Kerbstone Laying

4. Paver Block laying

31.12.2020

11 Convent Road from Richmond

Road to Residency Road 0.42

Both

Sides 01.05.2020

LHS Utilities

Completed & in RHS

70% utilities

completed & Chamber

concreting

31.12.2020

12 Hayes Road from Richmond

Road to Residency Road 0.31

Both

Sides 15.12.2019



Concreting & FRP

Cover Fixing

3. Kerb Laying


31.12.2020

13 Wood Street from Museum

Road to Richmond Road 0.28

Both

Sides 15.01.2020



Concreting & FRP

Cover Fixing

3. Kerb Laying


31.01.2021

14 Castle Street from Museum Road

to Richmond Road 0.38

Both

Sides 01.05.2020

RHS Utilities

Completed & in LHS

30% utilities

completed & RHS

Chamber Concreting

31.01.2021

15 Tate Lane - From Richmond road

to castle street 0.13

Both

Sides 06.03.2020



Concreting & FRP

Cover Fixing

31.01.2021

16

Kasturba Road from

Siddalingaiah Circle to Minsk

Square via Queens Statue (M G

Road)

0.74 LHS 18.12.2019

1. Chamber excavation

2. Chamber concreting

3. Steel reinforcement

4. Raft

15.12.2020

17 Queens Road from M G Road to

Cantonment Railway Station 1.83 RHS 22.12.2019

1. Chamber excavation

2. Chamber concreting

3. Steel reinforcement

4. Deck slab

30.11.2020

18

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road

from Richmond Circle to Hudson

Circle.

1.00 Both

Sides 15.12.2019



Concreting & FRP

Cover Fixing

3. Kerb Laying

4. Paver Block Laying

31.01.2021

19 Lavelle Road from M.G.Road to

Richmond Circle. 1.38

Both

sides 15.05.2020

LHS Utilities

completed & in RHS

70% utilities

completed & Chamber

concreting

31.01.2021


20

St. John’s Road - from

Kensington Road to St. John’s

Church Road

1.09 LHS 15.09.2020 Chamber Excavation 15.12.2020

21

Miller's Road Extension (from

Miller's Road Underpass to

Haines Circle)

1.14 RHS 06.05.2020

1. Footpath formation

(PCC laying)

2. Special chamber for

SWD.

31.10.2020

22 Cantonment Road (from Millers

Road to Queens Road) 0.57 RHS 10.07.2020

1. Excavation for

utilities

2. Chamber

construction

30.11.2020

23 HKP Road (from Queens Road

to Russel Market) 0.9 LHS 17.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

24 Chandni Chowk Road - from

HKP Road to Shivaji Road 0.45 RHS 22.06.2020 - 30.11.2020

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NR Road (from SJP Road

Junction to Cutchery Road

Junction)

0.48 LHS 18.07.2020 - -

26 Race Course Road (from Palace

Road to Hare Krishna Road) 0.66 LHS 15.06.2020

1. Laying Water

supply Line

2. SWD Chamber

reinforcement

31.10.2020

27

Raj Bhavan Road (from Millers

Road Intersection to Ali Asker

Road Intersection)

0.48 LHS 15.06.2020

1. Fixing of kerbstones

2. Power chamber

reinforcement

31.10.2020

28

Rhenius Street - from General

KS Thimmaya Road to Langford

Road

0.57 RHS 20.06.2020

1. Laying Water

supply Line

2. SWD Chamber

(reinforcement)

30.11.2020

17. The works are being monitored constantly and the road works on the above

mentioned sides will be completed as per the scheduled timeline with the due

coordination with all the stakeholders on war-footing round the clock.

18. The activities are in a critical phase and major utility shifting along one side of the

roads has already been tackled. It is a request for the citizens to kindly bear with the

temporary inconvenience being caused because of the digging and construction of

roads.

19. Several place-making themes have been included as part of the road works and

Bengaluru Smart City Limited is targeting to complete the works in good quality in

the scheduled time.

20. The roads once completed shall be a vital part of permanent Public Infrastructure

for Bengaluru City.

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