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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">To ensure smooth flow of traffic, the State Cabinet has decided to develop five signal-free corridors in Bangalore.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">A meeting of the State Cabinet held here on Tuesday decided to develop five signal-free roads- Dr. Rajkumar Road (Yeshwanthpur Circle to Okalipuram Road), Hosur Road (Central Silk Board to Vellara Junction); Outer Ring Road (Mysore Road junction to Central Silk Board); Old Airport Road (Vellara junction to Kundalahalli via Whitefield), and Mehkri Circle to Hope Farm via Old Madras Road.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Sources in the government told that&nbsp;it was decided to take up road improvement work near Vidhana Soudha. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. had been told to expedite the work near its project area.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial"><strong>To ease traffic</strong></span></span></span><br /> <span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">The Cabinet decided to upgrade seven major roads in the central business district and bids would be invited under Tender SURE (Specification for Urban Road Execution).</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(105, 105, 105); font-family:arial; font-size:11px; line-height:1.6em">The roads to be upgraded are St. Mark&rsquo;s Road, Residency Road, Richmond Road, Cunningham Road, Vittal Mallya Road, Commissariat Road and Museum Road. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) would upgrade these roads. The decision was taken to avoid traffic congestion in the central business district.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The BBMP had discussed the road projects in detail and negotiated the price for works.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The government has proposed to develop 45 roads in the city under the SURE. It was proposed to develop seven roads under package I, six roads under package II and five roads under package III.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">A sum of INR 200 crore has been set aside for road-widening work in the 2012&ndash;13 BBMP budget.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>