Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru
12°55′29″N 77°40′54″E / 12.924763°N 77.68158°E
| Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Ring Road | |
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| Outer Ring Road | |
 An underpass at a section of Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste in Jayaprakash Nagara | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Existed | 1996–present |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in Karnataka | |
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste or Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Ring Road (formerly Outer Ring Road), is a ring road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. This 60-kilometre-long (37 mi) road[1] was developed by the Bangalore Development Authority and different sections were opened progressively between 1996 and 2002. IT firms on the Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste generate revenue of US$ 22 billion every year, accounting for 32% of Bengaluru’s total IT revenue.[2]
The Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste connects all major highways around the city – Tumakuru Road (NH 48), Airport Road (NH 44), Old Madras Road (NH 75), Hosur Road (NH 44), Bannerghatta Road (SH 87), Kanakapura Road (NH 948), Mysuru Road (NH 275) and Magadi Road (SH 85). It passes through major neighborhoods and suburbs such as Hebbala, Banaswadi, Krishnarajapura, Mahadevapura, Marathahalli, HSR Layout, Madiwala, BTM Layout, JP Nagara, Banashankari, Kengeri, Bangalore University, Naagarabhavi, Nandini Layout, Kengeri Satellite Town and Gokula.
Initially conceived to keep the truck traffic out of downtown Bangalore, the city has outgrown the Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Vartula Raste. Nandi Infrastructure Corporation Limited has almost completed another partial ring road around Bangalore as a part of the Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project. The BDA and BMRDA have planned three more ring roads beyond the existing ring road. The first of these, the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) will run a few kilometres beyond the BMIC-PRR. The second and third of these will be known as the Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) and the Satellite Towns Ring Road (STRR) respectively.[3]
See also
- Inner Ring Road, Bangalore
- NICE Road
- Peripheral Ring Road
- Satellite Town Ring Road
- Bengaluru Elevated Tollways
- Namma Metro
- Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad
References
- ^ Poovanna, Sharan (1 July 2016). "Can the metro solve Bengaluru's traffic problem?". Mint. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "August 30 floods: IT firms, banks on ORR say they lost ₹225 crore in a single day".
- ^ "Peripheral Ring Road work may begin by December". The Hindu. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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