State Highway 87 (Karnataka)
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87
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 The junction of Bannerghatta Road with NICE Road. | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Karnataka Public Works Department, Bangalore Development Authority, | |
| Length | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Adugodi |
| Arekere, Hulimavu, Gottigere, Bannerghatta National Park, Jigani | |
| South end | Anekal, Bangalore urban district |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in Karnataka | |
Karnataka State Highway 87, commonly referred with many names Bannerghatta Road (Adugodi to Jigani via Bannerghatta), Jigani-Anekal Road and Anekal-Hosur Road. is a State Highway in the Indian state of Karnataka. It connects Bengaluru with the towns of Bannerghatta, Jigani, and Anekal. It extends for 45 kilometres (28 mi).[1] It starts as a branch from Hosur Road near the Adugodi Christian Cemetery and ends at Samanduru in Anekal taluk near Tamil Nadu State border, inside Tamil Nadu it continues as Major District Road (MDR) and merges with National Highway 948 A.
History
[edit]In 2011, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike announced that the road would be widened in several places while underpasses and flyovers would be built at major junctions.[2]
The Government of Karnataka cleared the second phase of Namma Metro, the Pink Line is under constriction, it starts from Kalena Agrahara in Bannerghatta Road to Nagawara in Northern Bengaluru via the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B). The project was designed to significantly reduce the traffic load on Bannerghatta Road.
Under the upgrade plans, the road was to be widened to 45 metres from 20–25 metres at an estimated cost of ₹137 crore (US$14 million).[3]
Junctions and intersections
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Bannerghatta Road intersects several major arterial roads, including Hosur Road at Adugodi, Marigowda Road at Dairy Circle, and Marenahalli Road along with the Outer Ring Road at the Jayadeva Hospital Interchange. From the interchange, the Outer Ring Road runs concurrently with Bannerghatta Road until JD Mara Junction, in front of Vega City Mall, where it diverges to the right while Bannerghatta Road continues southward. The road also intersects [[Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor|NICE Road]] near Gottigere, where the Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor peripheral ring road also meets State Highway 87. It meets Jigani-Bommasandra Link Road at Jigani APC Circle. Further south, it meets Chandapura-Anekal Road, Attibele-Anekal Road ( State Highway 35) and Thally Road inside Anekal town.
The road features two grade-separated underpasses: the Dairy Circle Underpass and the Jayadeva Underpass. For approximately five kilometres south of the Jayadeva Underpass, the road was widened to four lanes by Mantri Developers under one of Bengaluru's earliest public–private partnership infrastructure projects.
| km | Location | Intersecting road(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Adugodi | Hosur Road | Northern terminus |
| 1.8 | Dairy Circle | Marigowda Road (Interchange) | Dairy Circle Underpass |
| 2.8 | Swagath Cross Signal | Tilak Nagar Main Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 3.7 | Gurappanapalya Signal | Jayanagar 39th Cross Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 4.1 | Jayadeva Hospital Interchange |
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Jayadeva Underpass; Outer Ring Road begins concurrent run southward; road widened ~5 km south by Mantri Developers (PPP) |
| 5.1 | JD Mara Junction | Outer Ring Road (Diverges) | Outer Ring Road turns right towards Electronic City; Bannerghatta Road continues straight |
| 6.4 | Bilekahalli | Devarachikkanahalli Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 7.5 | Arekere Gate | Arekere Main Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 8.5 | Hulimavu Gate | Hulimavu Main Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 11.4 | Gottigere | NICE Road (Interchange) | NICE Road intersects; SH 87 junction |
| 16.5 | Bannerghatta Circle | Bannerghatta National Park Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 20.9 | Koppa Gate | Koppa Road (Diverges) | Traffic hotspot |
| 24.9 | Jigani APC Circle | Jigani-Bommasandra Link Road (Diverges) | Entry point to Jigani industrial area |
| 36.7 | Anekal |
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Three-way road convergence inside Anekal town |
| 45 | Samnduru (Tamil Nadu State Border) | Continues as Major District Road inside Krishnagiri District | Southern terminus |
Religious places
[edit]- Sri Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwara Temple
- Santhome Parish Church
- Bilal Masjid
Educational institutions
[edit]
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Between Bilekahalli and Arekere
- Christ University[4]- Central Campus, Dairy Circle
- Christ University - Banngerghatta Road Campus, Hulimavu
- AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School, Arekere
- Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Kothnur
- Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan,[5] Lakshmipura
- Sherwood High School,[6] Basavanapura
- AMC Institutions, Kalkere
- Sarala Birla Academy,[7] Bannerghatta
- School of India, Bannerghatta
Hospitals
[edit]Several major hospitals are located on this road:
- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research
- Apollo Hospitals near Arekere junction
- Fortis Healthcare (previously known as Wockhardt Hospital) near Arekere Junction
- Narayana Health
- Vijayashree Hospitals
Malls
[edit]Malls on Bannerghatta Road include:
- Gopalan Innovation Mall, J.P. Nagar 3rd Phase
- Shoppers Stop, B.T.M. Layout 2nd Stage
- Vega City Mall, B.T.M. Layout 2nd Stage
- Royal Meenakshi Mall, Hulimavu
Residential Layouts
[edit]- Vijaya bank layout
- CP Ecofront Layout, Near Kumbaranhalli
References
[edit]- ^ "Details Of State Highways". Karnataka PWD. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Rao, Sunitha (9 June 2011). "Bannerghatta Road will be stretched to 45 metres". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ BharadwajBengaluru, K.V. Aditya. "Delay in TDR policy holds up work on Namma Metro". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru - 560029". christuniversity.in. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "PSBB Schools". www.psbbschools.ac.in. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Sherwood High School | Learn • Lead • Succeed". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Sarala Birla Academy". www.saralabirlaacademy.org. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
