Bengaluru's Satellite Road Project To Get A Second Life After Years Of Limbo: Report
Bengaluru's long-stalled Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) project has received fresh impetus, with authorities reviving key stretches that had been held up by land acquisition disputes, environmental clearances, and funding delays, Bangalore Mirror reported.
The STRR, first approved by the Karnataka state government in 2005, had stalled due to land acquisition challenges and funding constraints before being revived under the Centre's Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme, with NHAI taking over execution after the road was notified as NH-948A in 2017.
The 280–288 km expressway, estimated at Rs 15,676 crore, is designed to link 12 satellite towns including Devanahalli, Hoskote, Sarjapur, and Ramanagara while rerouting trucks and inter-city traffic away from Bengaluru's congested core.
Phase 1, an 80 km stretch between Dobbaspet and Hoskote, was inaugurated in March 2024, with further sections expected by 2026–27.
NHAI has divided the project into three phases, taking up Phase III ahead of Phase II, which has been kept on hold as it passes through the eco-sensitive zone of Bannerghatta National Park.
The environmental challenge, involving an 8.1 km elevated viaduct through the park's core, remains the project's most contentious element.
The revival also coincides with a broader infrastructure push in the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
The long-stalled Peripheral Ring Road has been rebranded as the Bangalore Business Corridor, a 74 km, 8-lane expressway expected to be operational by 2027.
The Karnataka government has launched a special purpose vehicle called B-SMILE with Rs 7,000 crore in funding to drive essential civic works.
The STRR is designed for speeds of up to 100 kmph and aims to cut travel time between Kempegowda International Airport and destinations such as Mysuru and Kodagu.
If delivery matches intent, the road could fundamentally reshape how Bengaluru's periphery connects to its core, and to the rest of southern India.
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