Peripheral Ring Road

The Periperal Ring Road (PRR) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, is a ring road that runs around most of the perimetre of the city, which is outside of Outer Ring Road of Bengaluru. This 65-kilometre-long road is being developed by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).[1]

The reason for creating the PRR was to decongest the Outer Ring Road which currently acts as a by-pass to the city with more than 10,000 trucks using it. According to BDA's project report, with the immense growth in intra-city traffic, the ORR is under tremendous pressure already. The city has already extended beyond the ORR which is a key factor in the increasing pressure on ORR. In order to relieve the traffic pressure on the ORR and the major road networks of the city, a peripheral ring road (PRR) of 116 km was planned outside of the ORR. This stretch is planned to not only improve connectivity of areas beyond the ORR, but also ease the congestion on the ORR. The BDA was focussed on the first phase of the project from Hosur Road to Tumakuru Road with a distance of 67 km.[2]

Project updates
  • Jan 2020: Project is facing resistance from farmers over land acquisition rates.[3] [4]

References
  1. Reddy, Y Maheswara (29 October 2019). "Finally, there is movement on Bengaluru's PRR". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. "BDA expects cost of PRR project to skyrocket". Deccan Herald. 18 August 2019.
  3. https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/farmers-want-rs-5-crore-per-acre-for-prr-land-793954.html
  4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/jan/08/farmers-lay-siege-to-bda-over-land-blocked-for-ring-road-2086651.html


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