International standards for three roads.

Three major roads in the Central Business District (CBD) are getting a facelift. Road development under Tender SURE (Specifications for Urban Road Execution) has been taken up on Cunningham Road, Vittal Mallya Hospital Road and St. Mark's Road. These roads will be developed as per international standards, with levelled footpaths and underground utility ducts. The detailed project report was prepared by Bangalore City Connect Foundation. The work will be executed by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).


Eighteen roads will be improved under phase one of the Tender SURE project. They were classified into three packages. Seven roads - Residency Road, Richmond Road, Cunningham Road, Vittal Mallya Hospital Road, St. Mark's Road, Commissariat Road and Museum Road - with a total length of 10.2 km are part of the first package. They are being developed at a cost of Rs. 78 crore. Of these, work on Cunningham Road, Vittal Mallya Hospital Road and St. Mark's Road has been taken up on priority basis, a BBMP official said.


THE HINDU