Cabinet okays five signal-free roads, upgrade of seven others.

To ensure smooth flow of traffic, the State Cabinet has decided to develop five signal-free corridors in Bangalore.

A meeting of the State Cabinet held recently decided to develop five signal-free roads — Dr. Rajkumar Road (Yeshwanthpur Circle to Okalipuram Road), Hosur Road (Central Silk Board to Vellara Junction); Outer Ring Road (Mysore Road junction to Central Silk Board); Old Airport Road (Vellara junction to Kundalahalli via Whitefield), and Mehkri Circle to Hope Farm via Old Madras Road.

Sources in the government told The Hindu it was decided to take up road improvement work near Vidhana Soudha. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. had been told to expedite the work near its project area.

The Hindu