The Tin Factory junction is a road junction in Bangalore, India. Located near Krishnarajapuram railway station on Old Madras Road, the junction witnesses high traffic congestion[1] and is one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in the city.[2] The junction connects the Outer Ring Road IT cluster of Mahadevapura–Marathahalli–Bellandur with areas along the National Highway 44 such as Hebbal.[1]
In 2018, Bangalore Traffic Police installed a traffic signal at the junction in order to ensure free vehicular movement.[1] In 2019, Government of Karnataka announced that a flyover would be constructed at the junction which would connect the Outer Ring Road cable bridge with Benniganahalli Flyover.[3][4] In November 2019, a 17-kilometer BMTC priority bus lane was inaugurated between Tin Factory junction and Silk Board junction.[5]
A Namma Metro station, named Benniganahalli, at Tin Factory junction has been constructed on the Purple Line. A plan to build a double-decked Metro-cum-flyover corridor at the junction was dropped, after BMRCL found the proposal to be infeasible.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Signal at Tin Factory junction: Is it green for smooth traffic?". Deccan Chronicle. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Fathima, Iffath (16 May 2019). "Traffic woes at Bengaluru's Tin Factory junction to end soon?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "A stretch of Old Madras Road to be widened to ease traffic at Tin Factory". The Hindu. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Menezes, Naveen (9 September 2019). "Tin Factory: It may be a Flyover for Tin Factory Junction". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Misuse of ORR bus priority lane to invite penalties in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Menezes, Naveen (12 August 2019). "Double-decker project at Tin Factory junction was a lot of noise". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.