Upcoming flyover on ORR at BTM - short sighted?

Its flyover time again. BBMP has invited bids for "Consultancy Services For Preparation Of DPR For The Construction Of Grade Separator At The Junction Of Ring Road And 16th Main BTM Layout". (Also see:RFP for this flyover). So once this is done, those heading towards Electronics City, instead of waiting at 16th main signal, they will all wait longer at the silk board signal. And in the evenings, the signal under Jaideva circle flyover will see twice or thrice the amount of waiting traffic it currently does.

Think of it, hasn't Jaideva circle flyover itself created the need for another one at 16th main? Next, ask those going towards E-city, did Jaideva circle flyover save them any time? What I commonly hear is no. Now, once this new flyover is ready, in the direction of Hosur Road, you will have significant pile-ups at choke points (0,1,2,3) marked on the map.

• "streamlining" traffic via more signals. Basically, use lots of small dams to manage the flow. Trying to get rid of all the dams will only increase "turbulence" as our roads aren't wide enough, and thanks to poor enforcement, there is significant "entropy" on roads. You do this by adding more traffic signals, synchronizing signals, and reducing wait times on them, reducing "friction" on the edges of the road so that time taken to travel from one signal to another is reduced, and obviously, investing in public transport
• Not to say that flyovers etc are not required, but the long term goal should be to create a corridor of sizable length. Corridors must "segregate" long distance and short haul traffic. Without a specific plan like that, you will never be able to raise the average speed of commute. How do you acheive this "segregation"? By having fewer cuts on the median, by creating identified local haul roads in all major areas, by creating stricter norms for setback and parking for business and apartment complexes that come up on identified corridors.

In the case of this flyover, your Rs 50 crores (guestimated cost of this flyover) are probably better spent on:

• Augmenting the roads that connect Banerghatta road with Hosur Road south of ORR and North of NICE PRR
• By creating a park and Ride center either at Dairy Circle and/or at near silk board junction, and having 10 minute services to E-city from these centers.
• By simply adding more buses to the Volvo routes on this stretch. 50 crore will get you more than 50 modern buses (why assume Volvo is the only option!?)

However, should you persist with this flyover, please don't plan this in an "island" fashion. We will like to see the traffic flow plan for expected choke points. Will you be closing the medians on the road all the way from 16th main to Hosur Road? If yes, then will there be safe spots for pedestrians to cross over? How will te local traffic cross over ORR - by coming all the way to 16th main?

ORR in this stretch (BTM Layout, Jayanagar) has no future as a corridor. Reason? This road runs too deep through established commercial and residential areas. That is the reason, I think, CTTP recommends a mass transit option on this stretch (mono rail). How will this new flyover fit with that suggestion?