<p>Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari acknowledged the delay in opening the Peenya flyover for heavy vehicles. </p>.<p>“It has been delayed. I accept it. We will start the work soon,” he said during a media interaction at Vadaganahalli, near Hoskote, on Thursday. </p>.<p>The flyover, which connects Goraguntepalya to Peenya, was shut in the last week of December 2021 for repairs, which were to complete in a few weeks.</p>.<p>But the work dragged on and it was only months later that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was able to reopen it for light motor vehicles.</p>.<p>Heavy vehicles continued to be barred. </p>.<p>An NHAI official said during the media interaction that they would undertake works on the flyover at a cost of Rs 30 crore and had invited tenders. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">Skybus in Bengaluru</p>.<p>Gadkari said they were also working on a plan to introduce a double-decker skybus system in Bengaluru but cautioned that it would take time because “India doesn’t have the technology”. </p>.<p>“This is a complicated project. We have done a study and need to select the appropriate technology. An Austrian company has given us a presentation,” he said. <br /> The skybus will carry 200 people at a time and help ease the city’s traffic situation, he added. “We are holding discussions with the chief minister,” he said. </p>.<p>During the media briefing, Gadkari spoke several times about the need to address Bengaluru’s notorious traffic problem and called it the “topmost” priority”.</p>.<p>The minister also stressed the need to reduce air pollution in the city. </p>.<p>Speaking after a review meeting with Gadkari in the evening, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he had requested the NHAI to decongest national highways passing through Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Building flyovers can be one of the solutions, Gadkari added. </p>.<p>The meeting also discussed providing last-mile connectivity options from metro stations. </p>
<p>Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari acknowledged the delay in opening the Peenya flyover for heavy vehicles. </p>.<p>“It has been delayed. I accept it. We will start the work soon,” he said during a media interaction at Vadaganahalli, near Hoskote, on Thursday. </p>.<p>The flyover, which connects Goraguntepalya to Peenya, was shut in the last week of December 2021 for repairs, which were to complete in a few weeks.</p>.<p>But the work dragged on and it was only months later that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was able to reopen it for light motor vehicles.</p>.<p>Heavy vehicles continued to be barred. </p>.<p>An NHAI official said during the media interaction that they would undertake works on the flyover at a cost of Rs 30 crore and had invited tenders. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">Skybus in Bengaluru</p>.<p>Gadkari said they were also working on a plan to introduce a double-decker skybus system in Bengaluru but cautioned that it would take time because “India doesn’t have the technology”. </p>.<p>“This is a complicated project. We have done a study and need to select the appropriate technology. An Austrian company has given us a presentation,” he said. <br /> The skybus will carry 200 people at a time and help ease the city’s traffic situation, he added. “We are holding discussions with the chief minister,” he said. </p>.<p>During the media briefing, Gadkari spoke several times about the need to address Bengaluru’s notorious traffic problem and called it the “topmost” priority”.</p>.<p>The minister also stressed the need to reduce air pollution in the city. </p>.<p>Speaking after a review meeting with Gadkari in the evening, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he had requested the NHAI to decongest national highways passing through Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Building flyovers can be one of the solutions, Gadkari added. </p>.<p>The meeting also discussed providing last-mile connectivity options from metro stations. </p>