<p>Over the past five months, the Jayadeva flyover has disappeared in bits from the city’s list of major landmarks.</p>.<p>The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) that dismantled the flyover hopes to raise the pillars of the double-decker flyover that will have a road carriageway along with the RV Road-Bommasandra metro line (Reach 5) of Phase 2.</p>.<p>The demolition happened in phases, with the loop ramp linking the Bannerghatta Main Road first going on January 20.</p>.<p>Completing the work in 75 days, officials banned night traffic and have set up the support decks for the bottom of the main flyover.</p>.<p>They first removed the crash barriers and ripped the main flyover in little pieces in 102 days. The heavy-duty waterjet machine combined with the lockdown had significantly reduced the dust along the stretch.</p>.<p>In the next few days, officials will remove the flyover’s last vestiges — the remaining pillars and the pile of iron bars that would complete the razing of the marquee structure.</p>.<p>BMRCL managing director Ajay Seth said the debris from the site has been taken for reusable work at Chikkajala.</p>.<p>“Almost 572 trucks of soil, debris has been disposed of from demolition. To avoid huge noise to the public during the night-time demolition, we have used noiseless equipment with the water jet to avoid dust pollution,” he added.</p>.<p>Built in two years at a cost of Rs 20.8 crore and opened to the public in February 2005, the flyover and grade separator were a solution to the congestion on the Marenahalli Road.</p>.<p>BMRCL decided to replace it with a new flyover to decongest the Silk Board junction, known for its traffic jams.</p>.<p>The 2.9 km-long double-decker flyover will have four-lane roads connecting Jayadeva junction to Silk Board with loops stretching out to Outer Ring Road (ORR), HSR Layout, and Madiwala.</p>.<p>It also includes the metro station of Reach 5 with the original plan, including the integration of another metro station from the KR Puram-Silk Board Metro line.</p>
<p>Over the past five months, the Jayadeva flyover has disappeared in bits from the city’s list of major landmarks.</p>.<p>The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) that dismantled the flyover hopes to raise the pillars of the double-decker flyover that will have a road carriageway along with the RV Road-Bommasandra metro line (Reach 5) of Phase 2.</p>.<p>The demolition happened in phases, with the loop ramp linking the Bannerghatta Main Road first going on January 20.</p>.<p>Completing the work in 75 days, officials banned night traffic and have set up the support decks for the bottom of the main flyover.</p>.<p>They first removed the crash barriers and ripped the main flyover in little pieces in 102 days. The heavy-duty waterjet machine combined with the lockdown had significantly reduced the dust along the stretch.</p>.<p>In the next few days, officials will remove the flyover’s last vestiges — the remaining pillars and the pile of iron bars that would complete the razing of the marquee structure.</p>.<p>BMRCL managing director Ajay Seth said the debris from the site has been taken for reusable work at Chikkajala.</p>.<p>“Almost 572 trucks of soil, debris has been disposed of from demolition. To avoid huge noise to the public during the night-time demolition, we have used noiseless equipment with the water jet to avoid dust pollution,” he added.</p>.<p>Built in two years at a cost of Rs 20.8 crore and opened to the public in February 2005, the flyover and grade separator were a solution to the congestion on the Marenahalli Road.</p>.<p>BMRCL decided to replace it with a new flyover to decongest the Silk Board junction, known for its traffic jams.</p>.<p>The 2.9 km-long double-decker flyover will have four-lane roads connecting Jayadeva junction to Silk Board with loops stretching out to Outer Ring Road (ORR), HSR Layout, and Madiwala.</p>.<p>It also includes the metro station of Reach 5 with the original plan, including the integration of another metro station from the KR Puram-Silk Board Metro line.</p>