Bannerghatta Road ( ಬನ್ನೇರುಘಟ್ಟ ರಸ್ತೆ, commonly known as BG Road) is an Indian State Highway in

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. It connects

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

with the towns of Bannerghatta,

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, and

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. It extends for . It starts as a branch from

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near the Adugodi Christian Cemetery and ends at

History

In 2011, the

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announced that the road would be widened in several places while underpasses and flyovers would be built at major junctions. The

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cleared the second phase of

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, which proposes a third line from

Gottigere Gottigere is a suburb in the southern periphery of Bangalore city, along Bannerghatta Road in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is surrounded by the famous NICE Road and smaller areas like Basavanapura and Kalena Agrahara. It has been named aft ...

to Nagavara via the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B). The project was designed to significantly reduce the traffic load on Bannerghatta Road. Under the upgrade plans, the road was to be widened to 45 metres from 20–25 metres at an estimated cost of .

Main junctions

The main junctions and traffic hotspots are at Adugodi, Dairy Circle, Sagar Hospital, Gurappanapalya,

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, N. S. Palya,

Bilekahalli Bilekahalli is a suburb in Bangalore, India, situated off Bannerghatta Road. It has gained prominence in recent times due to a boom in real estate and profusion of Information technology companies. Several prominent hospitals as well as resid ...

, Arekere Gate,

Hulimavu Hulimavu is a locality in the south of Bangalore under the Bommanahalli Zone of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). History Hulimavu was previously known as Amarapura, which came under the administration of Saarakeya (present day: ...

Gate,

, Bannerghatta Circle,

Koppa Gate Koppa Gate is a junction on Bannerghatta Road where Begur-Koppa road crosses perpendicular at the boundary of Koppa and Harapanahalli Villages in Jigani in Anekal taluk and this is a busy junction with several small village shops, bus stops, s ...

, and

industrial area. The NICE BMIC peripheral ring road intersects with State Highway 87 south of Gottigere. For approximately five kilometers south of Jayadeva underpass, South Avenue, Bannerghatta Road was widened to four lanes by

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in one of the city's first private-public partnerships. The Dairy Circle and the Jayadeva grade separators are on this road. Bannerghatta Road has intersections with major roads such as

, Outer Ring Road, and

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Religious places

* Sri Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwara Temple * Santhome Parish Church * Bilal Masjid

Educational institutions

Christ University Hosur road Bangalore 4819

The

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is located between

and Arekere.

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Central Campus is located close to Dairy Circle and the Christ University Banngerghatta Road Campus is located at

. Located near the south end of B. G. road is

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) is a group of schools located in Chennai, India. The school was founded by educationalist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy (1925–2019), also known as Mrs. YGP. History The PSBB School in Chennai was established ...

. Sherwood High is located near the NICE road intersection. Further away

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, an all boys

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Sarala Birla Academy Sarala Birla Academy (SBA) is a boys-only independent boarding school in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is located off Bannerghatta Road. It was founded in 2004. It follows the ICSE, IGCSE The International General Certificate of Seconda ...

, is located on BG road, close to the

Bannerghatta National Park Bannerghatta National Park is a national park in India, located near Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002, a small portion of the park became a zoological garden, the Bannerghatta Biolog ...

. TAPOVAN SCHOOL NEAR KOPPA GATE,Harapanz Halli, JIGANI HOBLI,BANGALORE 760105

Hospitals

Several major hospitals are located on this road:
Sri Jayadeva Institute of CardiologyApollo Hospitals
near Arekere junction
Fortis Healthcare
(previously known as Wockhardt Hospital) near Arekere Junction
Narayana HealthVijayashree Hospitals

Malls

Malls on Bannerghatta Road include: * Gopalan Innovation Mall, 22, Sarakki Industrial Layout, J.P. Nagar 3rd Phase * Shoppers Stop, N S Palya, B.T.M. Layout 2nd Stage * Vega City Mall, 172/1, Srinivas Industrial Estate, J.P. Nagar 3rd Phase * Royal Meenakshi Mall, Cave Temple Road, Hulimavu

Residential Layouts

* CP Ecofront Layout, Near Kumbaranhalli

References

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