Bengaluru Business Corridor Nears Execution As Two Firms Bid For PRR Package 1

The long-delayed Bengaluru Business Corridor project (BBC), also known as the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR-1), has moved a step closer to execution after technical bids for Package 1 of BBC (PRR-1), covering the stretch from Tumakuru Road to Bellary Road
were officially opened on Friday. Officials said two companies, Shankar Narayan Construction and Vishwa Samudra Engineering, have submitted bids for the package, with financial bids expected to be opened after technical evaluation over the next two weeks.

Authorities are now targeting issuance of the Letter of Award before the end of May, marking a major development for one of Bengaluru's biggest infrastructure projects aimed at reducing traffic congestion across the city.

The long delayed Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC) is a 73-km, eight-lane, access-controlled expressway planned across North and East Bengaluru. The project was earlier known as Bangalore PRR Development Corporation Limited before being renamed Bangalore Business Corridor Limited in 2024.

The corridor is designed to connect Tumakuru Road near Madavara to Hosur Road at Konappana Agrahara through a semi-circular alignment cutting across northern and eastern parts of Bengaluru. Officials say the corridor will eventually connect with NICE Road on both ends to create a larger circular road network around the city.

The project has been divided into three packages, with civil work tenders beginning in early 2026. Package 1 is among the first major construction packages moving towards final award stage.

The Bengaluru Business Corridor is estimated to cost around Rs 26,786 crore, including land acquisition costs. Out of this, around Rs 20,511 crore has been earmarked for land acquisition alone, while civil works are expected to cost between Rs 7,000 crore and Rs 8,000 crore.

Officials have fixed a broad completion target around 2029, though road construction itself is expected to take around 30 to 36 months once work begins.

The project includes 11 major interchanges connecting important national highways and city corridors including Tumakuru Road, Hesaraghatta Road, Doddaballapura Road, Bellary Road, Hennur Road, Old Madras Road, Whitefield Road, Sarjapur Road and Hosur Road.

Authorities say the corridor is intended to divert long-distance and inter-city traffic away from Bengaluru's already saturated inner roads. Vehicles moving between north-south and east-west corridors currently depend heavily on city roads, leading to daily congestion across multiple junctions.

Apart from the eight-lane expressway, the corridor will include service roads, cycle tracks, footpaths, railway overbridges and underpasses, internal utility ducts and green buffers along the alignment.

Officials said the project is also being designed as a "smart highway" with Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), including CCTV monitoring, automated traffic counters, video vehicle detection systems, optical fibre connectivity and real-time traffic display systems.

A closed electronic tolling system is also planned, allowing vehicles to pay only for the distance travelled through FASTag-linked and touch-and-go technology.

The project additionally includes environmental and urban planning components such as lake rejuvenation, green belt development, solar-powered street lighting and public transport integration along service roads.

According to project details, around seven lakes falling along the corridor alignment are expected to undergo restoration work, including desilting, strengthening of embankments and pathway development around lake areas.

Officials maintain that the Bengaluru Business Corridor is critical for the city's long-term traffic management and future growth, especially as vehicle numbers continue rising sharply across Bengaluru. Once completed, the project is expected to significantly improve connectivity between North Bengaluru, East Bengaluru and major highway corridors while reducing pressure on inner city roads.