Prestige Group, one of India’s top real estate developers, has received official approval from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to construct a 1.5-kilometre “private” flyover. The elevated road will connect the upcoming Prestige Beta Tech Park in Bellandur to the Outer Ring Road (ORR), easing access to the city’s key tech corridor.
The flyover will be built along the public Kariyammana Agrahara Road and over a stormwater drain (SWD). In exchange, Prestige will fully fund and undertake the widening of the road to 40 feet.
Why the Flyover Is Needed
Prestige Beta Tech Park is a 70-acre campus that will accommodate over 5,000 employees. The real estate firm cited heavy traffic congestion on the Old Airport Road (via Yemalur) and Kariyammana Agrahara Road as reasons behind the proposal.
BBMP’s Technical Director BS Prahallad confirmed that the flyover would reduce the travel distance to Sakra Hospital Road by 2.5 km, helping decongest the nearby road network. The move is also being seen as a step toward enhancing public-private partnerships in infrastructure.
BBMP’s Terms for Construction
The BBMP has allowed the construction under specific conditions:
- The flyover must remain open to public use.
- Prestige will not receive direct financial compensation but can claim Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates for any land relinquished for the road-widening initiative, if it meets legal guidelines.
- All road-widening costs are to be borne by Prestige.
The proposal was first submitted in August 2022, revised in November 2023, and finally approved in April 2025 following consent from Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
Private Infrastructure on Public Land: A Growing Trend?
Prestige joins a select group of private entities like Lulu Mall and Manyata Embassy Business Park, which have built infrastructure on or around public land for private benefit but public use.
Similarly, Bagmane Group has also proposed a 600-metre flyover in Doddanekundi to improve access to its tech park, suggesting that Bengaluru’s infrastructure may increasingly rely on public-private collaboration to cope with rapid urbanisation.
