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Priority Interventions
Explore options to enable safe first- and last-mile connections to the metro station for pedestrians.
Option 1: Invert the metro entrance gate to open up towards the pedestrian overpass in the south.
Option 2: Reclaim the space under the flyover to potentially redesign the road geometry to slow traffic, accommodate bus stop waiting space, and enable safer crossing via the under-flyover space. Develop wide footpaths, with street lights on both service roads and install navigation signage to highlight nearby destinations and public transit nodes.
Site context
The site is the 100m access road (Mysore Road Highway) to the Challaghatta Metro station, and the under-flyover space used to cross the road. The site also includes major bus stops on both service roads. In the West is the metro station, and in the East is a medical college and large residential blocks, amongst other key destinations. Being a highway, the road experiences high-speed traffic and large vehicles, including buses and trucks.
Issues
People exiting the metro inevitably jump over the guardrails in front of the metro gate to cross the road near the under-flyover space, then run across heavy traffic on both service roads. They also have to negotiate the unlit, broken pathway under the flyover, since the closest overpass is more than 150m away and difficult to spot. The footpaths in this area are also very narrow, given the high pedestrian footfall.