Weekend or weekday, for hundreds of pedestrians attempting to cross the busy Mysuru Road near Kengeri Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC) metro station, it is a daily risk they take competing with speeding vehicles. Towering over them is a pedestrian infrastructure holding the key to their problem. But the contractor has allegedly stalled the construction work of the skywalk since the last few weeks over pending bills.
The Kengeri TTMC metro station was opened to the public in August 2021. It has been over nine months since, the authorities are still buying time to provide a safe passage for pedestrians. Pedestrians and metro passengers who are risking their lives to cross the road have demanded the authorities to expedite the construction of the skywalk.
Chetan S., a regular user of the metro, said: “There are many residential localities around Kengeri TTMC metro station. The skywalk in the area has been a long-pending demand. The TTMC of BMTC, from where city buses are operated to various destinations, has been operational for over a decade. Despite that, no skywalk was constructed all these years. People have no option but to cross the busy road risking their lives.”
