BENGALURU: The elevated corridor project in Bengaluru, estimated to cost Rs 15,825 crores, will be implemented only if people supported the project, said Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
Following a meeting regarding the issue on Monday, he said that only preliminary discussions have been held and no decision has been taken yet regarding the same.
"We will go ahead with the elevated corridor project only if people require it. Or else, State government will drop it. If people want to enjoy the situation of (dense) traffic, they can enjoy," he said.
The project has been in the discussion stage for the past 12 years, since 2006 and is being proposed again to ease the traffic congestion in Bengaluru, he said.
Under the proposed project, a total of six interconnected elevated corridors will be built connecting different parts of the city.
To a question regarding opposition to the proposed project, he said that the State government was considering every alternative for the project. Increase metro and BMTC networks, elevated roads and others, which will be ease traffic congestion are being considered, he said.
"We are taking advise from several experts on how to address the situation. Concrete steps will be taken to address the traffic problem," he added.