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The Karnataka government has revived the long-pending Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) project in Bengaluru, a 210 km corridor aimed at improving connectivity across the city’s peripheral growth zones. The project, originally proposed over a decade ago, will link 12 satellite towns including Devanahalli, Bidadi, Anekal and Hoskote. Now under the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA), the revised plan seeks to address earlier land acquisition and legal challenges by reverting to the original alignment with modifications. A key strategy involves land pooling through developer-led relinquishment, reducing acquisition costs. The corridor will integrate with other major infrastructure projects such as the Satellite Town Ring Road and the Bengaluru Business Corridor, forming a broader mobility network to support regional expansion and decentralised urban growth.
The Karnataka government has revived the long-delayed Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) project in Bengaluru, with plans to develop a 210 km corridor aimed at strengthening connectivity across the city’s expanding peripheral regions. The project, which had remained stalled for years due to legal disputes and land acquisition challenges, is now being restructured under the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) to facilitate execution. Advertisement
The IRR, first proposed over a decade ago, is designed to link 12 satellite towns around Bengaluru, including Devanahalli, Bidadi, Anekal, Hoskote and Nelamangala, creating a continuous mobility loop across emerging urban clusters. The revival follows a review of earlier alignments, with authorities opting to revert largely to the original route while incorporating necessary modifications to align with existing developments and infrastructure plans.
Previous attempts to implement the project had faced setbacks due to litigation and alignment inconsistencies. A High Court directive in recent years had required changes to the alignment, while a revised proposal was later found to be unviable due to reliance on inconsistent-width roads. The current approach seeks to address these issues by adopting a more standardised corridor design and aligning it with approved master plans.
A key component of the revised execution strategy is the use of land pooling mechanisms, wherein developers are expected to relinquish portions of land during layout approvals. This approach is intended to reduce the financial burden associated with large-scale land acquisition, which had been a major constraint in earlier phases of the project. Authorities already hold a portion of the required land and are expected to secure additional parcels through this model.
The IRR is being positioned as a critical link within Bengaluru’s broader ring road network, complementing existing and proposed corridors such as the Outer Ring Road, the Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR), and the Bengaluru Business Corridor. Together, these projects are expected to redistribute traffic flows, reduce congestion within core urban areas, and enable more efficient movement between industrial, residential and logistics hubs.
The corridor is also expected to support the decentralisation of urban growth by improving access to satellite towns, which are increasingly being developed as alternative residential and economic centres. Enhanced connectivity is likely to facilitate the development of integrated townships, industrial clusters and logistics parks along the corridor, aligning with long-term regional planning objectives.
The revival of the IRR project reflects a renewed focus on addressing Bengaluru’s infrastructure constraints through large-scale mobility interventions. By linking peripheral growth centres and integrating multiple transport corridors, the project is expected to play a key role in shaping the city’s next phase of expansion while addressing long-standing connectivity gaps across its outer regions.
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