By Pranjal Gupta

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Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project is finally making progress after being delayed for nearly two decades. The 74-kilometre stretch has now been renamed the ‘Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC)’ and includes new features. The revised plan introduces an 8-lane expressway, with a 5-metre space in the middle reserved for a future Metro line. BBC Chairman LK Atheeq explained that the road will have a total width of 65 metres. Of this, 41 metres will be dedicated to the 8-lane expressway and the reserved Metro space. On either side of the expressway, there will be two service roads, each 9 metres wide, designed with two lanes plus a cycling lane. In addition to that, pedestrians will find 3-metre-wide pavements. Also Read: ‘Are You Siddaramaiah’s Woman?’: Heated Argument Over Hindi At Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Station – Video Why the Project Was Delayed for Two Decades The primary reason for the delay was land acquisition challenges. To address this, five options will be offered to landowners as compensation: cash payment, Transferable Development Rights (TDR), enhanced Floor Area Ratio (FAR), developed residential land, or commercial land along the corridor. Special Land Acquisition Officers have been appointed to gather landowners’ preferences and finalise compensation awards. Key Features of the Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC) Project: 5-metre median reserved for a future Metro corridor8-lane expressway with a total width of 65 metres41 metres dedicated to the expressway itself Compensation Options Offered to Landowners: Cash paymentTransferable Development Rights (TDR)Enhanced Floor Area Ratio (FAR)Developed residential landCommercial land along the corridorNamma Metro Yellow Line In another news, Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Yellow Line, which runs from R.V. Road to Bommasandra, has received its fifth trainset. This new trainset arrived on 30 September and will help reduce long waiting times for daily commuters. Engineers will now put the train together and test it for 20 days. After that, the train will start running regularly by mid-October. The Yellow Line is 18.82 km long and was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2025. At first, only three trains were available, making passengers wait over 25 minutes between trains during busy times. A fourth train was added in September, cutting the wait to 19 minutes, but trains were still crowded. With the fifth train, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited expects trains to come every 15 minutes, making travel easier for commuters. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Bengaluru and around the world.