[deathwalkr]

Till further information, we could give the benefit of doubt to the engineers

[gkveda]

No it is not sky walk. There are no staircases on either side of the structure.

In my opinion, It is something built temporarily for metro work I believe. This may be removed after Metro construction.

[kaushik_ak]

So, folks, Here goes the steps, Now to all those who thought this is isn't a skywalk

[GrandTourer]

This could very well be a part of line 3 of Namme Metro, which I found from here (https://themetrorailguy.com/2018/03/...ctronics-city/) is the exact same spot you noticed... That is near the e city toll plaza. There is a metro station planned for that location christened Electronic City 2 for now. The structure you see could be one of the structural support for the extra load of the station.

Originally Posted by kaushik_ak

So, folks, Here goes the steps, Now to all those who thought this is isn't a skywalk
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As for the staircase you see, look for Hallder safety netting and scaffolding. The size and platform fit the bill perfectly for the scaffolding.
Oh, let me just put it here.

Notice how there are landing after just 8 steps? Normally a skywalk doesn't have landing in between (to save cost maybe?).
Also, you can see the metro construction work in the background in your latest pic.

So yeah, I would give the benefit of the doubt to our engineers.

[kaushik_ak]

Originally Posted by GrandTourer

As for the staircase you see, look for Hallder safety netting and scaffolding. The size and platform fit the bill perfectly for the scaffolding.
Oh, let me just put it here.
Attachment 1813017
Notice how there are landing after just 8 steps? Normally a skywalk doesn't have landing in between (to save cost maybe?).
Also, you can see the metro construction work in the background in your latest pic.

So yeah, I would give the benefit of the doubt to our engineers.

The staircase has a clear lading on the ones that are present here.
Metro work, though close to the place being worked on, cannot cover the entire breadth of the road from one side to the other for a scaffolding. Remember the finished pillars you see are of the Electronic City Elevated Toll Road.

[paragsachania]

Work in progress shot from yesterday. Now keep guessing:

[samaspire]

Originally Posted by paragsachania

Work in progress shot from yesterday. Now keep guessing:

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There will be a pair of stairs leading up to and down from the flyover. And maybe they will decide to paint a zebra crossing on the road.

Why should flyovers be exempt from jaywalkers and mad crossers?

[srishiva]

They are going to remove the flyover since it impedes clear passage of pedestrians
Guess someone should ask people in the know and break the suspense

[paragsachania]

Originally Posted by srishiva

They are going to remove the flyover since it impedes clear passage of pedestrians
Guess someone should ask people in the know and break the suspense

On yesterday when I clicked this image on my way to a place for lunch I asked a welder deployed here showing how one will pass below the flyover to which he was silent and said "sahab ko bataunga"( will tell my boss).

I am still not sure how if this is indeed a pedestrian skywalk that has been witnessing progress with laying stairs now and someone in the team hasn't noticed the flaw. Or is this something else?

[GTO]

Thanks to Karthick S for sending this information in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP page!

I happened to bump into this thread https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...n-failure.html (India's first *crawling* Sky walk in E-City, Bangalore! A design failure)

There is maintenance work going on in the flyover and that's the scaffolding for it. Its not a skywalk per se. Here is the related news https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/67133109.cms

[paragsachania]

Originally Posted by GTO

Thanks to Karthick S for sending this information in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP page!

I seriously doubt this maintenance work has got to do anything with the structure that you notice in the pictures.

In all probabilities it looks like a skywalk and this has been there since quite a few months now with proper steps emerging on both sides of the metal structures along with proper foundation made of concrete to support this.

Also, the location where this is coming up is right at a signaled pedestrian crossing (where my workplace is) and it seems like one of the many skywalks that have started to finally see ray of light on Bangalore roads.

The topic of maintenance work on BETPL is also being discussed here.

The said article nowhere mentions about such a structure and if one looks at the pics this clearly hints like something permanent. The article mentions that work will be carried out at 1.5 km stretch at a time (the flyover is 8.75 kms long) and if this structure had to do anything with it, imagine such construction coming up every 1.5 km.

[deadguy25]

Originally Posted by paragsachania

I seriously doubt this maintenance work has got to do anything with the structure that you notice in the pictures.

I think you are correct. The structure in the pictures is at the beginning of the flyover (E-city) side.
The repairs are being done somewhere near the middle of the flyover (pretty away from the structure in the pictures).

[nirmaljusdoit]

Expansion joint maintenance is a regular activity which needs to be carried out.

Most of the work happens on top of the bridges, flyovers etc. If at all some work needs to be carried out from the bottom it doesn't need such an elaborate and complex structure spanning the road from one end to the other .

https://youtu.be/pH9eusQX6Oo

[Miyata]

Curious and impatient!

Would you question A.R.Rahman in the middle of his composition? What about trying to make sense of a Leonardo da Vinci painting in the middle of his work?

No! That would be sacrilege.

BBMP are a piece of work on their own - one would never know what they have been working on until after they have seemingly classified the work as completed!

[kaushik_ak]

Hello All,

To all those who have had multiple confusions on this Skywalk, here it goes. I do not understand the enthusiasm of us BHPians to say it is *not* a skypwalk. Anyways, these pics do the talking, and boy, I haven't seen a larger bug fix than this!