The roads in front of the passenger terminal will be closed and traffic will be diverted to two new roads to facilitate the work for expansion.
Owing to the ongoing expansion of the passenger terminal at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA), new traffic and parking arrangements will come in place there from November 29.
The existing roads, drop-off and pick-up kerbs and walkways will be closed and new roads, kerbs and walkways in front of the terminal will be opened. The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has said that as the airport prepares itself to accommodate changes as part of the terminal 1 expansion project, utmost care has been taken to ensure minimal impact on the passengers.
To facilitate the construction activities, the existing roads in front of the terminal will be closed and traffic will be diverted to two new roads at noon on November 29.
Signages will be put in place, directing airport users to use the central walkway for entry or exit to the terminal building. The new kerbs are connected to the terminal building through covered walkways for passengers’ convenience.
In addition, the P4 (the 10-minute free parking) and P5 (premium parking) parking spaces have been closed.
Adequate arrangements have been made to ensure passengers’ convenience by providing sufficient signage and by deploying additional staff to assist the passengers at all times, said BIAL.
The closure of roads and diversion to the new roads have been done to facilitate the construction of the roof structure and overhead canopy of the expanded terminal building. The overhead canopies will extend over 40 metres in front of the roof of the present terminal, providing shelter to passengers in the inner and outer lanes.
‘No compromise on user comfort’
“The safety and comfort of airport users is BIAL’s number-one priority. Significant planning has been done prior to the commencement of the road and kerb diversion, with a clear goal to minimise the impact on the passengers’ convenience,” said Hari Marar, president (operations).
He said enhanced presence of airport staff in the affected areas, in addition to well-placed signage, would ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced and are directed intuitively to the passenger terminal building. He urged passengers to stay on marked walkways to the terminal .
The terminal-1 expansion began in June 2011 and is scheduled to be over by early 2013.
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