Bengaluru, Sept. 17 -- Bengaluru's long-awaited double-decker flyover near Silk Board Junction is entering its final phase, with full operations likely to begin by December or early next year, according to BMRCL officials.

Construction teams have now started placing steel girders to link HSR Layout with BTM Layout via the elevated flyover, passing over the notorious Silk Board bottleneck. Once completed, the stretch will allow vehicles from HSR to exit at Ragi Gudda and continue toward BTM Layout without entering ground-level traffic chaos, said a report by The Times of India.

Last year, a portion of the flyover connecting Ragigudda to Silk Board was opened, easing traffic in one direction. However, the reverse route remained unfinished...