# B-SMILE retenders flyover projects at Rs 1,640 crore, cost rises 2026-10-25T23:37:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-SMILE) has invited fresh bids for six elevated corridor and flyover projects at a combined civil cost of Rs 1,640.3 crore, Times of India reports. Deccan Herald, however, places three projects at Rs 1,320 crore. The six retendered works carry a Rs 16 crore increase against the May 2026 tender, following a government panel review that flagged bidder eligibility concerns under a September cancellation of nine projects worth Rs 3,060 crore. B-SMILE has set a 30-month construction period for these projects, plus a 10-year maintenance period. An elevated corridor from Old Madras Road-Silk Board corridor worth Rs 852 crore is not yet re-tendered. Resident groups have protested the projects, forming human chains in Indiranagar and Jayanagar. Amulya Shekhar of civic group Dear DK urged B-SMILE to stop burdening state resources, arguing a flyover budget equals a year of GBA funds and will cripple arteries for years. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Deccan Herald and Times of India both report fresh B-SMILE flyover tenders but frame different totals. Deccan Herald leads on three projects at Rs 1,320 crore, omits the earlier tender cancellation, and mentions a scaled-down plan after a resident opposition. Times of India leads with the retender of six projects at Rs 1,640.3 crore, explicitly reports a cost rise of Rs 16 crore and a prior cancellation flagged by a government panel, and includes activist criticism. The two papers agree on the 30-month construction timeline. On reading both, B-SMILE has retendered multiple projects after a cancellation, but not all: the Old Madras Road-Silk Board corridor worth Rs 852 crore has not been re-tendered, and resident opposition continues. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - deccanherald.com (neutral report) Leads with three flyovers at lower cost, omits cancellation - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with retender of six projects, details cost rise and cancellation This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: B-Smile, Bengaluru, Dear DK, Greater Bengaluru Authority Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/b-smile-retenders-flyover-projects-at-rs-1640-crore-cost-rises/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/b-smile-retenders-flyover-projects-at-rs-1640-crore-cost-rises/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/