**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has officially notified the construction of a two-lane Road Over Bridge in the Vijayanagar district of Karnataka as a "Special Railway Project." Issued on July 27, 2026, under the Railways Act, 1989, the notification designates this infrastructure for a public purpose. The project is effective from its date of publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Statutory Authority and Designation**
* The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by clause 37(A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989.
* The South Western Railway (Construction Organization) has designated the specified work as a "Special Railway Project" for providing national infrastructure.
**Project Scope and Location**
* **Project Type:** Construction of a two-lane Road Over Bridge (ROB).
* **Location ID:** LC No. 35 at Km. 41/525.
* **Geographic Placement:** Situated between Hagaribommanahalli and Vyasa colony stations.
* **Administrative Jurisdiction:** Village of Kadalbalu, Taluk of Hagaribommanahalli, and District of Vijayanagar, Karnataka.
**Technical Specifications**
* The railway span will consist of a 1x60 clear span bowstring steel girder.
* The approaches will feature 2x18.71m PSC (Pre-stressed Concrete) girders combined with CC (Cement Concrete) blocks.
**Impact Analysis**
**South Western Railway (Construction Organization)**
**Impact**
They are the designated authority responsible for the execution and oversight of the project under the "Special Railway Project" status.
**Action Required**
Commence construction and project management according to the technical specifications and legal provisions outlined in the notification.
**Local Residents and Commuters of Vijayanagar District**
**Impact**
The project serves a "Public Purpose" by improving national infrastructure and facilitating safer road and rail transit between Hagaribommanahalli and Vyasa colony.
**Action Required**
No specific action is required from this group, though they are the primary beneficiaries of the improved infrastructure.
**Local Government Authorities (Kadalbalu/Hagaribommanahalli)**
**Impact**
The designated area within their jurisdiction is now part of a federally recognized "Special Railway Project."
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the Ministry of Railways to facilitate land access or administrative requirements necessary for the project's completion.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Ministry of Railways exercises powers to notify specific projects as Special Railway Projects.
Special Railway Project: The status conferred upon the infrastructure project to provide National Infrastructure for a public purpose in the State of Karnataka.
Ministry of Railways: The central government body that issued this notification to designate the construction project under the Railways Act.
Kadalbalu, Hagaribommnhalli, Vijayanagar, Karnataka: The specific geographical location where the proposed construction of the two-lane Road Over Bridge is situated.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3940] िई कदलली, सोमवार, िलु ाई 27, 2026/श्रावण 5, 1948
No. 3940] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026/SHRAVAN 5, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[दजिण पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
बेंगलरुु , 27 िलु ाई, 2026
का.आ. 4110(अ).— रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का अजधजियम स.ं 24) की धारा 2 के खंड 37(क) द्वारा
प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत सरकार का रेल मंत्रालय (दजिण पजिम रेलव,े जिमााण संगठि, बेंगलुरु छाविी)
एतद्द्वारा अजधसूजचत करता ह ै कक िीच े दी गई सारणी म ें उजललजखत पररयोििा को किााटक राज्य म ें सावािजिक प्रयोिि
हते ु राष्ट्रीय अवसंरचिा उपलब्ध कराि े के जलए "जविेष रेलव े पररयोििा" घोजषत ककया िाता ह।ै यह अजधसूचिा रािपत्र
म ें इसके प्रकािि की जतजि से प्रभावी होगी।
क्र. स.ं पररयोििा का िाम ग्राम तालुक जिला
1 हगरीबोम्मिहलली और व्यास कॉलोिी स्ट्टेििों के बीच, कदलबालु हगरीबोम्मिहलली जवियिगर
Km.41/525 पर समपार फाटक सं. 35 पर रेलव ेस्ट्पैि के रूप में
1x60 जललयर स्ट्पैि बोस्टस्ट्रंग स्ट्टील गडार और अप्रोच (पहुंच माग)ा
पर 2x18.71m PSC गडार + CC ब्लॉक से दो-लेि वाले रोड
ओवर जिि का जिमााण प्रस्ट्ताजवत ह।ै
[फा. स.ं W.271/सीएि/बीएिसी /2026-27/भूजम एसआरपी /1727]
परदीप पुरी, मुख्य अजभयंता-III/जिमााण, बेंगलुरु छाविी
5700 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[South Western Railway (Construction Organization]
NOTIFICATION
Bengaluru, the 27th July, 2026
S.O. 4110(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred under clause 37(A) of Section 2 of the
Railways Act, 1989 (Act no. 24 of 1989), the Ministry of Railways, (South Western Railway,
Construction Organisation, Bengaluru Cantonment) Government of India, hereby notifies that the
projects mentioned in the table below are "Special Railway Project" in the State of Karnataka for
providing National Infrastructure for a Public Purpose with effect from the date of publication of
the notification in the Official Gazette.
Sl. No. Name of the project Village Taluk District
1 Proposed construction of a two- Kadalbalu Hagaribommnhalli Vijayanagar
lane Road Over Bridge at LC
No.35 at Km.41/525, Between
Hagaribommanahalli and Vyasa
colony stations as 1x60 clear span
bowstring steel girder as Railway
span and 2x18.71m PSC girder +
CC blocks on approaches”
[F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2026-27/Land SRP/1727]
PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction, Bengaluru Cantonment
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