Game-changing 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway is being built at a cost of Rs 8,172 crore
BENGALURU:
The country has by and large learnt to ‘adjust’ with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as evidenced by the fact that work on the Bengaluru-Mysuru 10-lane expressway continues at a steady pace and the game-changing corridor is set to open for the public by October 2022.
The new deadline was announced by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, who tweeted: “10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Economic Corridor is being constructed at record speed. Rs 8,172-cr economic corridor is likely to be completed by October 2022. It will reduce the travel time between the two cities by half from the current 3 hours to only 90 minutes.”
10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Economic Corridor is being constructed at record speed. Rs 8172 Cr economic corridor is likely to be completed by October 2022. It will reduce the travel time between the two cities by half from current 3 hours to only 90 minutes. #PragatiKaHighway pic.twitter.com/6RW4zv1LnY
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 11, 2021
The total length of the expressway is around 117 km and the work has been divided into two packages. Construction work for the two packages began in May and December 2019 respectively. Under package 1, construction of 56 km of the road from Bengaluru to Nidagatta is going on, while construction of 61 km of the road from Nidagatta to Mysuru is taking place under package 2.
Bypass and service roads
Bypass roads for Bidadi, Ramanagara, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya and Srirangapatna are also included in the construction of the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway. The corridor comprises a six-lane access-controlled carriageway for traffic and a two-lane service road on either side for the benefit of local traffic.
Dilip Buildcon Limited is constructing the expressway at an outlay of Rs 8,172. The expressway will reduce the travel time between Mysuru and Bengaluru from the present 180 minutes to 90 minutes.
