Work on the 61 km stretch which is Phase-II of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project is facing hurdles and yet to take off. The length of the entire stretch of the project is 117.2 km.
Obstruction by locals to using six stone quarries for the road work, coupled with incomplete land acquisition, are major reasons for the delay. Phase-I of the project covers a distance of 56.2 km between Bengaluru and Nidaghatta while Phase-II is between Nidaghatta and Mysuru.
The contract for Phase-II was awarded on 20 April 2018 and the work was expected to be completed in six months. When fully completed, travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru is expected to come down to 90 minutes.
Out of the six quarries, the contractor has got permission to extract jelly from two quarries, including one at Siddapura in Srirangapatna taluk.