The Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway in Karnataka, which is being upgraded to a 10-lane highway, will be completed by September 2022. The expressway connecting the two cities will reduce travel time from three hours to just 90 minutes.
Upgrading the 117 km expressway is divided into two components. The construction of 56 km of road from Bengaluru to Nidagatta is the first, and from Nidagatta to Mysuru is the second. The construction work on the project started between May-December 2019.
The work has been done through funds provided by the Central government. The construction of a bypass road of 60 km has been completed. By the end of January 2022, the remaining work will be completed.
The project was initiated to connect Mysuru to Bengaluru, which passes through Ramanagar and Mandya.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has also taken up the development of 93 km stretch of the Mysuru to Kushalanagar section of NH-275.
Three bypasses have been proposed, having a total length of 84 km, which include bypasses at Kushalanagar, Periyapatna, Hunsur city, Bilikere and Mysuru city.
The existing travel time from Bengaluru to Madikeri is seven hours, which will be reduced to 3.5 hours. It will cost Rs 3,883 crore, and the work will start from June 2022.
Moreover, the Kerala border to Kollegal section of NH-212, with a total length of 129 km, is being examined by the Central government on priority for a project, for FY23, to prepare a detailed project report (DPR). The project is likely to cost around Rs 400 crore.