India is about to get a new expressway in the form of the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new route tomorrow, March 12. This is the first expressway to be inaugurated by the PM after the first phase of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. It is to be noted that the new project covers a part of NH-275. In addition, it will improve connectivity in the region, connecting Srirangapatna, Coorg and Ooty among many others and enhance their tourism potential. The project has been built at a cost of Rs 8,478 crore.
Ahead of the inauguration of the project, PM Modi took to Twitter to mention the importance of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. “An important connectivity project that will contribute to Karnataka’s development trajectory,” he wrote. The PM’s remarks came after the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways shared pictures of the new expressway.
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Sharing the pictures, the Union Minister also mentioned that the project includes construction of 89 underpasses and overpasses besides four rail overbridges, nine major bridges, 40 minor bridges and a stretch of NH-275. All this will enable passengers to cover the distance between Bengaluru and Mysore in 3 hours 90 minutes.
An important connectivity project that will contribute to the development path of Karnataka. https://t.co/9sci1sVSCB
Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 10, 2023
The 118 km long highway was built as part of the Bharatmala project and has six main carriageway lanes and two service road lanes on either side. It is expected to reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysore from three hours to about 75 minutes.
The Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway will offer a free and seamless ride, made possible by 69 bus bays, 49 underpasses, 13 overpasses and access-controlled, 6-lane fencing on either side of the road. In addition, a greenfield bypass will be a part of the expressway. This bypass will have Ramanagaram and Channapatna will be 22 km; The bypasses for Mandya, Srirangapatna and Maddur will be of 8 km, 10 km and 4 km respectively. In addition, there will be a 7-km bypass at Bidadi, allowing commuters between the two cities to avoid all these important towns.