A view of the 119 km Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway project on NH-275, a 6-10 lane access-controlled highway with route alignment by the National Highways Authority of India, ready to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 12, 2023. , Photo credits: Murli Kumar K.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it in Mandya on Sunday. Bangalore-Mysore Expressway8,480 crore has been developed at a cost of Rs.
The 118-km expressway will reduce travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from three hours to about 75 minutes. The expressway is expected to boost socio-economic development in the region, said a press release issued by PIB ahead of Mr Modi’s visit.
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During his visit, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Mysore-Kushalnagar four-lane highway which is about 92 km. The project will be developed at a cost of Rs 4,130 crore. The project is expected to boost connectivity between Bengaluru and Kushalnagar.
Mr Modi will inaugurate the expressway around noon and lay the foundation stone for the major road project.
Before inaugurating the Expressway, the Prime Minister, who will reach the PES College helipad from Mysuru at around 11.20am, will hold a roadshow from Inspection Bungalow Circle to Nanda Circle at 11.25am, he will later dedicate the Expressway at Hanakere at 11.40am And later from 12.15 pm to 1.15 pm will attend a conference to be held at Gajjalagere Colony in Maddur taluk. Mr Modi will address the gathering from 12.40 pm to 1.15 pm, the release said.
dharwad tour
After Mandya, the Prime Minister will proceed to Dharwad to dedicate the IIT Dharwad campus. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by Mr Modi in 2019. The institute has been developed at a cost of over Rs 850 crore. The note said that the Prime Minister would also dedicate to the nation the longest railway platform at the Shri Siddharood Swamiji station in Hubli.