By V.N. Prasad Following are my observations with reference to the news item titled ‘Bent sections of retaining wall rectified on NH-275 in Mandya’ published in Star of Mysore dated Oct. 20. Right from ‘Day One’ while driving along the Service Roads, I observed the phenomenon called bulging of sidewalls; termed “Reinforced Earth Walls” (abbreviated…
Accident on Bengaluru – Mysuru Highway
September 30, 2024Miraculous escape for over 70 passengers; 20 injured Mandya: More than 20 passengers were injured this morning when a KSRTC bus toppled after colliding with a parked goods carrier (canter) in front of Sanjo Hospital on the service road of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway. The incident occurred as the driver of the speeding Mysuru-bound KSRTC bus,…
Dr. C.N. Manjunath inspects road to ease traffic concerns
September 13, 2024Mysuru: Bangalore Rural MP Dr. C.N. Manjunath conducted an inspection of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway recently, with particular focus on the Kadamba Junction, a notorious traffic bottleneck affecting nearly one lakh vehicles daily, especially on weekends. With Nada Habba Dasara festival fast approaching, Dr. Manjunath emphasised the urgent need for decongestion and discussed potential solutions with…
Cash payment chaos at Toll Plaza on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
September 1, 2024Mysuru: The Toll Plaza near Ganangur in Srirangapatna taluk on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway, has turned chaotic, what with the prevailing confusions over the mode of payment — cash or FASTag. The Toll Plaza has 11 lanes and barring one lane where cash is accepted towards toll from the vehicles to pass through, the remaining accept the…
Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275: Tech, strict vigil result in accident rate decline
June 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The number of accidents on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway has dramatically decreased, providing a sigh of relief for travellers. Data from last year and this year highlights the positive impact of rigorous safety measures implemented by the Police Department and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). NH-275 linking the two cities had attained notoriety…
Man dies in road accident
June 13, 2024Hunsur: In a tragic incident, a 32-year-old man died after being hit by a tempo traveller on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as K. Shashidharan, a resident of Hunsur town behind Raghu Photo World. The Police said that incident occurred while a speeding tempo traveller hit Shashidharan while he got…
Expressway-Outer Ring Road Junction to get a flyover
February 17, 2024Bengaluru: The Siddaramaiah Budget has announced the construction of a flyover at the junction of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway and Outer Ring Road near Kempegowda Circle, commonly known as the Manipal Hospital Junction, along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, intending to alleviate traffic congestion. This collaborative effort with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) aims to address…
Urban Development Minister discusses infrastructure projects
November 6, 2023Flyover at busy Manipal Hospital Junction; Peripheral Ring Road; Group Housing Scheme Mysore/Mysuru: Three crucial infrastructure projects set to bolster Mysuru’s development, namely, the flyover at the junction of Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway-Outer Ring Road near Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction), the Peripheral Ring Road and the Group Housing Scheme were taken up for discussion by Urban…
Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway: Nitin Gadkari’s aerial survey, road ride in Ramanagara tomorrow
January 4, 2023Mysuru: With the 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway between Mysuru and Bengaluru expected to be inaugurated soon by Prime Minister Modi, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will conduct an inspection of the Highway tomorrow (Jan. 5). The inspection assumes significance as many elected representatives including former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, MLC Dinesh Gooligowda, MP…
Nitin Gadkari to personally inspect Highway on Jan. 5
December 29, 2022Quality, entry-exit on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway Construction quality verified by independent third-party: PWD Minister Bengaluru: Following complaints of unscientific design and development of the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will personally travel on the road and inspect the design on Jan. 5, 2023. The Expressway is 117.3 km long and…
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