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Commuter safety on Expressway: Mandya Police debunk rumours
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Commuter safety on Expressway: Mandya Police debunk rumours

August 11, 2023

Mandya/Mysuru: The Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway has once again captured public attention, this time due to false rumours regarding commuter safety that have been spreading across various social media platforms. In response to these unfounded rumours, the Mandya District Police have taken to Facebook and Twitter to directly address the matter and provide clarity. They earnestly urge…

New trend on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Vehicles take diversions to bypass toll plazas
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New trend on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Vehicles take diversions to bypass toll plazas

August 7, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: As the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented full-fledged toll collection on the Access Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, certain drivers have discovered convenient and alternative routes to evade paying the toll. It has been three months since toll collection commenced on the Expressway and three toll plazas have been established at Gananguru in…

Accident rate plummets on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
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Accident rate plummets on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway

August 7, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: As a result of the stringent measures implemented by the Police on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, the incidence of accidents has significantly decreased, providing a sense of relief to the law enforcement agency. Previously, after the Expressway was opened for traffic in March, accidents, both fatal and non-fatal, had become commonplace. However, following the introduction of…

CM calls on Union Transport Minister
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CM calls on Union Transport Minister

August 4, 2023

Gadkari assures Siddu to send team to address Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway problems Bengaluru: With frequent accidents taking its toll on the newly-built Access-controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah of sending a team to rectify the flaws and address other issues concerning the Expressway. Gadkari…

75% of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway accidents due to over-speeding
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75% of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway accidents due to over-speeding

August 3, 2023

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways releases statistics New Delhi: Over the past six months, the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway has experienced a concerning increase in accidents, with a significant number involving two-wheelers. The data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways indicates that approximately 65-75 percent of these accidents were a result of over-speeding,…

AI-based cameras stop working on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
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AI-based cameras stop working on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway

August 3, 2023

Mandya: The solar-powered Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based cameras [Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) installed on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway on July 29, hours before the scheduled visit of CM Siddharamaiah, has stopped working since yesterday. The cameras were installed near Amaravathi Hotel — near Ummadahalli Gate — that is 93-km from Bengaluru. Till the evening of Aug….

KSRTC drivers told to maintain 80-km speed limit
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KSRTC drivers told to maintain 80-km speed limit

August 3, 2023

Bengaluru: With National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) banning two-wheelers, autorickshaws, tractors and non-motorised vehicles, multi-axle hydraulic trailer vehicles and quadricycle on Access Controlled 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has also issued a few directions to its bus drivers to avoid accidents on the Expressway. KSRTC has instructed the drivers to…

Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Police enforce ban on bikes, autos and tractors from today
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Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Police enforce ban on bikes, autos and tractors from today

August 1, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: All the jurisdictional Police Stations that fall along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway began enforcing the ban on two-wheelers, three-wheelers, agricultural vehicles such as tractors and cycles from this morning. Interestingly, seeing the large presence of Police on the road near Manipal Hospital Junction towards Bengaluru, many two-wheelers and autos thought that the Police had begun…

CM travels on Expressway; reviews safety measures
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CM travels on Expressway; reviews safety measures

July 29, 2023

Mandya/Srirangapatna: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah travelled by road from Bengaluru to Mysuru on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway and stopped at two places to review the safety measures taken by the Police and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to prevent accidents on the high-speed access-controlled road. His cavalcade first stopped near Amaravathi Hotel — near Ummadahalli…

Trial run with AI-equipped cameras begins on Expressway
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Trial run with AI-equipped cameras begins on Expressway

July 29, 2023

Srirangapatna: A trial run of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based cameras [Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera, also known as Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) camera] commenced on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway this morning, hours before the scheduled visit of CM Siddharamaiah. Many speeding vehicles were penalised at the Gananguru and Kanaminike Toll Plazas and receipts were issued through hand-held…

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