Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar yesterday inspected the progress of the ongoing flyover works at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction) on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, being carried out by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Later speaking to presspersons, Yaduveer Wadiyar said that the traffic signal at the junction used to often become a ‘Choke…
CNNL officials inspect spot, initiate measures to prevent unauthorised entry Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) has finally initiated steps to safeguard the Varuna Canal aqueduct that runs over the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, following concerns over damage caused by waste burning beneath the structure. Proposed measures include constructing a compound wall around…
Mysore/Mysuru: Open burning of heaps of waste and electric cables to extract copper at the base of pillars supporting Varuna Canal aqueduct that passes over Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, continues unabated, posing a serious threat to the structure. Despite the jurisdictional NR Police writing to the Executive Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL),…
Project cost Rs. 120 crore; To ease bottlenecks at Kempegowda Circle Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun construction of a grade separator on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction). The grade separator is being built at a cost of Rs. 120 crore and forms part of a larger…
Lack of emergency care makes Nidaghatta-Mysuru stretch deadlier Mysore/Mysuru: A three-year analysis of road accident data on the 120-km access-controlled Mysuru–Bengaluru National Highway-275 has revealed that 1,901 accidents were reported between 2023 and 2025. The data covers two critical stretches — Nidaghatta to Mysuru (59 km) and Bengaluru to Nidaghatta (61 km). As per the…
Maddur: Over 25 passengers travelling in a private bus sustained injuries after the bus hit the concrete road divider, resulting in the bus’ rear axle breaking and toppling on the Service Road of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Agaralinganadoddi village in Maddur taluk yesterday. Those who sustained serious injuries have been identified as Lokesh, Bharati, Mahadevamma, Ambuja,…
Rift between NHAI, Forest Department halts project at 60% completion Srirangapatna: Years after the inauguration of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Highway, the proposed wildlife corridor — with underpasses and flyovers meant to ensure safe movement of animals — remains an unfinished promise. The project, crucial for preventing wildlife deaths along this busy stretch, has been left…
Tamil Nadu Sub-Inspector, family attacked at knifepoint; 3 arrested Mysore/Mysuru: After a brief lull, the stretch of NH-275 between Mysuru and Bengaluru has once again become a hotspot for late-night robberies. Commuters, including families and out-of-State travellers, are being targeted by armed miscreants striking under the cover of darkness. Yesterday, the Channapatna Rural Police arrested…
Madikeri: A tragic road accident near Devarahosahalli on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Channapatna early Tuesday morning claimed the lives of a couple from Kodagu district. The deceased have been identified as Kalimada Somaiah (Ramesh), 73, and his wife Saraswathi (Chattamada), 65. Originally from Parakatageri (Pookola) in South Kodagu, the couple had been residing on 6th…
No mention of rivers in the Detailed Project Report Mysuru: The 119-km Mysuru–Bengaluru Highway (NH-275) has been constructed over five major rivers, with the road running on elevated bridges across these water bodies. Yet, not a single name board on the access-controlled stretch identifies the rivers. Even on the bridges themselves, there are no signboards…
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