Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up the last-mile works on the Mysuru side of the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway (NH-275). The works were pending even though the rest of the Highway and bypasses have been completed and have been opened for traffic. Works are under brisk pace to meet the…
CESC forms Task Force to coordinate with NHAI on all electricity-related issues Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finally begun the task of restoring electricity poles that were vandalised on the 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway between Mysuru and Bengaluru (NH-275). The works began last evening. This comes after two reports in Star of…
Meeting held with Mandya In-Charge Secretary; CESC MD inspects vandalised poles on NH-275 Srirangapatna: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that all electric poles on the sides and bypasses of the 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway between Mysuru and Bengaluru (NH-275) are well-secured before the electricity…
Now commuters prefer Expressway or Vande Bharat Express to reach Bengaluru within two hours Mysore/Mysuru: There has been no Mysuru-Bengaluru flight since Nov. 2022 (exactly from Oct. 31, 2022), leaving the sector in limbo. At present, the Mysore Airport handles flights only to four destinations — Hyderabad, Chennai (two flights), Goa and Hubballi. Even the…
Works to install commuter-friendly sign boards, direction, destination signals soon Mysore/Mysuru: The first phase of the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) will begin by Feb. 15 on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch. The Expressway project has two packages — the first one runs from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta in Maddur taluk for around…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as there is a raging debate over naming Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway after erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar or River Kaveri (Cauvery), Mysore Royal Family member Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar today said that he will abide by whatever decision the Government takes in this regard. It may be mentioned that, ahead of the…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the issue of naming of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway coming to the forefront. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has reiterated his earlier opinion that the Expressway be named as ‘Cauvery Expressway’. The Highway is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by February end. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, the MP…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (also known as MyLAC) Chairman R. Raghu Kautilya has opined that the Expressway must be named ‘Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Expressway’. On MP Pratap Simha’s proposal to name the Expressway after River Cauvery, Raghu said that since senior leaders like S.M. Krishna has suggested Nalwadi’s name, Nalwadi’s name must…
Mysuru: Probably for the first time in the history of Karnataka, a helicopter landed on a Highway for an inspection of the road by a Union Minister. A temporary helipad was created on the road with the symbol ‘H’ painted on the road for the pilot to visualise. The make-shift helipad was created on the…
Sir, This refers to V.N. Prasad’s letter ‘Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway NH 275: A Designer’s Perspective’ in SOM dated Dec.29. I was thrilled to read for the first time a ‘real’ expert’s take on the 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. Well-articulated and easy to understand. To me point number 5 was a stand-out [5. Under the circumstances, politicians announcing…
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