Bengaluru: Travelling between Mysuru and Bengaluru on 10-lane Economic Corridor that is slated for completion in October 2022 could cost you anywhere between Rs. 200 and Rs. 250 as per the prevailing rates fixed by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) based on similar corridors. The first stretch of the expressway — from Bengaluru to…
Chain reaction…
June 5, 2022Four cars that were proceeding from Bengaluru to Mysuru collided with each other on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway on the bridge that is built across River Cauvery near Srirangapatna this morning. The accident occurred at Poorva Vahini, after Baburayanakoppal and traffic came to a grinding halt for some time. As it was a Sunday today, there…
Subramanyeshwara Swamy Temple at Siddalingapura getting a makeover
May 23, 2022Devotee from Tamil Nadu funding project to construct a stone Gopura behind facade Mysore/Mysuru: The famed Sri Subramanyeshwara Swamy Temple at Siddalingapura on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway is getting a major makeover and a stone Gopura will be built in the coming days. The foundation has already been laid but continuous rain is playing a spoilsport. The…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Economic Corridor: MP urges NHAI to solve safety issues
May 12, 2022Certain landowners at Ramanagara were holding up construction work Mysore/Mysuru: Highlighting the safety and aesthetics of the ongoing 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has urged National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to take immediate measures to pave the earthen shoulder with suitable impermeable material like concrete. Meeting NHAI Chairperson Alka Upadhyaya recently,…
Two killed as tree falls on car near Ramanagara
April 25, 2022Traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway held up for more than one hour Mysore/Mysuru: A tree came crashing on a car on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway this morning and two persons including a 9-year-old child were killed on the spot. The incident occurred on the busy stretch and traffic was held up for more than one hour. The…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Expressway: Toll collection to begin from October 2022
March 30, 2022Elevated toll booths built after Srirangapatna and near Bidadi Mysore/Mysuru: The introduction of tolls on new roads that facilitate travel is a nationwide arrangement. Likewise, works are in full swing to set up two toll plazas on the Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane National Highway (NH-275) that is being developed as an economic corridor. The 117-km road, being…
Zip from Mysuru to Bengaluru in 75 minutes from October
March 29, 2022Bengaluru: The ongoing construction work of the Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Highway NH275 will be completed by October 2022, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said. In a series of tweets yesterday, the Minister said that once completed, the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru will be reduced to 75 minutes. The Minister…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Economic Corridor: Proper entry, exit points needed for 5 bypasses
December 16, 2021Call to expedite grade separator near Columbia Asia Hospital Junction Mysore/Mysuru: Meeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi yesterday, MP Pratap Simha also requested the upgradation of the access controlled 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor with proper entry and exit points for all five bypasses to six towns. Also, to avoid median crossover accidents, Jersey…
150 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations proposed in five districts
December 14, 2021By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) that manages distribution of electricity in five districts of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Hassan and Kodagu has sent a proposal to the State Government identifying 150 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations in five districts. Among them, 10 charging stations will come up on Mysuru-Bengaluru…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Economic Corridor: 80 percent works over; wrap up by October 2022
December 9, 2021Costs escalate from Rs. 8,066 crore to Rs. 9,366 crore By S.T. Ravikumar Despite project costs being escalated due to inflation, COVID pandemic and also new works that were not planned earlier, the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor is on the right track and it will be completed by October 2022. Logistic challenges notwithstanding, 80 percent…
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