Elevated 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…
Farmers block Highway: Traffic thrown out of gear
November 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Farmers held demonstrations at entry and exit points of the city this morning to mark one year of the farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws. The intensity of protest was severely felt on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway and Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway where vehicular traffic was thrown out of gear. Police had a tough time in controlling…
Car topples near Maddur: MP Pratap Simha extends helping hand
November 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has extended a helping hand to accident victims after a car toppled on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Maddur yesterday afternoon. A group of people were travelling in a Toyota Innova MUV when the driver lost control of the vehicle as one of the tyres of the car burst and toppled. Due…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: No entry for bikes, autos to prevent accidents
September 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: If you are a two-wheeler rider, then you must know that you cannot enter the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has a notified rule that prevents the entry of two-wheeler riders on any Expressway. Even autos and agricultural vehicles are not allowed on the main carriageway. All such vehicles…
Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-Lane Economic Corridor: Rs. 8,066 crore project cost to exceed by Rs. 700 crore
September 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The construction of 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor is in full swing and it is scheduled to be completed by October 2022. But the estimated cost of Rs. 8,066 crore might exceed by another Rs. 700 crore. The corridor comprises a six-lane access-controlled carriageway for traffic to move at a high speed and a two-lane…
Woman decapitated in gory car accident
September 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A woman’s head was severed from the body in an accident on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway yesterday near the Fire Service Station in Srirangapatna. The woman was walking by the side of the road when a speeding car hit her. The car, driven by a Mangaluru-based man, was negotiating a turn near the Fire Service…
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