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₹158.81 crore additional work to be taken up on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief MInister Siddaramaiah has allocated more funds to improve facilities in the 119 km Bengaluru Mysuru expressway.

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Work to form approache roads and ramps for flyover on NH45 at Paranur begins

Work on two flyovers across railway track at Paranur, Chengalpattu (NH45/NH32) has begun. NHAI forming approaches; two bridges of two lanes each. Cost of forming approaches ₹15 cr, shared by railways & NHAI. Work to be completed in 1 year; contractor to maintain for 5 yrs. Widening NH45 to 8…

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AI-based cameras deployed on expressway to capture overspeeding: Alok Kumar

ADGP Alok Kumar inspected Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, found AI-based cameras deployed on trial basis to capture overspeeding. Speed limits displayed, violators to be booked & penalised. Pamphlets & announcements to be made on traffic rules & lane discipline. NHAI to be held accountable for any major mishap. KSRTC buses & trucks…

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Experts, motorists welcome decision to ban two-wheelers and autos on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway

NHAI bans two-wheelers, autos, tractors from Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway to ensure safety

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Night traffic suspended on Gap road stretch

A major landslip occurred on the stretch on July 7 morning. Huge rocks and soil fell on the Chemmannar road of the Gap Road stretch following heavy rain. The daytime traffic on the stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway (NH85) resumed on July 10 though the traffic is yet to…

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Alok Kumar reviews safety measures on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway

ADGP Alok Kumar reviews safety measures on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway; finds loopholes, death rate down due to police action. Police booked 800 cases for lane violation, 1,100 for overspeeding in last month. NHAI seeks 15-20 days to implement suggestions; State govt to follow up after NHAI expert committee submits report. Ban…

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Two-wheelers, autorickshaws banned on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway from August 1

NHAI took the decision in view of the vulnerability of slow-moving vehicles, and associated speed differentials, and compromise of road safety.

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NHAI begins planting of coconut palm saplings along East Coast Road

NHAI begins planting 22,500 palm saplings along ECR for road-widening project. 600 saplings already planted; 40,000 to be planted in first package, 45,500 in second. NHAI ties up with Forest dept. for procuring and planting saplings. Palar bridge to retain greenery with bypass construction.

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Expert committee to conduct safety inspection of Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway

NHAI forms 3-member panel to inspect Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway. Committee to submit report in 10 days. Aim is to ensure safety of motorists & install speed cameras. Follows inspection by ADGP Traffic & Road Safety & MP Sumalatha's plea to NHAI to complete pending works.

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Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane highway work to start in September, says MP

MP Pratap Simha said the 92-km Mysuru-Kushalnagar Highway project costing ₹4,130 crore is expected to be completed by Dec 2024. Preparations underway for project launch, incl. clearances from authorities. Crop relief given to land holders; blueprint to be submitted to authorities by July 30. Works to be done in different…

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DISHA urges NHAI to issue 3D notification of NH 744

District Development coordination and Monitoring committee will ask the National Highways Authority of India to issue the 3D notification of National Highway 744 and take urgent steps to disburse compensation for the landowners

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Kulur-Baikampady stretch of NH 66 has become death trap, rue citizens

Citizens allege 5km stretch of NH 66 b/w Kulur & Baikampady is "Highway to Death" due to potholes & craters. NHAI has remained mute spectator. Residents blame NHAI for not addressing rainwater stagnation & poor road condition. Citizens to launch agitation if NHAI doesn't fix potholes & craters.

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NHAI to install landslip detection system on Gap Road stretch

NHAI plans to introduce a cost-effective landslip detection system on the Gap Road stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway in Munnar. Censors will be installed inside rocks to alert the DDMA office of any movement. Lights and warning sounds will be activated on the stretch to evacuate people. NHAI has…

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Speed kills: Overspeeding leading cause of accidents on expressways

100 people died in 84 fatal accidents on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway in 4 months. 80-90% accidents due to overspeeding, lack of lane discipline. NHAI, BTP to employ ITMS, driver feedback boards.

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Let’s become part of Green India: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday gave a clarion call to the public to join the revolution to become part of ‘Green India’. He hailed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for seamlessly taking steps towards fuel conservation and pollution control to make highway…

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Home Department, NHAI to intensify patrolling on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway to bring down number of accidents

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Landslide on Gap Road in Munnar, traffic banned

Traffic was disrupted after a major landslip on the Gap Road stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway at Munnar on Friday morning. No one was injured in the incident

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Reconstruction of road begins at Vazhukkumpara on NH 544

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NHAI awaiting nod to ready DPR for Edappally-Aroor elevated highway

Even as a 15-km elevated highway is being built in the Aroor-Thuravur NH 66 corridor, and a six-lane highway is being built in the Edappally-Muthakunnam NH 66 stretch, uncertainty prevails over the plight of an elevated highway that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) proposed on the Edappally-Aroor NH…

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4.5 lakh more saplings to be planted along Chennai-Bengaluru Highway

4.5 lakh more saplings to be planted on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway

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Toll collection on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway draws flak from Parameshwar and Cheluvarayaswamy

Even as the collection of toll on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway began at Gananguru in Srirangapatna on Saturday amidst protests by locals and Kannada organisations, Home Minister G. Parameshwar and Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy came down against the Centre for National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) incomplete work of the highway.

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Mandya legislators seek CM’s intervention to stop toll collection at Srirangapatna

Three legislators from Mandya have sought Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s intervention to stop collection of toll on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway at Gananguru in Srirangapatna scheduled to begin from July 1 till all pending works of the project are completed.

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NHAI closes illegal openings through crash guards on NH-44 in Anantapur

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has closed four illegal openings cut out of the crash guards provided as a barricade between the NH-44 main carriageway and the service lane in the Anantapur city limits, which was causing a number of accidents. In response to a report published in…

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Ganaganuru toll plaza to start functioning from July 1

The ride on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway is set to get costlier with the NHAI announcing that the Ganaganuru toll plaza, near Srirangapatna in Mandya district, will start functioning from July 1.

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