National Highway 275 (India)
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Length | 367 km (228 mi) | |||
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East end | Bengaluru | |||
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West end | Bantwal, Karnataka | |||
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States | Karnataka | |||
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National Highway 275, commonly referred to as NH 275, is a national highway that connects Bantwal town with Bengaluru through Mysuru and Madikeri in Karnataka, India.[1] It is one of the important highways in Karnataka and India. Heritage Metropolis Mysuru and misty town Madikeri come along this highway. It is expected to reduce travel time from the current 3 hours to 90 minutes.[2]
Highway Number | Source | Destination | Via | Length (km) |
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275 | Bantwal | Bengaluru | Mandya, Mysuru, Madikeri | 367 |
Bengaluru-Mysuru section[]
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NH 275 passes over Mandya
The Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway is an upcoming 117-kilometer long, access-controlled highway, in India's Karnataka state. It will be developed in two phases, 56 km Phase-1 will be connecting Bengaluru and Nidaghatta and 61 km Phase-2 will be connecting Nidaghatta and Mysuru.
Foundation stone for this ₹8,000 crore NHAI project was laid in March-2018.
Status updates[]
- Mar 2018: Foundation stone laid for 117 km expressway. To be developed in two phases. 56 km Phase-1 connecting Bengaluru and Nidaghatta and 61 km Phase-2 connecting Nidaghatta and Mysuru.
- Apr 2018: Contract awarded for Phase-1 to Bhopal-based Dilip Buildcon.
- Mar 2019: Civil work which got stuck due to land acquisition issues to start by April 2019.[3]
- Jul 2020: Work on Phase-1 started in May 2019 and work on Phase-2 started in Dec 2019. Both phase are seeing delay due to Covid-19 related lock down and labour shortages which may see Jan-2022 planned date of completion to get further delayed.[4]
- Dec 2021: Work on phase-1 completed upto 83% and Phase II completed upto 73%. The highway shall be fully functional by October 2022.[5]
See also[]
- Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (NICE Road)
- National Highway 66 (India)
- National Highway 75 (India)
- National Highway 73 (India)
- National Highway 169 (India)
- National Highway 206 (India)
- National Highway 52 (India)
- Ghat Roads
References[]
- ^ "Rationalization of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). Govt of India. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "New 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru highway expected to be complete by Oct 2022".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Expressway to Mysuru gets forest dept clearance- The New Indian Express".
- ^ "Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway project could be delayed - The Hindu".
- ^ "Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway will be ready in October 2022: NHAI".
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External links[]
Categories:
- National highways in India
- National Highways in Karnataka