Centre okays Rs 3,575 crore worth highway widening work in Karnataka

Building of access controlled 4-Lane with paved shoulder from Mysore to Kushalnagar section of NH-275 at Yalachahalli near Yelawala - KR Nagar road junction to Srirangapatna bypass has been sanctioned with a budget of Rs. 739.39 crores, Gadkari said. Credit: PTI Photo

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday sanctioned several national highway widening projects in Karnataka with an investment of Rs 3,575 crore.

A total of Rs 196 crore has been sanctioned for widening the two-lane Kanamadi-Bijjaragi-Tikota section (Maharashtra-Karnataka border) of National Highway-166E, Gadkari said.

“Widening to 2-lane with paved shoulder of NH-548B Murrum (Maharashtra border) to IB circle (Bijapur) section in Kalaburagi and Vijayapura has been sanctioned with a budget of Rs 957.09 crore,” he said.

A bypass at Kukunoor, Yelburga, Gajendragad of Bhanapur-Gaddanakeri section of NH-367 in Koppal and Gadag has been approved (Rs 333 crore).

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Widening to two-lane from Sarjapur to Pattadakal on Bhanapur to Gaddanakeri (NH-367) in Bagalkot has been okayed. An access-controlled four-lane from Mysuru to Kushalnagar (NH-275) near Guddehosur will be built at Rs 909 crore. An access-controlled four-lane from Mysuru to Kushalnagar section of NH-275 at Yalachahalli near Yelawala-KR Nagar Road junction to Srirangapatna bypass has been sanctioned.

Access controlled 4-lane with paved shoulder from Mysore to Kushalnagar section of NH-275 near Guddehosur at the start of Kushalnagar bypass will be constructed at cost of Rs 909.86 crore.

Building of access controlled 4-Lane with paved shoulder from Mysore to Kushalnagar section of NH-275 at Yalachahalli near Yelawala - KR Nagar road junction to Srirangapatna bypass has been sanctioned with a budget of Rs. 739.39 crores, Gadkari said.