The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has approved the development of 929 km of National Highway works with an investment of Rs 8,000 crore in 2024-25 in Karnataka.
A statement from the ministry said these works include widening highways, building railways overbridges, extension of highways, rectifying accident spots and constructing bypasses.
The construction of a 52-km National Highway (NH) between Sira and Byranahalli at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore has also been included in the approved project list.
The works will start in three months, Karnataka's special representative in Delhi T B Jayachandra said in a statement.
In progress
The bypass road to Chikkamagaluru town on NH-19, Churikatte-Sagar to Sagar-Anandpura on NH 69, to Navalgund town on NH 52, construction of roads between Karkala-Malagate, Jewargi-Chamarajanagar, Byndoor-Ranebennur, Sagar-Sigandur, Mudigere-Banawara, Charmadi Ghat and Agumbe Ghat are some of the works which will be taken up in current fiscal, said the statement.
Published 04 July 2024, 20:51 IST