Mysuru-T. Narsipur, Mysuru-Nanjangud highway to be asphalted
The Hindu
Mysuru MP Pratap Simha announced ₹130 crore project to repair and asphalt Mysuru-T. Narsipur and Mysuru-Nanjangud highways. Special focus on blackspots and vegetation clearance to improve visibility. Proposal to convert Nanjangud-Gundlupet stretch to four-lane highway due to heavy traffic. DPR to be finalized, land ready for widening.
The repair and asphalting of Mysuru-T. Narsipur and Mysuru-Nanjangud highway will be taken up and the project costing around ₹130 crore has been approved by the Centre.
Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, said as Dasara is fast approaching the repair and asphalting of the Mysuru-Nanjangud stretch will be taken up on a priority basis and completed before the commencement of the festival. He said during Dasara there will be heavy traffic between Mysuru and Nanjangud besides VIP movements and hence the stretch of about 22 km will be taken up first.
He said the Mysuru-T. Narsipur stretch will also be repaired and asphalted and the terms and conditions include 5 year maintenance by the contractor. The blackspots or accident spots on the stretch is coming in for special focus and vegetation would also be cleared to improve visibility.
The MP also revealed that there was a proposal to convert the Nanjangud-Gundlupet stretch to a four-lane highway due to heavy traffic. The DPR has to be finalized and there was ready availability of land for highway widening, he added.
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