Centre approves Rs 2,920 cr highway project in Karnataka

The government today approved a Rs 2,920-crore project for widening a section of national highway-275, connecting Bengaluru and Mysuru, in Karnataka.

"The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for six-laning of Nidagatta - Mysuru Section of NH-275 from km 74.2to



km 135.3 on Hybrid Annuity Mode in Karnataka," Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.

The six-laning of about 61 km is estimated to cost approximately Rs 2,919.81 crore including the cost of land acquisition and pre-construction activities. The civil construction cost is about Rs 2,028.93 crore.