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Gadkari Announces Grants For Multiple NH Projects In Karnataka

Karnataka's Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai thanked Gadkari for the approval of multiple projects

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Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced funds for national highway projects for Karnataka on Wednesday. 

One of the projects includes widening of the two lanes of the Kanamadi- Bijjaragi-Tikota section on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border of National Highway 166E via an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model worth Rs 196.05 crore, Gadkari tweeted. 

The other project, widening to two lanes with paved shoulder of National Highway 548B Murrum on Maharashtra border to IB circle in Kalaburgi and Vijayapura district on the EPC model at the cost of Rs 957.09 crore.

Furthermore, the Union Minister sanctioned a fund of Rs 333.96 crore for the construction of bypass on National Highway 367 in the Koppal district and Gadag on EPC model. The bypass construction will be done at Kukunoor, Yelburga, Gajendragad of Bhanapur Gaddanakeri section of the highway.

For the Bagalkot district, Gadkari said that a budget of Rs 445.62 crore has been allocated for the widening to two lanes with paved shoulder from Sarjapur to Pattadakal on Bhanapur to Gaddanakeri section of National Highway 367.

Gadkari also announced construction of bypass in Mysore district at the cost of Rs 909.86 crore. The bypass will be four lanes with controlled-access and paved shoulder on National Highway 275 from Mysore to the Kushalnagar section. Additionally, a budget of Rs 739.39 crore has been announced for the construction of access-controlled four lanes with paved shoulder from Mysore to Kushalnagar section of National Highway 275 at Yelachenahalli near Yelawala-KR Nagar road junction to Srirangapatna bypass in Mysore district.

Karnataka's Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai thanked Gadkari for the approval of multiple projects.


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