Decks cleared for ₹15,000-cr RR Road in Bengaluru

Decks have been cleared for the ring road project connecting Dobaspet and Hosur under the Bharatmala program to decongest the traffic in Bengaluru city. All issues related to the land acquisition have been resolved and even the state government has agreed to bear 30 per cent cost of ₹1,560 crore towards land acquisition and ₹1,000 crore towards exemption of GST on road construction material especially steel, cement, sand and aggregates. 240 km of the project is in Karnataka and 45 km in Tamil Nadu. NHAI will implement the entire STRR around Bengaluru connecting Hosur, Anekal, Kanakapura, Ramanagara, Magadi, Dabaspet, Doddaballapura, Devanahalli and Hoskote.

The CM has sought approval for the construction of a tunnel bypass of the Shiradi Ghat section of NH-75, which is an important highway connecting the port city of Mangaluru and Bengaluru, as a joint venture in association with the Japanese government. The capital cost of this project is about ₹10,146 crore. He sought expansion of Bijapur-Sankeshwar NH-5488 and the declaration of five state roads as national highways.