Additional facilities and infrastructure, including four rest areas along the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, are set to escalate the project cost by ₹1,201 crore.
As against ₹8,350 crore originally earmarked for the ongoing works connecting the two cities, the total cost is expected to be around ₹9,550 crore, said Mysuru MP Pratap Simha on April 21.
Speaking to mediapersons in Mysuru, Mr. Simha said the project is on track, and the stretch between Bengaluru and Nidaghatta will be opened to traffic by June. He reiterated that the entire stretch will be open to traffic by Dasara, some time in October. “But for minor civil works on the periphery, motorists will have smooth passage from Dasara onwards,” said Mr. Simha.
