The proposed underpass below the runway of the Mysuru airport has been shelved and instead the Mysuru-Nanjangud highway will be diverted.
The concept of an underpass was originally mooted to facilitate the extension of the Mysuru airport runway from 1,740 metres to 2,450 metres. The Mysuru-Nanjangud highway is perpendicular to the runway and the extended portion cuts across the highway to overcome which the underpass was proposed as a viable solution.
But in the Mysuru Airport Advisory Committee meeting here on Friday, Pratap Simha, MP, clarified to stakeholders that the underpass was being shelved to avoid future technical and security issues and instead the Mysuru-Nanjangud highway was being diverted.
