National Highway 275 (India)

National Highway 275, commonly referred to as NH 275, is a national highway that connects Bantwal town with Bengaluru through Mysuru and Madikeri in Karnataka state, South India.[1] It is one of the important highways in Karnataka and India. Heritage Metropolis Mysuru and misty town Madikeri come along this highway.

Highway NumberSourceDestinationViaLength (km)
275BantwalBengaluruMandya, Mysuru, Madikeri367

National Highway 275
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length367 km (228 mi)
Major junctions
East endBengaluru
 
West endBantwal, Karnataka
Location
StatesKarnataka
Primary
destinations
Highway system
NH 75 NH 75

Bengaluru-Mysuru section

NH 275 passes over Mandya

The Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway is an upcoming 117-kilometer long, access-controlled highway, in India's Karnataka state. It will be developed in two phases, 56 km Phase-1 will be connecting Bengaluru and Nidaghatta and 61 km Phase-2 will be connecting Nidaghatta and Mysuru.

Foundation stone for this INR 8,000 crore NHAI project was laid in March-2018.

Status updates

  • Mar 2018: Foundation stone laid for 117 km expressway. To be developed in two phases. 56 km Phase-1 connecting Bengaluru and Nidaghatta and 61 km Phase-2 connecting Nidaghatta and Mysuru.
  • Apr 2018: Contract awarded for Phase-1 to Bhopal based Dilip Buildcon.
  • Mar 2019: Civil work which got stuck due to land acquisition issues to start by April 2019.[2]
  • Jul 2020: Work on Phase-1 started in May 2019 and work on Phase-2 started in Dec 2019. Both phase are seeing delay due to Covid-19 related lock down and labor shortages which may see Jan-2022 planned date of completion to get further delayed. [3]

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