Why in news?  Prime Minister inaugurated the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway

BENGALURU-MYSURU EXPRESSWAY PROJECT

• Length -119 km
• Built on NH-275
• 6-10 lane access-controlled highway
• Developed by the ministry of road transport and highway
• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarded the project to Dilip Buildcon
• Aiming to decongest the traffic movement between Bengaluru and Mysuru and eventually reduce the travel time from three hours to 75 minutes
• Consists of two phases:
  • 58 km-long Phase 1 between Bengaluru and Nidaghatta
  • 61 km-long Phase 2 between Nidaghatta and Mysore