Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 8 -- Fresh plan by NHAI includes a 3-km tunnel to de-congest traffic

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has submitted a revised alignment plan proposing a 3-kilometre bypass with a central tunnel near the Mysore Airport, replacing the earlier 9-kilometre bypass proposal.

The update was shared by Milind Wabale, Project Director, NHAI, during the DISHA (District Development, Coordination and Monitoring Committee) Meeting chaired by Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) at the Zilla Panchayat auditorium in Mysuru yesterday.

Initially, a Detailed Project Report (DPR) had been prepared to facilitate the extension of the airport runway by constructing an underpass for highway tr...