Archive · 11 Jun 2025
Bengaluru-Mangaluru Expressway DPR in Preparation
Imagine a super-fast road being built to connect Bengaluru and Mangaluru!
The government has started planning this new expressway.
This new road should make the trip much faster, taking less than five hours.
It will also make trade, tourism, and the economy easier, moving goods and allowing people to visit.
There are also plans for a new rail line that could be built at the same time as the road to make approvals quicker.
This new infrastructure will benefit the Dakshina Kannada region.
DPR for Bengaluru-Mangaluru high-speed expressway is underway.
The expressway aims to reduce travel time to under 5 hours.
The project is planned as a four-to-eight-lane road via Hassan.
MP suggested a joint DPR for road and rail through Shiradi Ghat.
Expected to boost trade, tourism, and economic activity.
- Who
- Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, MP Captain Brijesh Chowta.
- What
- Development of a high-speed expressway between Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
- When
- DPR work commenced as of April 30; expected to take 18 months.
- Where
- Between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, via Hassan district.
- Why
- To reduce travel time, improve safety, boost trade and tourism.
- Connecting Cities
- Bengaluru and Mangaluru
- Estimated Travel Time
- Under 5 hours
- Road Structure
- Four-to-eight lanes
- DPR Completion
- 18 months
