Shivamogga-Tumakuru highway widening work to be completed by March 2027: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the widening of the Shivamogga–Tumakuru National Highway 69 is expected to be completed by March 2027. The project, costing ₹6,400 crore, aims to improve regional connectivity and economic growth.
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The work of widening the Shivamogga–Tumakuru National Highway 69 (formerly NH 206) has reached the final stages , and is scheduled for completion by March 2027, announced Shivamogga Member of Parliament B.Y. Raghavendra.
Mr. Raghavendra had raised a query regarding the project’s status with the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways during the recent parliamentary session. In response, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed that three of the project’s four phases are now nearly complete.
Taken up at an estimated cost of ₹6,400 crore, the four-laning project spans a total distance of 214.43 km, out of which widening of 197.42 km has been completed
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