The 2.1 km-long flyover on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75, part of four-laning of B.C. Road-Addahole stretch that was opened for traffic a year-ago, undergoes pothole filling exercise by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Kalladka in Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday.
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After missing multiple deadlines, work on the ₹1,500 crore 63.61 km four-lane project of B.C. Road-Addahole stretch of Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 will get fully completed by next April, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha recently.Responding to a starred question by Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta on July 23, Mr. Gadkari said Package 1, Addahole-Periyashanthi (15.13 km) which is complete by 98% will be commissioned by March 30. Package 2, Periyashanthi-B. C. Road (48.48 km), which is complete by 94.21%, will be commissioned by April 30, 2027, the Minister said. The MP had sought details about the completion status of the four-lane highway project being executed by the National Highways Authority of India from 2017.1.3-km affected
Four-laning work of Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 between B. C. Road and Addahole remains incomplete in about 1.3 km stretch, including at Neerakatte, due to several reasons.
