Union Minister Karandlaje pushes for integration of Bengaluru–Mysuru Highway with Major Arterial Road

Union Minister of State for Labour, Employment and MSME, Shobha Karandlaje, has urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to work with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on linking the Bengaluru–Mysuru highway (NH-275) with the Major Arterial Road (MAR). She directed officials to carry out a joint inspection to address connectivity concerns.

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The 11-km MAR, being executed by the BDA, connects Mysuru Road with Magadi Road through Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) and is nearing completion. However, residents have flagged that the elevated NH-275 begins near Challaghatta metro station without an up-ramp, preventing direct access from MAR. Motorists from Magadi Road, NPKL and surrounding suburbs are forced to travel up to Bidadi to enter the Mysuru highway, raising fears of traffic congestion once MAR becomes operational.

Bottlenecks at the MAR–Mysuru Road junction

Karandlaje, representing Bangalore North where the projects overlap, cautioned that not integrating the roads would undermine the highway’s purpose and worsen bottlenecks at the MAR–Mysuru Road junction. The minister also asked NHAI to consider linking the proposed Peripheral Ring Road (PRR-II) with NH-275 to ensure seamless movement.

The meeting with NHAI officials followed repeated appeals from the NPKL Open Forum, which highlighted the rapid urbanisation of the 4,040-acre township, with expansion plans covering an additional 9,000 acres. Forum members stressed that rising population density would intensify traffic challenges if connectivity gaps remained unaddressed.