MoRTH lays foundation stone for four national highway projects in Karnataka

The MoRTH has laid the foundation stone for four national highway projects worth Rs 18.65 billion in Karnataka. The first project involves the widening of the 48.2 km Banavara-Huliyar stretch of National Highway (NH)-234 to two lanes with paved shoulders, at an estimated cost of Rs 1.92 billion, while the second project entails the widening of the 128.35 km Beluru-Belikere stretch of NH-373 to two lanes with paved shoulders, at an estimated cost of Rs 8.49 billion. Further, the Channarayapatna bypass and the Hassan bypass on NH-75, spanning a total length of 20.71 km, will be widened from two to four lanes at a cost of Rs 8.23 billion.