Transport Ministry starts preparing Bengaluru-Pune Expressway, 5205 hectares land required for project
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has set the process in motion to prepare a detailed project report for the proposed Bengaluru-Pune Expressway.
The greenfield access-controlled expressway connecting two major IT hubs – Bengaluru and Pune – will stretch across 699 km and is estimated to cost around Rs 50,000 crore.
The six-lane expressway will be designed to increase the vehicle speed to 120 km. Once completed, it will ensure travel time between two cities to around 6 hours, said an official in the Ministry.
The existing Bengaluru-Pune Highway (NH-4) has 783 km length and at present, the travel time between the two places is around 14 to 15 hours, said the official.
