State Highway 17 (Karnataka)

State Highway 17 (SH-17) is a state highway connecting the cities of Bangalore and Mysore in the south Indian state of Karnataka. The highway has a total length of 149 kilometres (93 mi). It was built and maintained by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited and inaugurated in 2003. The highway passes through the towns of Ramanagara, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya and Srirangapatna (Seringapattinam), before entering Mysore. The road is dual carriageway and passes over the Kaveri river.[1] The 15 km stretch from Bangalore Central to Kengeri NICE Road Junction is known as Mysore Road.

State Highway 17
Mysore Road, Bangalore Road, BM Road
Route information
Maintained by Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited,
Karnataka Public Works Department
Length149 km (93 mi)
Major junctions
North endBangalore, Karnataka
South endMysore, Karnataka
Location
DistrictsBangalore Urban, Ramanagara, Mandya, Mysore
Primary
destinations		Ramanagara, Channapatna, Mandya
Highway system
  • Expressways
  • National
  • State
  • State Highways in Karnataka

The 62 kilometres (39 mi) Bangalore-Maddur section was upgraded under build-operate-transfer (Annuity) basis by a consortium of NCC Infra and Maytas Infra.[2][3][4] The 49 kilometres (30 mi) Maddur-Mysore stretch was upgraded by Soma under an EPC contract.[4][5][6]

Bengaluru-Mysore highway is being upgraded to 6 lane and given status of "NH-275" .

See also

References
  1. "Widened Bangalore-Mysore highway to be ready by December". The Hindu. Karnataka. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. KV, Ramana (14 July 2009). "Nagarjuna to go on sans Maytas". Hyderabad. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. "Brindavan Infrastructure". NCC.
  4. "Strengthening & 4-laning of existing Bangalore – Mysore State Highway (SH – 17)". KRDCL.
  5. "Maddur - Mysore (49 Km)". Soma. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. "Bangalore-Mysore journey to be faster". Karnataka: The Hindu. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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