Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, visited the Karnataka section of the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway.
In a media interview, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that the new motorway connecting the two major southern Indian towns would be finished by March 2024.
Gadkari asserted that the 120 km/h speed limit for the greenfield road project will cut the travel time between the two capitals to to two hours and 15 minutes.
He claimed that once the new road was completed, there would be no flights connecting Bengaluru with Chennai.
Replying to a question regarding the delay in highway projects in karnataka, the union minister said that there is a delay in granting permission for stone and aggregate which is in turn delaying the construction. He assured to take up the matter with Karnataka CM Bommai.
