- By Shibra Siddiqui
- Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:19 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pune-Bengaluru Expressway Status Update: Part of PM Modi’s Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase II, the Pune-Bengaluru Expressway is a greenfield highway between Maharashtra and Karnataka that will pass through 12 districts of the states. The Pune-Bengaluru Expressway will start in Karnataka from Bommanal in Athani Taluk. It will pass through several key districts in the state, which include:
In Karnataka, it will pass through the districts of:
Belagavi District (Athai)
Jamakhandi
Bagalkot
Badami
Mudhol
Nargund
Gadag District (Ron)
Yelaburga, Koppal District
Vijayanagara District (Kudligi)
Davangere (Jagaluru)
Madhugiri
Chitradurga Taluk
Koratagere
Nelamangala
Tumakuru District
Bengaluru Rural District, including Doddalballapur
The Pune-Bengaluru Expressway will commence from Kanjle on the proposed Pune Ring Road in Maharashtra and will pass through Pune, Sangli, Satara district.
Pune-Bengaluru Expressway: Significantly Reduction In Distance, Travel Time
The Pune-Bangalore Expressway, spanning 700 km, is expected to significantly reduce travel time and distance between the two cities. It is expected to reduce the distance by approximately 95 km, shorter than the current routes. Travel time is to be cut in half, from 15 hours to around 7 hours.
According to MagicBricks, the construction of the Pune-Bangalore Expressway is expected to start soon and is planned for completion by 2028. The NHAI is preparing a detailed project report (DPR) for the expressway. Once the DPR is ready, land acquisition and other initial tasks will begin. The report further estimates the cost of the project to be around Rs 4,000 crores.
Additionally,a 119km long Bengaluru-Mysore expressway, situated in India's Karnataka state, aims to improve travel between the two cities. Currently, the journey from Bangalore to Mysore takes over three hours, often longer due to traffic congestion