(a) whether the National Highway between Bangalore and Mysore is very narrow but a single line causes a number of road accidents;
(b) if so, whether a project to expand and double this road has been taken up by Karnataka ;
(c) if so, the share of the Centre released so far for this project; and
(d) the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) : The total length of National Highway from Bangalore to Mysore via Kollegal is 191 km. Out of this, 81 km is two lane and 110 km is intermediate lane.
(b) : widening of the above stretch of National Highway to two lanes has already been taken up in 27 km by the Government of India during the years 2003-04 and 2004-05.
(c) & (d) : Entire funds for the development and maintenance of National Highways are provided by the Government of India.