Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
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| Bengaluru–Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor | |
|---|---|
| Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road | |
 NICE Peripheral Ring Road | |
Mysuru | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Karnataka |
| Highway system | |
The Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road, commonly known as NICE Road, is a partially implemented and largely scrapped 4 to 6 lane
As of May 2017, around 800,000 vehicles use the road daily on its presently operational section from Electronic City on Hosur Road to Tumakuru Road.[2]
There has been accusation of irregularities in the execution of the Bengaluru Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) by the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE).[3]
History
In conjunction with a 1995 Trade Mission to India sponsored by the then Governor of Massachusetts,
The project has been in controversy since the day of planning. In October 2012, the Karnataka Lokayukta ordered a probe into several former chief ministers in matters relating to irregularities in land acquisition for the project.[4]
Status updates
- Mar 2019: 4 km of expressway is completed, besides this 41 km of peripheral road and 8.5 km of link road is also constructed.[5]
Gallery
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Sunrise at NICE road
See also
- Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
- Expressways of India
- Infrastructure in Bangalore
- Bangalore Elevated Tollway
- Inner Ring Road, Bangalore
- Outer Ring Road (Bangalore)
- Peripheral Ring Road
- Satellite Town Ring Road
References
- ^ "119 km Bengaluru – Mysuru Expressway project on NH-275 is an under construction 6-10 lane access-controlled highway with a route alignment in Karnataka.This mix of brownfield-upgrade (60%) and greenfield (40%) project was envisioned as an alternate to the now-scrapped Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Road". themetrorailguy. Bangalore. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ Yadav, Umesh. "Now, BMRCL chalks out a 'NICE' plan for Namma Metro - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "NICE project: HDK to approach PM Modi with documents".
- ^ Chaturvedi, Amit (25 October 2012). "Mysore infrastructure corridor project: Probe ordered against former Karnataka chief ministers". Bangalore. NDTV. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Kumaraswamy mum on NICE project he once opposed". 16 November 2018.
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