Union minister Nitin Gadkari (File photo)
MANGALURU: A detailed project report (DPR) for a new 23.6km tunnel, which will reduce the travel time between Mangaluru and Bengaluru is ready, said Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari.
He was speaking after virtually laying the foundation for the twin one-way bridges with six lanes across the River Phalguni at Kulur in the city, and dedicating and launching 32 other major national highway projects of the state on Saturday.
At a video conference programme presided over by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, at the deputy commissioner’s office here, Gadkari said the process for the implementation of the Rs 10,000 crore Shiradi tunnel road project has begun, and the work is expected to commence soon. “The process of land acquisition for the Shiradi tunnel project is progressing. In the next phase, we will invite tenders for the project, and work will begin soon after the contract is awarded. This project will b