Bengaluru-Mysuru highway: My 11 key pointers for other road users

The road surface is butter smooth and consistently so. No shoddy work anywhere. Expansion joints on bridges are well done.

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Hello guys, this is my feedback on the all new upgraded Bangalore--Mysore 6 lane highway.

As part of my Mumbai--Belgaum--Bangalore--Mysore drive, I got a chance to try this awesome piece of a road. I come from a state ( Maharashtra) which has two proper "Expressways" on date - 1. Mumbai--Pune Expressway that was built and thrown open to traffic since year 2002 and 2. The most recent Mumbai--Nagpur Expressway operational since Dec 2022 ( Bharvir--Shirdi--Nagpur 600 kms to be precise as the last 100 kms Mumbai will be ready by mid-2024 ). I am highly frequent on Mumbai--Pune Expressway and driven twice on Mumbai--Nagpur Expressway , so can fairly comment on Bangalore--Mysore highway whether it's an Expressway or not:

• To begin with, the all new Bangalore--Mysore highway is absolutely brilliant, period ! Kudos to the builder Dilip Buildcon based out of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• The road surface is butter smooth and consistently so. No shoddy work anywhere. Expansion joints on bridges are well done.
• Immaculate road markings, nice median and 2 huge beautiful toll plazas. The median did not have the typical railing and also the width didn't match the standards of proper expressways like Mumbai--Pune/Nagpur but hey that's insignificant. The present median serves it purpose, no complaints.
• Thoughtfully constructed dedicated service roads on either sides all along the entire stretch. Continuous fencing in place demarcating the service lanes.
• I drove onward on 1st August 2023 and marshals were standing at the exits/entry lanes preventing local 2-wheeler and 3-wheeler/ all kinds of slow moving vehicles from entering the highway. They were directed to take service roads but some people somehow managed to escape and I spotted considerable number of slow moving 2-wheelers/3-wheelers and also two instances of wrong side driving!! But during return drive on 8th August 2023, all this was gone. There was not a single 2 wheeler spotted anywhere. Looks like the regulations are enforced strictly and hopefully all the issues have been sorted out. So, this and the above point qualifies for being called "Access controlled".
• Didn't feel that the road was unscientifically designed at any point. Start to end the road felt safe while driving at speeds over 100 kmph. Some people had reported that there were water logging incidents at some parts even after very light rain but I am not sure regarding this aspect as it didn't feel like monsoon in Karnataka at all with absolutely no rains whatsoever, totally dry ( been raining crazily in Mumbai here ). I didn't find anything significant to point out that the road design has any flaws. It is excellent end to end.
• There's an official speed limit of 100 kmph on right most lane and 80 kmph on middle lane. Honestly my speeds were consistently 100-120 kmph, mostly 110 kmph at all times. I covered the 117 kms stretch from starting point at Bangalore till the end point at Mysore in exactly 1 hour 14 mins during onward and 1 hour 15 mins on the wayback.
• At certain places where the two carriageways come in close proximation, the median has thoughtfully placed green coloured barriers/boards that blocks the oncoming glare. Another good safety aspect.
• The only small drawback was exits/entry lanes not being built as proper interchanges. They appear suddenly and feel like ordinary / substandard exits from an otherwise marvellous excellent highway.
• By now you might have realised that I totally loved this new highway. I had previously driven on old Bangalore--Mysore highway four times in last 5 years and it was a pain. The new one is brilliant transformation and was long due for Bangalore--Mysore sector. It's completely a stress free experience today.
• This road would have indeed been a proper "Expressway", had the exit/entry lanes being properly built as interchanges. Apart from that every single aspect of this road seems like an Expressway without any doubt.

To sum it up, the all new Bengaluru--Mysuru highway is an excellent "High speed access controlled 6 lane highway". I am extremely happy overall and would love to drive here again and again !!!!

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