<p>Public Works Department Minister C M Udasi has said the government will immediately take up the repair works on the Mysore-Nanjangud State Highway which witnessed a major accident on Tuesday.<br /><br />He said a Rs nine-crore plan has been approved in this regard and directions have been issued to the officials to start the work without any delay.<br /><br />The department has also decided to construct retaining walls on either sides of bridges across tanks on all important routes in the State to prevent such accidents. <br /><br />Besides, speed breakers will be constructed near the bridges, he said.<br /><br />The Minister said that the department would soon take up a drive to fill potholes on State and National Highways at a cost of Rs 100 crore. Chief Engineers of South and North Divisions of the department have been directed to submit a status report on roads in their divisions. Based on the report, appropriate action will be taken, he added.<br /><br />Udasi said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to upgrade the 25-km stretch of NH 212 between Mysore and Nanjangud into a four-lane road under the public private partnership model. NHAI has already taken up the tendering process for the project. <br /><br />Once the road is made four-lane, the traffic flow will be eased. Presently, there is a heavy traffic on the two-lane highway, he added.</p>
<p>Public Works Department Minister C M Udasi has said the government will immediately take up the repair works on the Mysore-Nanjangud State Highway which witnessed a major accident on Tuesday.<br /><br />He said a Rs nine-crore plan has been approved in this regard and directions have been issued to the officials to start the work without any delay.<br /><br />The department has also decided to construct retaining walls on either sides of bridges across tanks on all important routes in the State to prevent such accidents. <br /><br />Besides, speed breakers will be constructed near the bridges, he said.<br /><br />The Minister said that the department would soon take up a drive to fill potholes on State and National Highways at a cost of Rs 100 crore. Chief Engineers of South and North Divisions of the department have been directed to submit a status report on roads in their divisions. Based on the report, appropriate action will be taken, he added.<br /><br />Udasi said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to upgrade the 25-km stretch of NH 212 between Mysore and Nanjangud into a four-lane road under the public private partnership model. NHAI has already taken up the tendering process for the project. <br /><br />Once the road is made four-lane, the traffic flow will be eased. Presently, there is a heavy traffic on the two-lane highway, he added.</p>
