<p>The much-delay- ed widening of the 41.535-km Outer Ring Road (ORR), is complete and ready for vehicular movement. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the motorway between 0 kilometre to 34.045 km on Thursday.<br /><br />Addressing reporters, here, on Wednesday, at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman K R Mohan Kumar said, the road upgradation works that were taken up under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), 12 years ago, were finally completed.<br /><br />The work on upgrading the ORR to six-lane had been taken up under four different packages, considering the rising vehicular traffic.<br /><br />The project will meet the projected vehicular movement till 2030. The 7.49-km stretch between Bengaluru Road to Bannur junction which was taken up under package IV was opened in August 2012, Kumar added.<br /><br />He said, the 41-km stretch was completed with basic facilities like streetlights and other facilities.<br /><br />He said, 1,270 electricity poles with streetlights were put up on the stretch.<br /> <br />Maintenance<br /><br />When asked about the maintenance of the road, he said, initially the MUDA would maintain the ORR and the authorities would discuss with the minister concerned about further maintenance.<br /><br />Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the road in the presence of Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu.<br /><br />Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, PWD Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa, Rural Development Minister H K Patil, Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya, Cooperation Minister H S Mahadev Prasad, and Mayor B L Bhyrappa.<br /></p>
<p>The much-delay- ed widening of the 41.535-km Outer Ring Road (ORR), is complete and ready for vehicular movement. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the motorway between 0 kilometre to 34.045 km on Thursday.<br /><br />Addressing reporters, here, on Wednesday, at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman K R Mohan Kumar said, the road upgradation works that were taken up under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), 12 years ago, were finally completed.<br /><br />The work on upgrading the ORR to six-lane had been taken up under four different packages, considering the rising vehicular traffic.<br /><br />The project will meet the projected vehicular movement till 2030. The 7.49-km stretch between Bengaluru Road to Bannur junction which was taken up under package IV was opened in August 2012, Kumar added.<br /><br />He said, the 41-km stretch was completed with basic facilities like streetlights and other facilities.<br /><br />He said, 1,270 electricity poles with streetlights were put up on the stretch.<br /> <br />Maintenance<br /><br />When asked about the maintenance of the road, he said, initially the MUDA would maintain the ORR and the authorities would discuss with the minister concerned about further maintenance.<br /><br />Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the road in the presence of Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu.<br /><br />Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, PWD Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa, Rural Development Minister H K Patil, Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya, Cooperation Minister H S Mahadev Prasad, and Mayor B L Bhyrappa.<br /></p>
