It’s highway, not expressway, clarifies NHAI justifying 100 kmph speed limit on Bengaluru-Mysuru road
The National Highways Authority of India has clarified that the recently upgraded Bengaluru-Mysuru highway is an access-controlled national highway with a speed limit of 100 kmph, rather than an expressway with a limit of 120 kmph. Recently, enforcement agencies began imposing penalties on drivers who exceeded the 100 kmph limit, leading some to argue that the road was an expressway by virtue of its appearance.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has clarification that the recently upgraded Bengaluru-Mysuru highway is an access-controlled national highway, not an expressway. The maximum allowable speed on this road is set at 100 kmph, as opposed to the 120 kmph limit typically associated with expressways.
As per a ToI report, this clarification follows the initiation of penalties by enforcement authorities against motorists surpassing 100 kmph on the Bengaluru-Mysuru road, a move aimed at curbing road accidents. Some drivers had taken to social media to voice objections, contending that if the road is designated as an expressway, the speed limit should align with the standard 120 kmph for expressways.
Jaiswal further highlighted recent notifications that specify varying speed limits for different types of vehicles using the main carriageway, ranging from 80 kmph to 100 kmph.
Incidently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account had announced the inauguration of the “Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway” prior to its launch on March 13. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, and advertisements released by the former BJP government in the state had also referred to the project as an expressway.
Local authorities have employed AI-based cameras and interceptors to enforce speed limits on the road. ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar echoed the NHAI’s clarification, confirming that the newly upgraded Bengaluru-Mysuru road is, in fact, an access-controlled NH-275 maintained by the NHAI, rather than an expressway.
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