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.