<p class="title">The Padil-Pumpwell (Mahaveera Circle) Road, which is the main entry point to the city from NH 75 (Bengaluru-Mangaluru), will be developed into a four-lane concrete road at an estimated cost of Rs 26 crore under the Smart City Mission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The groundbreaking ceremony for the road work was done by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 2,800-metre-long road will be developed into a 24-metre-wide four-lane stretch. The stretch comes under Valencia, Kankanady, Alape North and Alape South wards.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At present, the asphalted road is 10-metre-wide. Further, the stretch will have stormwater drains, utility ducts, pedestrian paths and a median with street lights.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the road is a prominent stretch as it will be the main approach road to the new DC Office Complex, which is under construction at Padil, Mangaluru Junction Railway Station and a new bus stand proposed at Pumpwell.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hence, the project has been taken up under the Smart City Mission on priority, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the development of the Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway stretch between BC Road and Addahole, the MP said that the work is expected to be completed by December 2023.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The proposed flyover on the national highway at KPT Junction and another at Nathoor in the city will also be taken up soon, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The proposal for the construction of a road under the bridge at Mahakalipadpu railway gate is in its tender process stage. A lot of development works on a sports complex of international standards at Urwa, international swimming pool and the proposed waterfront projects will be taken up in the city, said Kateel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the Smart city projects, the MP said that in spite of the delay in implementing the works for the first two years, the works have been expedited at present. </p>.<p class="bodytext">MLA D Vedavyas Kamath said various projects worth Rs 2,000 crore are sanctioned for his constituency.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Already projects worth Rs 500 crore have commenced and all remaining projects will be completed by 2024-25,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The road from Pumpwell Circle to Lower Bendoorwell via Karavali Circle will be developed at a cost of Rs 4 crore released by the PWD.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mayor Premanand Shetty was present.</p>
<p class="title">The Padil-Pumpwell (Mahaveera Circle) Road, which is the main entry point to the city from NH 75 (Bengaluru-Mangaluru), will be developed into a four-lane concrete road at an estimated cost of Rs 26 crore under the Smart City Mission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The groundbreaking ceremony for the road work was done by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 2,800-metre-long road will be developed into a 24-metre-wide four-lane stretch. The stretch comes under Valencia, Kankanady, Alape North and Alape South wards.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At present, the asphalted road is 10-metre-wide. Further, the stretch will have stormwater drains, utility ducts, pedestrian paths and a median with street lights.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the road is a prominent stretch as it will be the main approach road to the new DC Office Complex, which is under construction at Padil, Mangaluru Junction Railway Station and a new bus stand proposed at Pumpwell.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hence, the project has been taken up under the Smart City Mission on priority, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the development of the Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway stretch between BC Road and Addahole, the MP said that the work is expected to be completed by December 2023.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The proposed flyover on the national highway at KPT Junction and another at Nathoor in the city will also be taken up soon, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The proposal for the construction of a road under the bridge at Mahakalipadpu railway gate is in its tender process stage. A lot of development works on a sports complex of international standards at Urwa, international swimming pool and the proposed waterfront projects will be taken up in the city, said Kateel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the Smart city projects, the MP said that in spite of the delay in implementing the works for the first two years, the works have been expedited at present. </p>.<p class="bodytext">MLA D Vedavyas Kamath said various projects worth Rs 2,000 crore are sanctioned for his constituency.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Already projects worth Rs 500 crore have commenced and all remaining projects will be completed by 2024-25,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The road from Pumpwell Circle to Lower Bendoorwell via Karavali Circle will be developed at a cost of Rs 4 crore released by the PWD.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mayor Premanand Shetty was present.</p>