The Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road, commonly known as NICE Road and officially called Bengaluru–Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), is a proposed 4 to 6 lane

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tolled

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in Karnataka, that intends to connect the two important cities

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and

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in the

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. This is being constructed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) chaired by

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on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis. As of May 2017, around 8,00,000 vehicles use the road daily, in its presently operation section starting from

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ending at

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Road.

History

In conjunction with a 1995 Trade Mission to India sponsored by the then Governor of Massachusetts,

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, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Consortium members, Indian officials, including then Karnataka Chief Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, and U.S. officials, which set the stage for launching the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project. The Consortium, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), comprises the Kalyani Group of Companies, VHB International LTD. and SAB International LTD. to develop the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor. The project has been in controversy since the day of planning. In October 2012, the

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ordered a probe into several former chief ministers in matters relating to irregularities in land acquisition for the project. Once fully constructed, it is planned to go through

, Srirangapattana,

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, Maddur, Channapattana,

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and

. The presently completed part of NICE road consists of a half-circle around the city of

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, starting from

Ending at Tumkur Road. It has access points at

, Bannergatta Road, Kanakapura Road, Mysore Road, Magadi Road and Tumkur Road

Status updates

* Mar 2019: 4 km of expressway is completed, besides this 41 km of peripheral road and 8.5 km of link road is also constructed.

Gallery

File:Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road.jpg, Sunrise at NICE road

References

External links

Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority
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History

Status updates

Gallery

See also

References

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