The ongoing Bengaluru-Mysuru Economic Corridor project will be completed by October 2022, according to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. The 10-lane highway connecting the two cities will reduce travel time of three hours to just 90 minutes. The 117 km-long highway is divided into two packages, for which the construction began in May and December 2019 respectively. As of April end, around 67.5 per cent of the first package and about 50 per cent of the second package was completed. The Bengaluru-Mysuru Economic corridor also includes bypass roads for areas that fall en-route between the two cities, including Bidadi, Ramanagara, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya, and Srirangapatna. The 10-lane project comprises a six-lane access-controlled carriageway for traffic, and a two-lane service road on either side.