Mangaluru: The second phase of road reconstruction of the Shiradi Ghat stretch on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway is to begin by September this year after the monsoon and it is expected to be completed by March next, official sources said. The package involves concreting a 13 km stretch between Kempu Hole guesthouse and Adda Hole […]

Mangaluru : Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada B. Ramanath Rai on Monday instructed officials of the Mangaluru Division of the National Highways under the Public Works Department not to close down the Shiradi Ghat stretch on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway while taking up second stage upgrading works after this September. Speaking at a Karnataka Development Programme […]

Mangaluru : Putting an end to doubts on the proposed tunnel bypass road at Shiradi Ghat becoming a reality, Union Minister for Surface Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday that the government will start the project probably before December 2016. Shiradi Ghat is on the NH 75 and connects Bengaluru with […]

Mangaluru : The Shiradi Ghat stretch of National Highway 75, which was strengthened at a cost of Rs. 69.9 crore, was opened for vehicles on Sunday. All vehicles including buses can take the Shiradi Ghat stretch from Monday onwards. The stretch was closed for vehicles since January 2015 for repair and renovation. Public Works Minister […]

Mangaluru :The newly-concreted 13 km stretch of Shiradi Ghat connecting Mangaluru and Bengaluru will be opened for traffic allowing all vehicles. This was announced at a press by District incharge minister Ramanath Rai on Monday August 3. Minister said that discussion was held with the minister for public works who decided to open the Shiradi […]

Mangaluru: Due to minor pending works, the opening of Shiradi ghat, was postponed from 1st August and is now scheduled for 9th August. The opening will provide use of vehicles for connectivity between coastal region and state capital when open for traffic from August 9. Speaking about the same, District in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai […]

Mangaluru : People travelling between Mangaluru and Bengaluru via National Highway 75 can heave a sigh of relief as Shiradi Ghat will be opened for light motor vehicles from August 1. This Ghat had been closed for traffic since this January. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim said the […]

Mangaluru : Concretising of Shiradi Ghat road will be completed ahead of schedule and the stretch would be re-opened for traffic from June 1, District In-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai said on Tuesday. Tenders for awarding second phase of the Rs 155 crore Shiradi Ghat road concretisation project is likely to be finalised by the […]

Mangaluru : After a day of Shiradi Ghat closure, the Friday evening heavy traffic of the vehicle was halted on the Charmadi Ghat – one of the key alternative routes for traffic between Mangaluru and Bengaluru. The traffic came to a halt in the evening, particularly after many heavy vehicles came from Kadur side. Police […]

Puttur : A bus plying towards Bangalore from Mangalore collided into a tanker coming from Bangalore towards Mangalore, in the middle of Shiradi ghat on October 26, Sunday afternoon. Reportedly, a tanker collided with a private SRS bus and fell in the gorge after hitting the bus. Luckily, drivers and passengers of the bus escaped […]