Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Captain Brijesh Chowta has informed that the Detailed Project Report preparation work will soon begin on the Hi Speed Express Corridor between Bengaluru and Mangaluru. Speaking to media persons in Mangaluru today, Captain Chowta informed that a letter is received from Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari which says that a tender was given to prepare the Detailed Project Report in April and is likely to take 18 months.

The proposed four to eight-lane expressway will pass through Hassan and considerably reduce the travel time to Bengaluru from the existing seven to eight hours. The highway will bring in prosperity as commercial activities come along with infrastructure development. The Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada said that efforts are on to develop alternative train routes through Shiradi Ghat between Mangaluru and Bengaluru.