Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner G Jagadeesha and Mayor M J Ravikumar inspected Irwin Road which will be widened for smooth flow of traffic. The widening of roads will be taken up from Railway Station circle to Arch Gate on Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road-the two lane road (9mtr) will be converted into four lane (18mtr) road.

The widening of Irwin Road – one of the busiest roads in Mysuru city, has seen a considerable delay owing to various reasons including opposition from the shop owners and various other NGOs. If everything goes according to the plans of the MCC, the demolition works would be taken up within two months to pave the way for a four-lane road. For the project to be implemented, corporation needed the consent of at least 75 percent of the property owners. So far, 57 property owners of the total 85 have given their consent. The MCC needs consent from seven more property owners. Once they get the consent of 75 percent property owners, PWD will take up the building evaluation process. An amount of Rs 13,177 per sqft (double the guidance value which is Rs 6,400 plus 12 percent additional value) will be offered. Ravikumar also mentioned that religious institutions had agreed for the widening of roads. Portion of a mosque and a temple would be demolished as part of the widening of roads.

The road between Ayurveda Circle and Nehru Circle varies from 6 to 9 mtr in width and the road will be widened 9 mtr from the centre on both the sides to make it an 18-mtr road. The new road will be converted to four lanes. The entire stretch from the Railway Station Circle to Arch Gate on Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road – has been identified for widening under the funds set aside from the Chief Minister’s Special Grant.

Due to heritage value, Mysore Grahakara Parishat had opposed the widening of road.