Mysuru, May 5 -- The Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane Highway project, spanning 92 kms, is making steady progress, with construction actively underway on two key stretches.

Road construction is in progress at the 19-km section from Agrahara in Srirangapatna to Yalachanahalli in Mysuru taluk and the 24.10-km segment from Belthur in Hunsur taluk to Harave Mallarajapattana in Periyapatna.

However, the project has encountered hurdles on the 22-km stretch from Kushalnagar to Madikeri, where environmentalists have raised objections and filed legal challenges. As a result, work will proceed only up to Kushalnagar, according to former MP Prathap Simha.

The recent approval of Package 3 by the Centre is set to streamline travel along the Bengaluru-M...