Hosur Road

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{{short description|Road in Bangalore, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{coord|12.874171|N|77.650409|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=title}}
{{infobox road
|country=IND
|name = Hosur Road
|translation=
|image= Hosur Road Elevated Expressway Night Vision.jpg
|length_km= 32
|length_round=2
|direction_a= North
|terminus_a= [[Brigade Road]]
|junction= [[Outer Ring Road, Bangalore|Outer Ring Road]], [[Bannerghatta Road]]
|direction_b=South
|terminus_b= [[Attibele]], [[Anekal]] Taluk.
|formed=
|history=
|states= [[Karnataka]]
|maint = [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]], [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]], [[Bangalore Development Authority|BDA]]
}}

'''Bangalore-Hosur Road''' is the part of [[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48]], erstwhile [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH44]], which connects metropolis [[Bangalore]] and business town [[Hosur]]. It is a four to eight-lane access controlled highway. The road is part of the [[National highways of India|National Highway network]].

The [[National Highways Authority of India]] has constructed a [[Electronic City Elevated Expressway|10-kilometer-long elevated highway from Madiwala to Electronic City]]. The [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]] and [[Bangalore Development Authority]] have planned a series of [[Overpass|flyovers]] and [[Tunnel|underpasses]] to make this arterial road signal free.<ref name="wideningsignalfree">{{cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAwOS8xMC8yNyNBcjAwNTAw&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|title=Hosur Road widening is in full swing|author=Manasi|date=27 October 2009|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=27 March 2011|location=Bangalore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829211630/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAwOS8xMC8yNyNBcjAwNTAw&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|archive-date=29 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The project is a part of the BETL (Bangalore Elevated Tollways Ltd), project as part of the [[National Highways Development Project]] and the Elevated Highways Project. It was initiated in early 2006, and was inaugurated on 22 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/48391/expressway-elevates-commuting.html|title=Expressway Elevates Commuting|publisher=Deccan Herald}}</ref> It starts from [[Bommanahalli]] after the Central Silk Board flyover and goes on up to [[Electronic City]]. It goes above the BMIC flyover on '''Hosur Road''', at a height of {{convert|17|m|ft|sp=us}}, thus making it, Bangalore's tallest flyover.<ref name="height">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-09-09/bangalore/27853160_1_bmic-project-bmic-road-flyover|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426183717/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-09-09/bangalore/27853160_1_bmic-project-bmic-road-flyover|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2012|title=56-foot-high highway to fly over BMIC road|author=Sowmya Aji Mehu|date=9 September 2005|access-date=31 March 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[NICE Road]]
*[[Outer Ring Road (Bangalore)|Outer Ring Road]]
*[[Inner Ring Road, Bangalore]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.blrelevated.co.in/toll_rates_and_schemes.html Toll Rates & Schemes]

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[[Category:Roads in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Roads in Bangalore Urban district]]

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