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Mar 13 • 8 tweets • 4 min read

@TowardsLiberti

Thread by @TowardsLiberti on #FACTCHECKING claims on #BangaloreMysoreExpressway .... I travelled on this last week & took 2.5 hours

but what shocked me was the COST of construction/100mtrs . considering that its only 40% GREENFIELD (its 60% BROWNFIELD)

FYI: No STREET LIGHTS yet

https://twitter.com/TowardsLiberti/status/1635170153439834113

Total Length: 111km
Total Cost: 8,480cr
Type: From existing 6 lanes to 10 lanes.
NOTEWORTHY: Expressway has 3 lanes in each direction & 2 Services lanes on each side making it 10 lanes. ACTUAL Expressway is 6 lanes.

Its costing Rs76 lacs/10 meters of road (40% greenfield)🧐😳

consider 2 points when accessing COSTS/km
(1) Unlike Mum-Pune highway (personal view, better road) with significant "Ghats"/MOUNTAIN Terrain, BLR-MYSR is almost FLAT terrain. MOUNTAIN Terrain costs substantially more.
(2) 60% was Brownfield (upgrade) & 40% greenfield.

Now, costs don't end there.... NHAI is funded via the budget grants & borrowings which is eventually funded by OUR TAXES (GST, Income tax).

YET, one ends up paying toll of Rs250/way or Rs2/km. Cost of fuel ~Rs5.6/km (Highway Mileage of 18kmpl).

35% of Travel cost is TOLL!!

At the moment, there are NO STREET LIGHTS (or if at all only in limited patches), so driving at night is a bit dangerous especially since there is NO BARRICADE between traffic on both sides.. so the oncoming traffic lights are uncomfortable.

What about toilets and rest areas ? REST area would come up on a 30-acre island-like plot at Channapatna at a cost of Rs. 1,200 crore....

Its almost like 1 crore does not matter any more

When people start feeling "Proud" of the BIG CAPEX NUMBERS, remember.... the way "Capex" is being done in the past 6 years, there is lots of "GOLD PLATING". If NHAI were to sell this road to a bidder, they will report a LOSS on Investment of at least 30% (My Guess)

Indias edge is "Low Cost"
Maruti is the Lowest cost small car manufacturer.

India NEED COST EFFECTIVE Construction of INFRASTRUCTURE which would then make up competitive... We do NOT need "GOLD PLATED" infrastructure.

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