The Yedapadavu bypass of Mangaluru-Solapur National Highway 169 was opened for traffic on Monday, after the outdated carriageway was closed for traffic on account of landslipsĀ at Yedapadavu near Mangaluru.
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A portion of the Mangaluru-Solapur National Highway 169 that was closed for a month between Ganjimutt and Yedapadavu following destablisation of the present freeway on Yedapadavu Hills, has been opened for traffic, albeit by means of the Yedapadavu bypass, from this week. The opening has introduced a giant aid to a whole lot of each day commuters on the Mangaluru-Moodbidri-Karkala stretch.
The current carriageway passing by means of the Yedapadavu Hills had developed cracks after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) started establishing the bypass by means of hill-cutting, following which the freeway needed to be closed for a month from February 10. Manglauru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy had issued a notification prohibiting vehicular motion by means of the affected stretch and directing their motion on various routes.
Published – March 20, 2026 03:20 pm IST
