There has been abrupt improvement in national road infrastructure across the country under the leadership of honorable central Minister Shri. Nithin Gadkari. With new expressways being planned across all the cross sections of the region the travel time between the destinations has been drastically reduced. The difference between expressway and highway is that expressways are designed for high-speed traffic and have controlled access, while highways are designed to connect cities and towns.
In India, the speed limit on expressways is 120 kilometers per hour, which is the highest speed limit for vehicles in the country. The speed limit on national highways is 100 kilometers per hour.
With greater speed comes greater dangers associated with the accelerated speeds. South India's first expressway between Bengaluru and Mysore was notoriously called "accident den" as 296 accidents and 132 fatalities were reported within six months of its inauguration according to report published in Indian Express ( https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/296-accidents-132-fatalities-recorded-on-bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-since-january-official-report/ )
But these figures were drastically reduced due to efforts of Karnataka Police, wherein Karnataka Police in collaboration with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has ramped up surveillance efforts on the expressway. AI-driven cameras have been installed along the route to identify and penalise traffic violators, particularly those involved in speeding or other unsafe practises.
To further curb accidents, a dedicated team of police officers were reported to be stationed at the Kanimanike Toll Gate in Mysuru to catch speeding vehicles in real-time. Despite fines being issued through Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, many violators have not paid the penalties online. As a result, the police plan to collect fines manually from those caught speeding on the expressway.
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