Editing Mysore (section)

=== Road ===
[[File:Warli Paintings, Mysore.jpg|thumb|Warli paintings on Mysore roads]]
Mysore is connected by [[National Highway 212 (India)]] to the state border town of [[Gundlupet]], where the road forks into the states of [[Kerala]] and Tamil Nadu.<ref name="nh">{{cite web|url=http://www.kar.nic.in/pwd/mis2005/Map%201%20of%20MIS%20report.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615001645/http://www.kar.nic.in/pwd/mis2005/Map%201%20of%20MIS%20report.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2007|work=The National Informatics Centre|title=National Highways in Karnataka|access-date=26 September 2007}}</ref>{{rp|1}} [[State Highway 17 (Karnataka)|State Highway 17]], which connects Mysore to Bangalore, was upgraded to a four-lane highway in 2006, reducing travel time between the two cities.<ref name="sh17">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/30/stories/2006083007330500.htm|date=30 August 2006|title=Bangalore-Mysore journey to be faster|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032629/http://hindu.com/2006/08/30/stories/2006083007330500.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> A project was planned in 1994&nbsp;to construct a [[Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor|new expressway]] to connect Bangalore and Mysore. After numerous legal hurdles, it remains unfinished {{as of|2012|lc=on}}.<ref name="nice">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/29/stories/2007072955031100.htm|date=29 July 2007|last=Rajendran|first=S|title=International consortium ready to take up Bangalore-Mysore Expressway project|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032719/http://hindu.com/2007/07/29/stories/2007072955031100.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="nice2012">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/bangalore/31145239_1_expressway-bangalore-mysore-infrastructure-corridor-mysore-and-bangalore|date=11 March 2012|title=New expressway may link Mysore and Bangalore|access-date=11 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217034159/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/bangalore/31145239_1_expressway-bangalore-mysore-infrastructure-corridor-mysore-and-bangalore|archive-date=17 February 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> State Highway 33&nbsp;and [[National Highway 275 (India)|National Highway 275]] which connect Mysore to [[H D Kote]] and [[Mangalore]] respectively.<ref name="sh">{{cite web|url=http://kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp|publisher=Karnataka Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department|title=Roads in Karnataka|access-date=9 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518163314/http://kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp|archive-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> The [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] (KSRTC) and other private agencies operate buses both within the city and between cities. A new division of KSRTC called Mysore City Transport Corporation (MCTC) has been proposed. Within the city, buses are cheap and popular means of transport, [[auto-rickshaw]]s are also available and ''[[tonga (carriage)|tongas]]'' (horse-drawn carriages) are popular with tourists.<ref name="tonga">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100105540300.htm|title=Riding through time|first=Sharath S.|last=Srivatsa|date=1 October 2005|access-date=5 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113151733/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100105540300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
Mysore also has a {{convert|42.5|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[Mysore Ring Road|ring road]] that is being upgraded to six lanes by the [[Mysore Urban Development Authority|MUDA]].<ref name="jnnurm">{{cite web|url=http://www.mysore.nic.in/Jnnurm%20Projects.htm|title=Mysore District Information Projects Approved|publisher=Mysore District Collectorate|access-date=3 February 2012|location=Mysore|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518174002/http://www.mysore.nic.in/Jnnurm%20Projects.htm|archive-date=18 May 2013}}</ref> Mysore has implemented [[Intelligent transportation system|Intelligent Transport System (ITS)]] to manage its city buses and ferrying commuters.<ref name="its">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mysore-s-intelligent-transport-system-s-success-drives-other-cities-to-replicate-model/story-5MHByvK4kRCxALvREB6KDL.html|title=Mysore's Intelligent Transport System's success drives other cities to replicate model|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=27 February 2017|access-date=27 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227004627/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mysore-s-intelligent-transport-system-s-success-drives-other-cities-to-replicate-model/story-5MHByvK4kRCxALvREB6KDL.html|archive-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

RTO code of Mysore West is KA09<ref name="RTO"/> and Mysore East is KA55.<ref name="RTO">{{Cite web |title=Transport Department,Karnataka |url=https://etc.karnataka.gov.in/General/rto_office.aspx |website=etc.karnataka.gov.in |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref>