Edappally-Aroor elevated highway project in Kochi put on hold
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nithin Gadkari informs Hibi Eden, MP, that the current priority is to widen the rest of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod NH 66
The elevated highway project in Kochi, which was proposed to alleviate congestion on the Edappally-Aroor stretch of NH 66 Bypass, has been put on hold pending the completion of the widening of the same highway. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nithin Gadkari informed Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden that the current priority is to widen the remainder of NH 66.
The detailed project report for the elevated highway did not provide a satisfactory technical solution for its integration with flyovers at Palarivattom, Vyttila, and Kundannur, leading the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to seek a new DPR. The project's suspension is expected to have a significant impact on the bypass's capacity to manage the increasing traffic flow from the recently completed six-laning of NH 66 northward of Edappally and the 13-km elevated highway south of Aroor.
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