{
  "id": 280796,
  "title": "Edappally-Aroor elevated highway project in Kochi put on hold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/edappally-aroor-elevated-highway-project-in-kochi-put-on-hold",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T20:38:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/edappally-aroor-elevated-highway-project-in-kochi-put-on-hold/article71319176.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The elevated highway project planned to alleviate congestion on the Edappally-Aroor stretch of NH 66 Bypass in Kochi is currently on hold. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nithin Gadkari informed Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden that the current priority is to widen the remainder of the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod NH 66. The detailed project report for the elevated highway did not provide a satisfactory technical solution for how the structure would integrate with existing flyovers at Palarivattom, Vyttila, and Kundannur. Consequently, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) requested a new DPR for the project. When questioned by The Hindu, Mr. Eden stated that the Minister had advised him that the elevated highway project would be reconsidered once the existing NH 66 widening project was finished. As a result, the elevated highway project is effectively on hold.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}