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The 26.7-km Reach I from Kazhakuttam to Mukkola of the 43-km Kazhakuttam-Karode NH 66 Bypass provides hassle-free connectivity to Thiruvananthapuram airport, Technopark, Kovalam, Akkulam vacationer village and Shanghumughom. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Reach 1 by means of videoconference on Tuesday.
Besides decongesting town, the undertaking additional boosts the prospects of the upcoming Vizhinjam seaport. The street connectivity to the seaport is from the 16.3 km Reach II from Mukkola to Karode.
The commissioning of the upcoming 2.7-km four-lane flyover at Kazhakuttam for hassle-free entry to Technopark in April 2021 and the Reach II will additional decongest town.
At ₹1,120.86 crore
The National Highways Authority of India that executed the four-laning in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode, overcoming a number of hurdles, together with opposition from the native residents, noticed the price of the NH four-laning going up from ₹778.41 crore sanctioned for building and ancillary works in 2015 to ₹1,120.86 crore in 2020.
Construction of the 1.6-km four-lane flyover in entrance of the airport at ₹142 crore, a two-lane bridge parallel to the present one at Akkulam and the rail overbridge at Chakka have been the principle hurdles.
In his deal with, Mr. Gadkari stated the bypass undertaking would enhance transportation effectivity, lower transportation price and improve the infrastructural growth thereby boosting total growth of the area, decreasing accidents, offering connectivity to vacationer locations and historic/non secular locations.
The shelving of the overpass at Eenchakkal Junction goes to be a serious headache for visitors personnel.
As the NHAI has initiated steps to gather toll by establishing toll plaza close to Thiruvallam, the response from the motorists is eagerly awaited. The Hyderabad-based KNR Constructions Ltd. executed the work of Reach I.
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