Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government urges the center to declare 500 km of roads in the state as a national highway that is approved on the principles of trade unions and highways in 2018.
The state government also urges the center to take the center of Madurai WESTERN RING ROAD, SALAK Half Coimbatore and Coimbatore-Sathyamangalama Road 6,600crore.
Travel covers Tiruvannamalai -Callakurichi (65km), Vallioor-Tiruchendur (70km), border Road-TN Hills-Hanur-MM Hills-TN is extended to mettur (30km), Palani-Dharapuram (31km), Arcot-Tindivanam (91km) , Mettupalayam-bhavani (98km), avinashi-mettupalayam (38km) and bhavani-karur (77km).
“The current condition of these roads requires immediate improvement / improvement to fulfill current everyday traffic.
The most important streets, connect a significant pilgrimage such as Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchendur and Palani and many trade and tourism centers.
After upgrading, Jalan Kallakurichi-Tiruvannamalai and Arcot-Tindivanam will serve as the closest route to the important pilgrimage center, Tirupathi / Tirumala, “said Minister of EV Velu in the representation to the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
The 30km long Madurai road will connect AIIMS, Madurai-Cochin Road and Kodai Road and link Madurai bus stands in Mattuthavani, central vegetables and flower markets with NH44 (Jalan Srinagar-Kanyakumari).
Project costs are 1,200 crore Rs.
RS 3,480 Crore Half Ring Road to Coimbatore approved by the Center in March 2018 can be taken in two phases – from Kararampettai to PeriyanayakanPalayam and Madukkarai to Kararampetai from 463.4 hectares of land estimated at RS 536 Crore, Velu said.
Coimbatore-Sathyamangalam road passes through coimbatore and Sathyamangalam and connects Ooty-Kothagiri-Mettupalayam-Sathyamangalam-Gobichettipalamaam-erode and Sathyamangalam-Bhavani.
Stretching from Coimbatore to Sathyamangalam which leads to Karnataka through Bukit Dhimbam is two lanes with many curves.
NHAI has proposed four coimbatore-sathyamangalam lanings and two sathyamangalam-inter-state lanes for 90 km.
“The ministry can consider increasing the connecting road between countries for safer traffic flow in the smallest part of GHAT and the smallest traffic,” Minister said.
The cost of the project, including land acquisition is Rs 1,920 Crore.
The state government also took out with the ministry needs to expand eight bypass in the Salem-Ulundpet section of the NH-68 to four lanes soon.
Statistics revealed that the existence of a two-lane bypass on the four lajur highways caused accidents and deaths that often occur.
“Accidents often occur at this bypass location, where the transition from two paths to four lanes and four lines to two lines occurs and at this bypass intersection point,” Velu said.
Between April 2016 and July 2021, 715 accidents took place, producing 169 deaths and 309 large injuries.
Incidentally, upgrading the Salem-Ulundurpet highway from four lines began at the previous DMK regime.