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L. Renganathan
Scheme will cover a length of 80 km An agreement has been signed
KARUR: The Tiruchi-Karur stretch of the National Highway 67 measuring 80 km is to be developed at an estimated cost of Rs. 560 crore. The National Highways Development Authority (NHAI) and a special purpose vehicle of the Reliance group signed the agreement to strengthen and develop the present two-lane road with paved shoulders for 59 km and convert the stretch into a four-lane road for the rest 21 km. The new project takes off from Panjappur in Tiruchi district on the NH45 B and ends at Sukkaliyur in Karur district. Three bypass sections – in Tiruchi between Panjappur and Andanallur, at Kulithalai between Marudur and Melakurapalayam and at Karur between Veerarakkiam and Sukkaliyur – will mark the project, according to the NHAI Project Director, M. Thangamani. In the Tiruchi bypass section, two road over-bridges, one major bridge across the Kodingal river and two flyovers near Panjappur and Andanallur will be constructed. The special feature of the road over-bridge at Andanallur is that a portion of the “landing” would extend as a “trumpet type”’ onto the riverbed. As a challenging task, the Kulithalai bypass section will run parallel and proximate to the Cauvery’s left bank skirting the town. A retaining wall will be constructed all along the 10-km stretch, he says. Four-lane work
The Karur bypass section, running to 15 km, will be constructed as a four-lane stretch. The stretch will have one ROB and a flyover rising above the State Highway 74 not far from the Karur Collectorate. In all, the existing seven metre wide road will be strengthened with paved shoulders measuring 1.5 metres each on wither side from Panajappur in Tiruchi district to Mayanur in Karur district, from where the four-lane stretch commences and will end at Sukkaliyur, Mr. Thangamani says. The whole project, estimated to cost Rs. 560 crore including the cost of land acquisition, will be completed in three years. The concession period for the project being taken up under the BOT scheme is 30 years. The pact on the project between NHIA and the Reliance group was signed on July 19. Work is expected to commence in another six months. Once developed, the National Highway section will ease traffic congestion and cater to the increasing vehicle population. The stretch is the main path to major destinations, including Tirupur, Coimbatore and stations in Kerala.
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