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In a large infrastructure upgrade, administrative and method sanctions person been granted for the improvement of National Highway-183, N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved the ambitious task pursuing recommendations from the Financial Standing Committee, clearing the mode for a full concern of ₹1,663.15 crore. The improvement volition screen a 54.37-km agelong extending from the Kadavoor Bypass Junction successful Kollam to Anjilimoodu adjacent Chengannur.
The monolithic fiscal allocation breaks down into circumstantial components to guarantee broad development. A fund of ₹689.20 crore is earmarked purely for civilian works, portion the captious signifier of acquiring onshore receives ₹72.24 crore and an further ₹259.40 crore allocation. Dismantling existing structures and buildings on the way volition utilise ₹394.19 crore, with the remaining funds accounting for aboriginal attraction and mandatory statutory expenses including GST. Executed nether the engineering, procurement, and operation (EPC) model, the task averages an concern of ₹30.59 crore per km.
The task aims for a swift 24-month completion timeline with a structured phased spending exemplary spanning aggregate fiscal years. The Ministry has authorised the expenditure of up to 50% of the full budget, amounting to ₹821.41 crore, during the 2026-27 fiscal year, escalating to 70% oregon ₹1149.97 crore successful 2027-28, and reaching the afloat 100% people of ₹1642.82 crore by 2028-29. Long-term attraction backing is securely mapped retired past the archetypal completion, with allocations of ₹4.07 crore for 2030-31, ₹8.13 crore for 2031-32, ₹12.20 crore for 2032-33, and the last ₹20.33 crore successful 2033-34.
The road volition beryllium a 20-meter wide, four-lane agelong featuring paved shoulders. The engineering blueprint besides has 3 large bridges, six insignificant bridges, 103 culverts, a railway overbridge, and 2 vehicular underpasses. Passenger and drainage infrastructure are besides receiving a large boost with the operation of 48 autobus stands and 88.81 kilometers of roadside drainage systems. The full 54-kilometer agelong volition diagnostic precocious signage, star LED blinkers, reinforced cement factual New Jersey clang barriers, mean mast lighting, and high-mast lighting installations astatine cardinal points.
To guarantee seamless postulation flow, the task volition simultaneously upgrade 16 large and 18 insignificant intersections. The large intersections designated for monolithic enlargement see Kollam Bypass, Prakkulam, Mukkada, Potayimukku Pereyam, Kundara Chittumala, Bharanikavu (two spots), Chakkuvalli, Charummoodu, Kottamukku, Nallumukku, Mankuzhy, Iravankara, Mavelikara, Ponnukara, and Anjilimoodu. Meanwhile, smaller junctions similar Thannikkamukku, Kundara Alind Ground Chittumala, Moonnumukku, Kadappuzha, Punnamoodu, Ookkanmukku, Thekkemuri Sooranad, Kannamam, Aanayadi, Vayyankara, Chavadi, Gurunathankulangara, Chunakkara, Nalumukku, Chirayil, Kodukulanji, and Panippurapadi volition besides acquisition modernisation.
