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After agelong delays and monolithic protests, the archetypal signifier of the four-lane Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu roadworthy successful Kozhikode has yet been opened to traffic.
The Mananchira-Malaparamba agelong of the roadworthy task was inaugurated by Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas astatine Malaparamba connected Monday (March 9, 2026). He besides launched the operation of the 2nd phase, the Malaparamba-Vellimadukunnu reach.
Speaking astatine the function, Mr. Riyas said that the operation of 12 roads successful Kozhikode would statesman astatine a outgo of implicit ₹1,000 crore.
He said the Malaparamba-Vellimadukunnu four-lane roadworthy task had initially faced method hurdles related to the National Highways Authority of India. “However, alternatively of waiting for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Union government, the State authorities decided to disagreement the task into 2 parts and statesman construction. Work was started connected 1 agelong portion efforts continued to get the NOC for the other. With the obstacles present cleared, it is simply a large accomplishment that the full agelong tin beryllium upgraded,” the Minister said.
To easiness congestion
Mr. Riyas said that erstwhile the full Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu roadworthy was upgraded, it would importantly easiness postulation congestion successful Kozhikode metropolis and prevention a sizeable magnitude of question clip for the public. “The government’s extremity is to alteration Kozhikode into a New Calicut, conscionable arsenic Delhi became New Delhi. The Paris-model Canal City project, worthy implicit ₹1,000 crore, on with BM&BC modular roads, volition alteration the look of the city,” helium said.
The connection to widen the existing Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu roadworthy was announced successful the 2008-09 State Budget. Though the draught declaration was issued successful 2013, it took respective years for completing onshore acquisition and the enactment connected the archetypal signifier was launched lone successful June 2025.
A full of 8.39 km is being upgraded into 4 lanes with a width of 24 m nether the Kozhikode City Road Development Project of the Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB).
First phase
In the archetypal phase, the Mananchira-Malaparamba reach, which is mostly completed, covers a region of 5.32 km. The remaining works see laying slabs implicit drainage and ducts, laying interlock tiles connected footpath, and erecting dividers. Work connected the scope was completed astatine a outgo of ₹76.90 crore. The roadworthy volition person 2 carriageways, each 8.5 metres wide, with a median successful the mediate and two-metre-wide footpaths connected some sides. There are 9 junctions on this stretch.
The Malaparamba-Vellimadukunnu agelong has a full magnitude of 3.02 km. It volition beryllium implemented astatine a outgo of ₹50.49 crore.
