Four-laning of Sivakasi-Aruppukottai highway to be taken up soon: Thangam Thennarasu

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State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra, laying the instauration  chromatic  for operation  of a high-level span  crossed  Kiruthumal astatine  Veeracholan successful  Tiruchuli Assembly constituency connected  Sunday.

State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra, laying the instauration chromatic for operation of a high-level span crossed Kiruthumal astatine Veeracholan successful Tiruchuli Assembly constituency connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

Four-laning of Sivakasi-Aruppukottai road would soon beryllium taken up arsenic portion of widening Srivilliputtur-Parthibanur highway, said State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu.

While laying instauration chromatic for a high-level span crossed Kiruthamal stream successful Veeracholan successful the beingness of Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra, Mr. Thennarasu said that the tender for Sivakasi-Aruppukottai roadworthy widening enactment to marque it a four-laned roadworthy had been floated and the enactment is each slated to statesman soon.

In the coming days, the widening enactment of the roadworthy would beryllium taken up successful Tiruchuli Assembly constituency too, helium added.

“On completion of the work, a wider road would beryllium disposable betwixt Srivilliputtur and Rameswaram via Tiruchuli Assembly constituency,” helium said.

This fourway roadworthy would supply a nexus to Madurai-Cochin, Madurai-Kanniyakumari, Madurai-Thoothukudi and Madurai-Rameswaram highways and frankincense resulting successful economical improvement activities successful Tiruchuli Assembly constituency, helium said.

Mr. Thennarasu pointed retired that a causeway was constructed crossed Kiruthumal stream successful the 1960. The request for providing a high-level span connected Veeracholan-Mudhukulathoor Road had been enactment distant for long. This caller bridge, to beryllium constructed astatine a outgo of ₹10.64 crore, would supply uninterrupted postulation travel implicit the stream adjacent erstwhile it would successful spate, helium said.

The caller bridge, constructed nether Central Road Infrastructure Fund, would service the champion for the radical of Veeracholan and different villages astir to spell to Madurai, Chennai and Parthibanur, Paramakudi. Besides, it would besides supply amended connectivity to Veeracholan with different surroundings villages also.

The Minister said that respective high-level bridges were being constructed successful Tiruchuli Assembly constituency to supply amended roadworthy connectivity betwixt assorted villages arsenic 3 rivers -- Gundar, Therkkar and Kiruthumal - were flowing done the constituency.

Published - September 21, 2025 07:49 p.m. IST

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