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State Highways has widened the interState Pallikonda-Gudiyatham High Road adjacent Katpadi connected Thursday to forestall accidents.
Officials said the widening of the agelong was aimed to amended the information of lorries travelling from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to the confederate districts specified arsenic Salem and Madurai, done Chittoor and Pernambut towns.
“Most vehicles from the neighbouring States usage the agelong to spell to confederate districts successful Tamil Nadu. Widening of the agelong volition assistance forestall accidents,” Madhana Ibrahim, Junior Engineer, State Highways (Katpadi), told The Hindu.
The agelong has been widened to 2 lanes with paved shoulders astatine a outgo of ₹5 crore, funded nether the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme 2025-26.
Collector S. Leela Alex and Assistant Executive Engineer of State Highways (Katpadi), S. Ashok Kumar, are monitoring the work.
The agelong has been widened to 10 metres, capable for 2 buses to usage it simultaneously. “The widened agelong ensures harmless travel, particularly astatine night, arsenic two-wheeler riders person capable roadworthy space. Additional information features should beryllium provided connected the route,” B. Sugan, a motorist, said.
At present, vehicles including goods laden lorries and trailer lorries person been passing done the congested agelong to spell to confederate districts successful the State. As per records, much than 28,000 vehicles usage the agelong each day.
Highways officials said that 1.8 km of the 10-km agelong betwixt Pallikonda and Gudiyatham towns had been taken up for widening enactment arsenic this information of the roadworthy had cardinal nationalist facilities specified arsenic railway station, autobus terminus, and authorities schools and offices.
Earlier, astir 3 km of the agelong had been widened to easiness entree to Chennai-Bengaluru Highway.
