New proposal to widen the NH in Kottayam

Amid efforts to fast-track the much-delayed improvement enactment of National Highway 183 connected the Chengannur – Mundakkayam stretch, a caller connection has been submitted to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to widen the agelong from Kottayam municipality to 12th Mile connected K.K. Road.

According to K. Francis George, MP, the task worthy ₹150 crore has been projected to upgrade the conception from Aida Junction to Mannathipara successful Kottayam, expanding the roadworthy to a width of 10 m successful accordance with modern standards. Currently, the roadworthy is tarred astatine a width of 6 m. The task volition not lone impact widening and resurfacing the road, but besides renovating dilapidated culverts and expanding others. Additionally, protective walls volition beryllium constructed wherever necessary, helium said.

To execute the projected width of 10 m, the existing roadworthy boundaries indispensable beryllium measured and bound stones placed. An allocation of ₹13 lakh has been made for this work. Based connected the missive fixed to the District Collector by the National Highways section authorities, absorption has been issued to implicit the survey process immediately.

Boundary stones

Mr. George further stated that upon completion of the survey and installation of bound stones, administrative support volition beryllium sought, aft which the task volition beryllium tendered, and operation volition commence.

The NHAI has already started proceedings for widening the full agelong from Chengannur to Mundakkayam and a survey volition beryllium conducted to widen and modernise the section. The survey volition beryllium conducted successful 3 phases with archetypal signifier from Chengannur to Aida Junction (chainage 60 to 106.700), the 2nd signifier from Aida Junction to Chengal religion connected K.K. Road (chainage 106.700 to 137), and the 3rd signifier from Chengal religion to Mundakkayam (chainage 137 to 160).

Given the congestion successful the conception from Aida Junction to Chengal religion and the challenges of roadworthy widening successful places including Kottayam town, the survey volition besides see an appraisal of a projected bypass from Mulankuzha successful Nattakom and ending astatine Mannathipara.