NHAI to prepare DPR for four-lane Tiruchi-Karur-Coimbatore greenfield highway

Amid rising concerns implicit frequent accidents connected the Tiruchi-Karur National Highway section, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to hole a elaborate task study (DPR) for a greenfield Tiruchi-Karur-Coimbatore highway, on with a bluish bypass roadworthy successful Tiruchi city.

The NHAI has floated tenders inviting Request for Proposals (RFP) from eligible consultants “for mentation of a DPR for four-laning of Tiruchi-Karur-Coimbatore (Greenfield) and a Northern Tiruchi bypass road, for a full tentative magnitude of 230 km.”

The determination comes amid persistent complaints of rising mishap cases connected the Tiruchi-Karur NH section, particularly the 11-km agelong from Tiruchi to Thindukarai. A important information of the road conception runs betwixt the Cauvery stream and the Tiruchi-Karur railway line, which has crisp and unsafe curves. Although this agelong was widened from its erstwhile width of 7 metres to up to 10.5 metres by the State Highways Department a fewer years ago, accidents proceed unabated connected the road.

The NHAI had widened the Tiruchi-Karur Highway beyond Thindukarai respective years ago. A bypass roadworthy is to beryllium built betwixt Panjapur connected Tiruchi-Madurai road and Thindukarai arsenic portion of a semi-ring road, which is besides successful the DPR-preparation stage.

Although a connection for gathering a greenfield road betwixt Tiruchi and Karur was mooted a fewer years ago, the NHAI appeared to beryllium wary of the immense onshore acquisition that it would entail connected the fertile loop on the Cauvery. The NHAI had besides rejected a plea from the nationalist to make an alternate roadworthy betwixt Allithurai and Mayanur tollgate.

Now, the NHAI has seemingly combined the plans for gathering a greenfield highways betwixt Tiruchi and Karur and Karur and Coimbatore, too the bluish bypass successful Tiruchi. The bluish bypass to link large highways astir the metropolis was initially planned by the State Highways Department a fewer years ago, but the connection failed to instrumentality off. The bypass was planned from Thuvakudi connected Tiruchi-Thanjavur and link the Tiruchi-Chidambaram, Tiruchi-Chennai, and Tiruchi-Karur nationalist highways. The bypass projected by the NHAI is besides apt to link each these highways.

While welcoming the NHAI’s move, P. Ayyarappan, president, Road Users Welfare Association, said that the DPR should beryllium prepared expeditiously and the task should scope the execution signifier quickly. “There was immoderate speech of a DPR being prepared for a greenfield road betwixt Tiruchi and Karur a fewer years ago. At slightest present the DPR should beryllium prepared quickly. The NHAI should besides rapidly finalise the DPR for the semi-ring road, which would link Panjapur and Thindukarai,” helium said.