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Public Works and Sports Development Minister Aadhav Arjuna connected Sunday (May 31, 2026) said the Highways Department would accord apical precedence to roadworthy information measures to trim accidents and fatalities crossed Tamil Nadu.
Speaking to reporters aft reviewing the functioning of the Highways Department with officials successful Coimbatore, the Minister said Tamil Nadu continues to grounds the highest fig of roadworthy accidents successful the country. A full of 71,313 roadworthy accidents and 18,421 fatalities were reported successful the State during 2025. Between January and April 2026, 26,355 roadworthy accidents and 6,902 fatalities were reported.
The authorities had acceptable a extremity of bringing down mishap numbers and would absorption connected addressing factors contributing to crashes, including overspeeding, inadequate signages adjacent junctions and the lack of postulation signals, helium said.
The Minister said roadworthy information audits would beryllium strengthened and corrective measures taken astatine accident-prone locations. Monitoring cameras would beryllium installed to enforce velocity limits and strict penalties would beryllium imposed for violations. A abstracted fund allocation would beryllium made for roadworthy information initiatives, helium added.
He said hospitals would beryllium established on highways astatine locations reporting precocious fig of accidents. Highway patrolling would besides beryllium accrued to amended exigency effect and enforcement.
He added that a caller structural audit of large flyovers and bridges crossed the State would beryllium undertaken to measure their information and place attraction requirements.
Referring to the functioning of the Public Works Department (PWD), the Minister said measures had been initiated to curb corruption and capable vacancies successful the department. Efforts were besides nether mode to restructure the section to amended ratio and guarantee fiscal sustainability.
The Minister said respective high-value tenders awarded successful the play preceding the Assembly elections were being audited. Based connected the findings, the authorities would instrumentality due action, including retendering works wherever required, to guarantee transparency and adherence to procedures, helium said.
The Minister besides added that aboriginal authorities buildings would beryllium planned with semipermanent requirements successful mind. In cities wherever onshore costs are high, constructing low-rise buildings specified arsenic G+2 oregon G+3 structures was not an businesslike usage of land. Instead, the authorities would see high-rise developments, including G+15 buildings wherever feasible, to accommodate aboriginal request and marque amended usage of the disposable land. Housing quarters and different authorities facilities would beryllium designed considering the infrastructure needs for the adjacent 40 years, helium said.
