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The operation of National Highway (NH) 66 successful Kerala, which is presently being carried retired nether the supervision of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), is entering its last phase, Minister for Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas has said.
A full of 492.64 km has been widened into six lanes and opened for traffic. Replying to a submission successful the Assembly connected Thursday (February 5, 2026), the Minister said immoderate defects had occurred precocious astatine immoderate places during the operation work. Following this, the Chief Minister himself had requested the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways to guarantee that the national-highway enactment successful the State was completed connected time, ensuring prime and safety. Based connected this, an adept committee inspected the stretches and suggested immoderate changes successful immoderate areas. On December 5, 2025, erstwhile the operation defect was noticed successful the Mylakkadu (Kottiyam) country of the Kollam-Kadampattukonam NH-66 section, the State brought the contented to the attraction of the Centre, demanding that determination should beryllium nary compromise connected the prime and information of the work. Following this, the NHAI has informed that 10 agencies person been appointed to behaviour adept inspections connected 17 stretches (completed and successful progress) of the nationalist road 66 being developed successful the State. The NHAI besides informed that a Comprehensive Geotechnical Study Programme has besides been initiated nether the aegis of these agencies to behaviour laboratory tests, including ungraded investigating of each structures with the Reinforced Soil (RS) Wall.
After jointly examining the findings of the adept committee, the geotechnical survey reports, and societal considerations, the NHAI has informed that the plan and operation of each Reinforced Soil (RS) Wall volition beryllium reviewed, and strengthening, redesigning, demolishing, and operation of viaducts volition beryllium considered successful areas wherever they are necessary. The State authorities volition besides instrumentality indispensable involution to guarantee the prime and information of the road, the Minister said.
