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With complaints pouring successful astir the ‘slow’ gait of the ongoing redevelopment works connected the 65-km-long Edapally-Mannuthy agelong connected NH 544, the Kerala High Court connected Tuesday (December 2, 2025) directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to taxable a study connected the deadline specified successful its statement with the contracting steadfast to implicit the works.
The Thrissur District Collector submitted that the ongoing works connected the congested NH corridor, which began successful September 2024, was not progressing arsenic expected. The Collector, appearing online, further submitted that information issues prevailed successful the signifier of insufficient thoroughfare lighting and inadequate hazard motion boards.
On its part, the Interim Traffic Management Committee pointed retired inadequate postulation wardens successful locations specified arsenic astatine Koratty junction.
The Additional Solicitor General submitted that it has requested the authorities for 50 much postulation wardens to antheral congestion-prone areas connected the corridor. Following this, the tribunal directed the NHAI to adhere to the recommendations of the postulation absorption committee and instrumentality steps to velocity up pending works.
The substance has been posted for proceeding adjacent Tuesday.
The tribunal was proceeding petitions by Congress person Shaji Kodankandath and others seeking steps to velocity up the operation works and guarantee harmless and accelerated commuting connected the corridor, wherever underpasses and flyovers are being built. They complained that the NHAI was collecting hefty toll astatine the Paliyekkara toll plaza contempt acute postulation hold-ups and information concerns connected the NH corridor.
