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The State Highways has commenced widening of the existing two-lane Vellore-Tirupattur main roadworthy (SH-122) into 4 lanes astatine Abdullapuram colony adjacent the under-construction airdrome successful Vellore.
Officials of State Highways, which maintains the stretch, said that widening of the stretch, particularly betwixt Abdullapuram (Vellore) and Alangayam (Tirupattur), would supply an alternate way for motorists arsenic they tin skip the engaged Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) successful reaching tiny towns and farming villages on the way overmuch faster. “Widening of the agelong volition assistance dense vehicles similar trucks and lorries to usage the way to scope adjacent districts and towns. The full enactment volition beryllium completed by 2026,” S. Ashokan, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), State Highways, told The Hindu.
Accompanied by Vellore MP D.M. Kathir Anand, K. Murali, Superintendent Engineer (SE), State Highways (Tiruvannamalai) and N.R. Dhanasekaran, Divisional Engineer (DE), State Highways (Vellore), Minister for Public Works and Highways E.V. Velu laid the instauration chromatic for the work. “As portion of the widening, capable information measures similar reflectors, velocity breakers, CCTV cameras, and thoroughfare lights should beryllium successful spot to guarantee the information of roadworthy users, including pedestrians,” said B. Pandi, a motorist.
Funded nether the Chief Minister Road Development Plan (CMRDP) 2024-25, the widening enactment volition beryllium done astatine a outgo of ₹50 crore. Of a full of 79.50 kms, the agelong volition beryllium widened to a region of 8 kms from the existing 7 metres width to 10 metres. The enactment besides involves 21 insignificant bridges, 7 autobus bays, widened stormwater drains, a median, a retaining wall, clang barriers, and a footpath. Initially, the agelong volition beryllium widened adjacent the under-construction airdrome to let creaseless travel of postulation connected the route.
As per estimates, much than 23,000 vehicles, chiefly trucks and instrumentality lorries, betwixt Bengaluru and Chennai usage the agelong each time to spell to concern corridors successful Kancheepuram and Chennai. The widening enactment volition assistance the casual transport of cargo by trucks and lorries connected the route. It volition besides easiness postulation question connected different arterial stretches similar the Chittoor-Cuddalore Highway and Chennai-Bengaluru Highway. The agelong is besides a cardinal autobus way for commuters successful Vellore and Tirupattur districts.
Highways officials said a full of 622 trees connected the way volition beryllium uprooted for the work. Also, Tangedco volition relocate 227 electrical poles and 4 transformers for widening work, for which ₹1.6 crore has been paid arsenic shifting charges. As portion of information features, the widened agelong volition person roadworthy studs, reflectors, signages, blinkers and CCTV cameras volition besides signifier portion of the work.
