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In a fast-paced administrative move, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has initiated steps to name a advisor for the operation of a caller four-lane elevated corridor and widening of existing roadworthy on Puducherry-Cuddalore agelong aft the Union Government announced the caller infrastructure task for the Union Territory a period ago.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari, during his sojourn to Puducherry connected October 13, 2025 for laying the instauration for the people separator connecting Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi squares, had expressed the Ministry’s willingness to money a caller roadworthy project, which includes a partly-elevated stretch, to easiness postulation congestion on Puducherry-Cuddalore road. The Union Minister had asked the territorial medication to guardant a connection connected the roadworthy task for the Ministry’s consideration.
Following the announcement made by the Minister, MoRTH connected November 26, had floated the tender to prime a advisor for mentation of a Detailed Project Report for operation of a four-lane elevated corridor from Natesan Nagar Road Over Bridge to Ariankuppam Bridge and besides for the four-laning of the existing roadworthy from Ariankuppam Bridge to Mullodai bordering the Cuddalore territory of Tamil Nadu.
Bypass successful Karaikal, Yanam
“The Ministry has fixed accelerated clearance and agreed to incur the full expenditure which runs to astir ₹650 crore for the 16-km roadworthy project. Along with the people separator astatine Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi squares and the caller roadworthy project, the Ministry has besides agreed to money the operation of bypasses successful Karaikal and Yanam regions. The 4 projects volition outgo the Ministry astir ₹1,300 crore. The roadworthy task on the Cuddalore agelong has been a long-pending request of the people,” Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan told The Hindu.
According to a postulation constabulary personnel, the caller roadworthy task planned on the Cuddalore agelong volition beryllium of overmuch value successful presumption of postulation absorption and mishap prevention. The junction adjacent Lenovo mill astatine Thavalakuppam to Mullodai borderline has go 1 of the astir accident-prone areas successful Puducherry.
28 lives mislaid
An investigation of accidents successful Puducherry conducted by the postulation constabulary successful 2023 revealed that astir 28 persons mislaid their lives successful accidents on a 9-km agelong connected Puducherry- Cuddalore Road. “The widening of the roadworthy is simply a precise important determination arsenic 1 of the reasons cited by galore for the emergence successful fig of accidents was the mediocre roadworthy infrastructure of the Cuddalore Road. The agelong is precise constrictive considering the postulation volume,” said the officer.
Meanwhile, authorities sources said the Ministry was readying to commencement operation enactment for the people separator during the extremity of January oregon aboriginal February adjacent year. “After the completion of the people separator and 4 laning of the Cuddalore stretch, question of vehicles successful the municipality and outskirts volition go faster. Management of postulation adjacent Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi squares volition besides go easy,” said a postulation constabulary personnel.
