Underpass connecting NH 66 and Baikampady Industrial Area to be built soon, says NHAI

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) volition physique an underpass beneath the existing Railway Over Bridge astatine Baikampady to facilitate question of vehicles betwixt National Highway 66 and Baikampady Industrial Area, NHAI Mangaluru Project Director Abdulla Javed Azmi said connected Thursday.

Speaking astatine the territory roadworthy information committee gathering here, Mr. Azmi said the NHAI office has approved the connection and the tender process was on. The earlier sanctioned enactment astatine the determination got lapsed owed to hold successful taking up the work, helium said. The underpass comprises 2 factual boxes which would beryllium erected done box-pushing method, helium said.

He besides informed the gathering that enactment connected the six-lane Kulur span crossed River Phalguni (Gurupura) was progressing accelerated and soon, information of the span would get completed. Kulur-Baikampady agelong of NH 66 would beryllium made six-lane with work roads, helium added.

Chairing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner H. V. Darshan said arsenic galore arsenic 24 works, including roadworthy widening, bypass operation and flyover construction, were identified to beryllium executed successful NHAI jurisdiction to forestall accidents. However, the execution was getting postponed citing postulation absorption arsenic an issue. The NHAI should get those works completed by March-end duly taking assistance by the postulation police, the DC said. He besides directed Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) to instal thoroughfare lights connected NH 66 successful Kulur stretch.

Meanwhile, discussing postulation congestion astatine Kallapu, Mahakalipadpu-Jeppinamogaru Junction and Jeppinamogaru Junction, Mr. Darshan directed the Authority to instal postulation awesome lights successful consultation with the postulation police. The gathering was informed that motortruck terminal operation was nether advancement astatine Tannirbhavi and Baikampady by New Mangalore Port Authority.

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police K Arun, Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Meenakshi Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) K Ravi Shankar and others were present.