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The State Highways Department has commenced enactment connected laying the ₹102.83 crore outer ringing roadworthy (ORR), archetypal successful the district, astatine Periyathur colony adjacent Katpadi successful Vellore connected Thursday. Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi laid the instauration chromatic for the enactment successful the beingness of Vellore MP D.M. Kathir Anand.
The task seeks to decongest areas astir Katpadi railway presumption by diverting dense vehicles similar trucks, goods-laden lorries and instrumentality lorries to the caller agelong to scope Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH-48). At present, vehicles, including goods-laden lorries and trailer lorries, person been passing done the congested Katpadi municipality to spell to Chittoor, Krishnagiri, Tirupatur, Salem, Ranipet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai. As per records, much than 17,000 vehicles usage Katpadi Main Road each day.
Officials of State Highways said that the 7.4 km agelong volition enactment arsenic an alternate way for vehicles to scope cardinal towns specified arsenic Ranipet, Arcot, Sholinghur, Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai without utilizing constrictive stretches successful Katpadi. The caller agelong volition besides supply roadworthy connectivity to astatine slightest 20 surrounding farming villages, including Kal Pudur, Dharapadavedu, Karikiri, Kandimedu, Arumparuthi, Karnampattu, Arambakkam and Perumugai.
“The caller ORR volition marque stretches successful Katpadi and the surrounding areas safer for motorists. The full ORR enactment volition beryllium completed by 2027,” S. Poovarasan, Assistant Engineer, State Highways (Vellore), told The Hindu.
Residents said that the continuous question of vehicles connected the constrictive Katpadi Main Road, which connects the engaged railway presumption and NH-48, has besides resulted successful accidents involving pedestrians. “School buses and ambulances get stuck successful the postulation congestion owed to question of dense vehicles connected the stretch,” said K. Nagaraj, a motorist.
Funded nether the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme 2025-26, the outer ringing roadworthy volition beryllium a two-lane agelong with astatine slightest 10 metres successful width. Unlike successful municipality areas, the agelong volition person lone earthen stormwater drains to debar taking up much roadworthy space.
