Work on key roads and a high level bridge in Vellore and Tirupattur districts have been speeded up to ensure easy connectivity and preparedness for the northeast monsoon.
Officials of the Department of State Highways, which executes the projects in these districts, said the new facilities were long standing demands of residents in the area. “Based on a detailed study that includes traffic flow, accident prone spots and total beneficial areas, key roads in these districts are being upgraded. Some of the road works have been completed, taking the northeast monsoon into account,” said an official of State Highways.
In Vellore, the existing two-lane stretch between the new airport and the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway, has been converted into four-lane due to expected increase in the flow of vehicles once the airport gets commissioned by the year-end. After widening, the 500-metre-long link road is now 15 metres wide with concrete median and tiled footpath. The work was done at a cost of ₹2.26 crore under Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme (CRIDP) 2021-22.
