The long-overdue Kundannoor-Angamaly NH Bypass (named Ernakulam Bypass) has got a shot in the arm, with a tentative decision being taken to construct the stretch using Central funds, it is reliably learnt.
Once ready, the greenfield NH that would begin south of the NH 66 Bypass at Kundannoor and end at Karayamparambu on the northern side of Angamaly on NH 544, is expected to decongest the Aroor-Edappally NH 66 Bypass and the Edappally-Angamaly NH 544 corridor.
The NHAI’s alleged delay in approving the 3(A) notification for field-level survey to commence land acquisition on the corridor had been attributed to the insistence that the State government pool in with 25% of the cost of land acquisition, as had been done for widening the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod NH 66. The widening of the highway that is expected to get over by March 2025 picked up pace after the State gave its share of ₹5,580 cr.
