As polling for Lok Sabha elections ended, work to demolish illegal structures to build vehicular underpass as part of the elevated corridor at Minnur village in Ambur town near Tirupattur along the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) would resume next week.
Officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the demolition work will be done by by L&T that maintains the highway on behalf of NHAI. “Demolition of illegal structures will provide much needed space to construct the underpass across the highway. The new underpass will be completed by NHAI by year-end,” said a NHAI official.
Around 30 encroachments, mostly petty shops and commercial establishments, have been identified for demolition. Most of the encroachments are located on the service lanes of the stretch. They have been in existence for over two decades. At present, vehicular underpasses are under construction at Vengili and Girisamudiram villages near Ambur town as part of elevated corridor project. Construction of such underpasses are to prevent accidents on the highway and also to provide safe access to reach habitations across the stretch.
