The Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) is gearing up to ready the revised alignment of the 3.60-km M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor after the Kochi Corporation handed over the original alignment readied years ago.
It will be followed by laying of boundary stones, ending the stalemate over the long-overdue development of the corridor, the land acquisition process of which began about three decades ago. Once developed, the four-lane corridor is expected to considerably augment east-west connectivity, thus decongesting S.A. Road and Banerjee Road. The new corridor will also lessen congestion at Vyttila and Palarivattom junctions on the Edappally-Aroor NH 66 Bypass.
It had been reported earlier this year that the alignment will see minor alterations, in keeping with KRFB norms regarding curves and elevation, to ensure fast and safe navigation. The alteration of the alignment is critical at Thammanam Junction, where traffic chaos prevails due to rampant encroachments.
