The concurrence of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is awaited to kickstart land acquisition process for the long overdue Kundannoor-Angamaly NH Bypass.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had approved the alignment of the 44-km stretch in January and it was expected that the project would be commissioned in early 2027. Motorists and people whose land would be acquired for the project were sceptical of the deadline, considering the procedural wrangles.
The corridor that was mooted in 2016 is critical to decongest the Edappally-Aroor NH 66 Bypass which is used daily by one lakh passenger car units, and the congested Edappally-Angamaly NH 544 stretch. In the absence of alternative corridors, traffic snarls are acute, especially at the ill-planned Edappally Junction where the two corridors meet.
