Inauguration of the new bridge at Cheruthoni across the Periyar downstream of the Idukki reservoir and the Munnar-Bodimettu stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway will be held on October 12.
According to Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the road and bridge.
The road widening work on the 41-km Munnar-Bodimettu stretch began in 2017. The works were delayed following repeated landslips in the Gap Road stretch.
