The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to take a decision within a month on the alignment of the Kundannoor-Angamaly bypass that was proposed to decongest the Edappally-Aroor NH 66 bypass.
The proposal for an alternative bypass dates back to 2016 considering that the NH bypass, which is flanked on either side by shopping malls, automobile dealerships and other big commercial firms, was unable to hold the ever-increasing number of vehicles, which crossed 1 lakh passenger-car units (PCUs) on the 16-km corridor. The delay in finalising the alignment has resulted in traffic hold-ups becoming the norm, even after flyovers were built at the four busy junctions.
It is reliably learnt that the project’s approximately 44-km-long alignment, its viability and the land that has to be acquired are being vetted by the NHAI’s land acquisition committee (LAC). An estimate will be readied after this.
