Reconstruction of the road stretch at Vazhukkumpara on the Thrissur-Palakkad national highway (NH 544) where a crack was developed recently commenced on Friday.
Revenue Minister K. Rajan, District Collector V.R. Krishna Teja, City Police Commissioner Ankit Ashokan and Pananchery panchayat president P.P. Raveendran reviewed the work.
The Minister discussed the works with national highway project director Bipin Madhu. The lapses in the road construction was found in a preliminary examination jointly conducted by the Road Safety Authority; IIT, Palakkad; Thrissur Engineering College; and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).