Trichy MP seeks Rs533.7cr from NHAI for pending service road
The MP in his request had mentioned that 417 people have lost lives in road accidents on the highway between 2011 and 2025.
Stating that the highway was laid in 2009 without a service road, Durai Vaiko said the stretch serving as arterial route for reaching Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai districts from Trichy is in desperate need of service roads for about 14km in length between Palpannai to Thuvakudi.
The MP pointed out that Tamil Nadu govt's highways and minor ports department has issued an order and committed spending 84.5 crore as state's share for developing service roads, and sought the minister to insist NHAI to release 533.7 crore for the project.
"The total cost of land acquisition for service roads is estimated at 618.2 crore. The Union minister was urged to release funds on humanitarian grounds ," MP told TOI.
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The MP also met Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking the railways to provide no objection certificate (NOC) for transferring around eight acres of railway land at G Corner to NHAI for constructing an elevated rotary.
"NHAI suggested an elevated rotary as a practical and beneficial solution for the safe access of commuters and railway employees. NHAI needs a NOC to proceed further," the MP said.
A consultant appointed by NHAI has found that 32,415sqm of railway land at G Corner is needed for the project.
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