Plan to convert bypass into six-lane carriageway.

A proposal to develop the Kozhikode Bypass into a six-lane carriageway is under the consideration of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways .

This follows a project report submitted by Gurgaon- headquartered Feedback Infra to the National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI) recently. There is already a proposal to widen the two-lane highway stretching from Vengalam to Idimuzhikkal. Land required to develop the 28.12-km stretch into 45-metre width had already been acquired, officials said.

Suggestions have also been made to construct seven over bridges, six underpasses and service roads for the project. The estimate has been pegged at of Rs. 1,600 crore. A fresh alignment has been done to construct over-bridges, especially at Ramanattukara, Thondayad, Pooladikunnu, and Vengalam junctions. The proposal is now left for discussions with the Centre and the State government, officials said.

Construction of two flyovers at Ramanattukara and Thondayad on the Kozhikode Bypass is going apace. The works were awarded to the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS).

Three bridges and service roads have been proposed at Neelithodu, near Ramanattukara. The project also includes the construction of new bridges, including two across the Korapuzha and Purakkateri rivers, and two more flyovers at Ramanattukara and Thondayad junctions.


THE HINDU