Palladam-Mangalam road is getting improved
The State Government will improve 216.6-km stretch on 28 major roads on an outlay of Rs 77.70 crore under the Central Road Fund.The Government will spend the amount and get it reimbursed by the Centre.K. Allaudin, Secretary, Highways Department, said in the order that the cost of the works would be reimbursed by the Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways.The State Government requested the Chief Engineer (National Highways) to accord technical sanction for the works within three months from the date of administrative approval accorded by the Union Ministry in March 2007. The period for completion of the project should not exceed 24 months, including the period of tender. No excess cost beyond 10 per cent of the administrative approval would be permitted and no revised estimates would be considered.
The widening and strengthening works are being taken up on the following major district roads, other district roads and State Highways: Cheyyur-Vandavasi- Polur road (16 km in Tiruvannamalai); Chittur - Tiruttani road (13 km in Vellore);Arcot - Villuppuram road (14 km in Tiruvannamalai); Ponnagaram - Naganmarai road (29.4 km in Dharmapuri); Kadayanallur-Kasidharmam-Achanpudur road (6.4 km in Tirunelveli); Alvarthirunagari - Nazereth-Sathankulam-Ittamozhi-Valliyur road (7 km in Tuticorin-in two phases); Wartap-Maharajapuram-Alagapuri-Virudhunagar road (2 km in Virudhunagar), Sadathangal-Cheyyar-Vandavasi-Polur road (9 km in Tiruvannamalai); Salem-Ponnammapet-Valasaisur road through Veeranam (9.6 km in Salem); Sarugani-Devakottai road (6 km in Sivaganga); Palladam-Mangalam road (5 km in Coimbatore); Keevalur - Kachanam road (18.4 km in Nagapattinam); Mannargudi-Muthupet (retainer wall in Nagapattinam); Tambaram-Somangalam road (9.6 km in Kanchipuram); Pannaikadu road (1.3 km Dindigul); Thiruvalam-Katpadi-Venkatagirikottah road (12 km in Vellore); GNT Road (4 km in Chennai); Thirukattupalli-Pattukotti-Chengipatti road (11.6 km in Thanjavur); Mohanur-Namakkal-Senthamangalam-Rasipuram road (4.2 km in Namakkal); Kallikudi-Kariapatti road (5 km in Madurai); Pullangudi-Sankarankoil-Kalugumalai-Nalattinpudur road (5 km in Tirunelveli); a high-level bridge on Chennai- Tiruttani-Renigunta road (1.2 km in Thiruvallur); a bridge on Thogamalai- Mallampattu road (Karur); Dindigul Manakattur road (4.4 km in Dindigul); Uchipuli-Pudumadam road (4 km in Ramanathapuram); Ullikottai-Thallikottai Vadesery road (7.5 km in Thiruvarur); and Mannargudi-Eyyalur road (10.2 km in Chidambaram).
