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March 6th, 2010, 10:14 AM

சிதம்பரம் : கடலூர், நாகை மாவட்ட மக்களின், 40 ஆண்டு கனவான, காட்டுமன்னார்கோவில் அருகே கொள்ளிடம் ஆற்றில், 43 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் பாலம் கட்ட, துணை முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின், இன்று அடிக்கல் நாட்டுகிறார்.கடலூர் - நாகை மாவட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த 200க்கும் மேற்பட்ட கிராம மக்களின், 40 ஆண்டுகால கோரிக்கையை நிறைவேற்றும் வகையில், கடலூர் மாவட்ட எல்லையான காட்டுமன்னார்கோவில் அடுத்த முட்டம் கொள்ளிடம் ஆற்றின் குறுக்கே, 43 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் பாலம் கட்டப்படுகிறது.இரு மாவட்டத்தை இணைக்கும் இப்பாலத்தால், வியாபாரிகள், விவசாயிகள் பயன்பெறுவர். நாகை, தஞ்சாவூர், திருவாரூர் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு மாவட்ட மக்கள், சென்னை செல்வதற்கு பிரதான சாலையாகிவிடும். இப்பகுதி மக்கள், கும்பகோணம், சேத்தியாத்தோப்பு, வடலூர் வழியாகவும், மயிலாடுதுறை, சிதம்பரம், புதுச்சேரி வழியாகவும் சென்று வரும் நிலையில், முட்டம் பாலம் கட்டி முடித்தால், காட்டுமன்னார்கோவில், சேத்தியாத்தோப்பு வழியாக எளிதாக சென்று விடலாம். இதனால், போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் தவிர்ப்பதுடன், 35 கி.மீ., தூரம் குறைவதால், ஒரு மணி நேர பயண நேரமும் குறையும்.
சென்னையில் இருந்து நாகை மாவட்டத்திற்கு செல்பவர்கள், சேத்தியாத்தோப்பு, காட்டுமன்னார் கோவில், முட்டம், பட்டவர்த்தி, வில்லியநல்லூர், நீடூர், மயிலாடுதுறை சென்று விடலாம்.
கடலூர் மாவட்டம் காட்டுமன்னார்கோவில் சுற்றியுள்ள கிராம மக்கள், மயிலாடுதுறை செல்ல சிதம்பரம் வந்து சீர்காழி வழியாக செல்ல வேண்டி இருந்தது. அதே போன்று நாகை கொள்ளிடக்கரை கிராம மக்களும், 70 கி.மீ., சுற்றி வரவேண் டும். தற்போது பாலம் வந்துவிட்டால், 2.30 மணி நேரம் செல்ல வேண்டியதில், ஒரு மணி நேரம் மிச்சமாகிவிடும். கடந்த 1974ம் ஆண்டு, அப்போதை காட்டுமன்னார்கோவில் சேர்மனும், அமைச்சர் பன்னீர்செல்வத்தின் தந்தையுமான கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி, முட்டம் பாலம் கட்ட, ஒன்றியக் குழு கூட்டத்தில் தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்றி, அரசுக்கு கோரிக்கை வைத்தார். அப்போது பிள்ளையார் சுழி போடப்பட்ட பாலத்திற்கு, கடந்த 1996-2000 தி.மு..க., ஆட்சியில், பாலம் கட்ட முடிவு செய்து 27 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப் பட்டது. ஆனால், அப்போதைய உள்ளாட்சித்துறை அமைச்சர் கோ.சி.மணி, பாலத்தை தஞ்சை மாவட்டத்திற்கு கொண்டு சென்றார். பின், ஏற்பட்ட ஆட்சி மாற்றத்தால், பாலம் திட்டம் கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டது.
தற்போது, அமைச்சர் பன்னீர்செல்வத்தில் தீவிர முயற்சியால், முட்டம் கொள்ளிடம் ஆற்றில் பாலம் கட்ட, நபார்டு உதவியுடன் தமிழக அரசு 43 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்துள்ளது. தொடர்ந்து, சேத்தியாத்தோப்பில் இருந்து முட்டம் வரையிலும், நாகை மாவட்டம் பாப்பாக்குடியில் இருந்து பட்டவர்த்தி, நீடூர் சாலையை அகலப்படுத்தி, தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. பாலம் கட்ட மண் பரிசோதனை, நிலம் ஆர்ஜித பணிகள் முடிந்து கடந்த ஜனவரி 27ம் தேதி, பாலம் கட்ட பூமி பூஜை நடந்தது. ஈரோட்டை சேர்ந்த பிரபல கான்ட்ராக்டர் மூலம் பணிகள் துவங்கியுள்ளன. முதற்கட்டமாக ஆற்றில் தளவாட பொருட்கள் கொண்டு செல்ல செம்மண் சாலை அமைக்கப்படுகிறது. பாலத்தை ஒன்றரை ஆண்டிற்குள், கட்டி முடிக்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. தென் மாவட்ட மக்களுக்கு பிரதான சாலையாக அமையவுள்ள இப்பாலத்திற்கு, துணை முதல்வர் ஸ்டாலின், இன்று அடிக்கல் நாட்டுகிறார்.
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msk_2009

March 7th, 2010, 12:40 AM

The above work is not NHAI work. IT is state government scheme work.

Tron

March 9th, 2010, 04:37 AM

Short answer.
Misinterpretation of speed limit.

Medium Answer.
If speed limit is 60kmph we are assuming allowed speed is 0kmph to 60kmph. (or assuming that we can come in the opposite direction.) But what we understood is speed range not speed limit. Remember this limit is what we use in mathematics/calculus ie if its said 80kmph you must go only at this speed no more no less.

Long Answer.
We don't follow speed limit for each lanes When XYZ comes at 100kmph and see an auto which could barely go beyond 50 kmph in front of it, XYZ don't have option other than slow down or swift to next lane. if next lane is occupied, then he will go in the middle since XYZ is not interested in slowing down.

Vehicles parked in the shoulders, but slightly projecting its body to left lane. hence the vehicle coming on the left had to go slightly right.

if we enforce the speed limit it will make sure that people can not over take and follow one after the other. Also directly ensures that vehicle cannot be parked or moving at the zero speed. Also from driving perceptive, there will not be a need to overtake.

But the problem is the encountering slow moving/stopped vehicle, stupid bicyclist coming in the opposite side in the fast lane. (He might claim that speed is a scalar :P) some one crossing the roads etc.

Just My thought, I don't know whether even Traffic police know about this.
-Bless.

Short response: Misinterpretation of speed "limit".

Speed limit denotes the maximum legal speed you can drive at. If you drive faster, you can get a speeding ticket.

I do not like slow drivers on fast roads too, but that doesn't change the truth.

In many countries with well developed roads, a minimum speed will be posted or well known along with the speed limit. Until they do that on a given road, you cannot hold someone at fault for doing so.

But driving slowly on the fast lane may be a punishable offence in many jurisdictions.

Arul Murugan

March 9th, 2010, 05:19 AM

Agian yesterday i travelled from trivandrum to villupuram in the same SRM Multi Axle volvo. This time I noted the timings

Trivandrum - 6.30 p.m.
Nagercoil - 9.00 p.m. (due to heavy traffic and narrow road)
30 mins dinner
Started from Nagercoil at 9.30 p.m
Tirunelveli old bus stand 10.40
Madurai Bye Pass(Toll gate) 12.40
Trichy Junction 2.30
10-15 mins break at samaypuram
Villupuram 4.20 A.M.

Easy to reach Tambaram by 6.

Nagercoil to Tirunelveli in 1hr
Tirunelveli to Madurai is 2hr

Looks great improvement in road sector for running time. Car owners and people using travels are really enjoying this speed, similar way I experienced Madurai-Salem 250KM in 3hrs in car, but Trichy-Salem 141KM for 4.3hrs in SETC Ultra Delux bus!

Hope atleast TNSTC buses goes with better speed.

:cheers:

ajithv

March 9th, 2010, 05:38 AM

^^The running time of TNSTC still remains the same.
Madurai-Salem is 7.5hrs and Madurai-Nagercoil is 6hrs;still remains same evenafter 4 laning.:ohno:
Of course,you can cover Madurai-Salem in 3 hrs by car.:)

gvijayan

March 9th, 2010, 07:07 AM

^^ Why can't they revise the running time on the sectors that have been developed to 4-lanes? As usual the dumb TNSTC officials are without brains and they will not think anything out of the box.

gvijayan

March 9th, 2010, 07:09 AM

^^ And I don't think TNSTC's take 7+ hours to cover Salem - Madurai. I believe they do it in around 5.5 hours.

Bless

March 9th, 2010, 08:32 AM

Short response: Misinterpretation of speed "limit".

Speed limit denotes the maximum legal speed you can drive at. If you drive faster, you can get a speeding ticket.

I do not like slow drivers on fast roads too, but that doesn't change the truth.

In many countries with well developed roads, a minimum speed will be posted or well known along with the speed limit. Until they do that on a given road, you cannot hold someone at fault for doing so.

But driving slowly on the fast lane may be a punishable offence in many jurisdictions.

From My understanding of what my USA driving instructor told me, I don't think so. At least in US, if there was no one in front of you and you are not waiting for signal or emergency services you must drive at the specified limit.

I remember he pushed me, to approach (the mathematical term limit most times comes with approaching) the specified speed limit, that is on the city roads and I also remember he telling me that "most" of the US free ways (Specially Interstate) are designed such a way that entry to it will long enough to accelerate before merging to the main lane and exits will be long enough to reduce your speed.

PS: I haven't read any doc, if you come across any thing to say I'm wrong please provide. I would be happy to change my understanding. until then I will go with mathematical meaning of limit for speed limit.

Tron

March 9th, 2010, 09:56 AM

From My understanding of what my USA driving instructor told me, I don't think so. At least in US, if there was no one in front of you and you are not waiting for signal or emergency services you must drive at the specified limit.

I remember he pushed me, to approach (the mathematical term limit most times comes with approaching) the specified speed limit, that is on the city roads and I also remember he telling me that "most" of the US free ways (Specially Interstate) are designed such a way that entry to it will long enough to accelerate before merging to the main lane and exits will be long enough to reduce your speed.

PS: I haven't read any doc, if you come across any thing to say I'm wrong please provide. I would be happy to change my understanding. until then I will go with mathematical meaning of limit for speed limit.
When you drive on the US interstate next time, watch for signs that say something like "Speed limit 65" and "Minimum speed 45". There are no minimum speeds on city roads, except that if you obstruct traffic, the police officer can give a ticket at his discretion. I think you might have misinterpreted what your instructor told you. Your state driver handbook say this clearly - you might be able to find a free copy at a public library.

In fact, where I live (in the US as well), it snows a lot in the winter, and you can get a ticket even if you go under the speed limit if the police officer thinks you were going too fast for the road and weather conditions during snowy days.

Bless

March 9th, 2010, 10:46 AM

When you drive on the US interstate next time, watch for signs that say something like "Speed limit 65" and "Minimum speed 45". There are no minimum speeds on city roads, except that if you obstruct traffic, the police officer can give a ticket at his discretion. I think you might have misinterpreted what your instructor told you. Your state driver handbook say this clearly - you might be able to find a free copy at a public library.

In fact, where I live (in the US as well), it snows a lot in the winter, and you can get a ticket even if you go under the speed limit if the police officer thinks you were going too fast for the road and weather conditions during snowy days.

^^
Thanks for the details Tron. :)

Bless

March 9th, 2010, 11:35 AM

^^
Thanks for the details Tron. :)

Yes I'm wrong and you are right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit

ajithv

March 9th, 2010, 12:04 PM

^^ And I don't think TNSTC's take 7+ hours to cover Salem - Madurai. I believe they do it in around 5.5 hours.
If they cover in 5.5 hrs;then it is great.But they never..Its 7+hrs only as before.

Arul Murugan

March 9th, 2010, 12:21 PM

If they cover in 5.5 hrs;then it is great.But they never..Its 7+hrs only as before.

1year before TNSTC Salem introduced Vaigai express" tagged bus with stops only at Namakkal, Karur and Dindigul these buses are covering in 4.3hrs to 5.3hrs including the delay. Yes other buses still doing the distance for more than 6hrs.

SETC buses surely will take more than 6.3hrs.

Tron

March 10th, 2010, 05:15 AM

^^
Thanks for the details Tron. :)
Glad to be of help. You might even be able to find a PDF version on your state DMV website - it's worth checking. It might help someday to avoid a traffic ticket at the least. In my state, you can get your own take-home copy for free at the DMV offices and at public libraries.

ChennaiIndian

March 20th, 2010, 03:37 AM

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=13+NHAI+projects+in+TN+hit+roadblock&artid=IY5ChKOoVdk=&SectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=rSY|6QYp3kQ=&SEO=

CHENNAI: Over 1,300 km of road development projects in Tamil Nadu, which have to be executed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), are yet to materialise because of lack of bidders, stringent land acquisition norms and shortage of skilled engineers, according to sources.
“Through out India, many NHAI projects have been hit due to recession. In Tamil Nadu alone, over 13 projects have been stalled due to the non-availability of bidders,” NHAI sources told Express.
“Most of the bids we received were single ones. The ministry is seeking foreign investment in these projects,” the sources said.
As recession shooed away many bidders, development of roads suffered. Although Road and Transport Minister Kamal Nath had made tall claims of building 20 km of roads each day, authorities have been barely able to manage 10 km per day, the source added.
The government’s new norms on land acquisition have also affected the road development. “The new regulation stipulates that the NHAI can go ahead with the bidding only after 80 per cent of the land is acquired. The Surface Transport Ministry is approaching the government to relax rules in this regard,” NHAI sources said.
Besides, the NHAI is also facing shortage of skilled workforce. “We require two lakh qualified civil engineers to complete roads and bridges,” says another source.
On the quality of roads, an NHAI source claimed they were good. He added that the expenditure on constructing the roads had gone up from Rs 6 crore to Rs 10 crore per km. “These roads will not require maintenance for five years,” he added.
The Tambaram-Tindivanam Highway had been leased to the GMR Group and the NHAI was paying Rs 41.8 crore every six months to it for maintenance under its annuity scheme, he added.

ajithv

March 20th, 2010, 03:44 AM

^^Besides, the NHAI is also facing shortage of skilled workforce. “We require two lakh qualified civil engineers to complete roads and bridges,” says another source.

Everybody forget or not even cared about this serious factor always..

rsubbu.mdu

March 21st, 2010, 04:03 AM

jaggu_cbe

March 31st, 2010, 09:56 AM

dhandapanik

March 31st, 2010, 10:14 AM

1year before TNSTC Salem introduced Vaigai express" tagged bus with stops only at Namakkal, Karur and Dindigul these buses are covering in 4.3hrs to 5.3hrs including the delay. Yes other buses still doing the distance for more than 6hrs.

SETC buses surely will take more than 6.3hrs.

i have used TNSTC-Salem vaigai express service twice and they covered the Salem-Madurai stretch in 5 hours. Others take 5.5 hrs. SETC too take 5 hrs only. i used it twice or thrice in this section.

ChennaiIndian

April 2nd, 2010, 04:48 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/02/stories/2010040261260300.htm

TIRUCHI: The newly built grade separator (fly-over) at the Palpannai traffic intersection in Ariyamangalam along the Tiruchi-Chennai By-Pass Road was opened for traffic on Wednesday night.

The opening of the fly-over, built as part of the four-lane project on the Tiruchi-Padalur section of the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway, comes as a huge relief for motorists. The construction work at the crucial intersection has caused enormous traffic problems in the city for more than a year now.

Initially, site clearance and shifting of utilities, such as underground water mains, had slowed down the project. Traffic snarls, often holding up traffic for even up to an hour, had become the order of the day along the By-pass Road and the Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway owing to the construction work at the site. The National Highways Authority of India had taken up the responsibility of shifting a substantial portion of the underground water mains of the City Corporation at the construction site.

800 metres

The fly-over runs for a length of about 800 metres and has a width of 22 metres apart from a centre median of 1.5 metres.

All fly-overs and bridges have been built to accommodate six-lane traffic, to facilitate further expansion of the highways, as per the instruction given by the former Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu.

High mast lights have also been fitted.

Traffic island

A traffic island would be developed beneath the fly-over to regulate the traffic flow. Vehicles proceeding towards the Gandhi Market from the Thanjavur-Tiruchi Highway in the city could proceed beneath the fly-over. Service lanes have been provided on either flanks of fly-over. While the service lanes towards Tiruchi have been already been laid, those towards the Chennai side would be completed within the next four to five days, according to sources in Indu Navayuga Infra Projects, the project concessionaire.

TVS Tollgate Junction

Meanwhile, work is underway in full swing on the other fly-over coming up in the city under the project, at the TVS Tollgate Junction.

The fly-over is expected to be opened for traffic by the first week of April, marking the completion the four-laning on the entire 38.5 km long Tiruchi-Padalur section of the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway.

nagamoney

April 8th, 2010, 07:46 AM

Do any body knows, if the NHAI bypass road of Tirunelveli connecting Sankar nagar and palayamkottai is thrown open to public

thillai_selvan

April 8th, 2010, 11:08 AM

Do any body knows, if the NHAI bypass road of Tirunelveli connecting Sankar nagar and palayamkottai is thrown open to public

I think still now it is not opened. Any one know the status? But I am sure that it is not opened.

ChennaiIndian

April 11th, 2010, 05:03 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/11/stories/2010041164220600.htm

Tuticorin: The much awaited road infrastructure development project, which has been undertaken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from Tuticorin to Madurai, is expected to be completed by the end of June 2010.

The project is being carried out at an estimated cost of Rs. 629 crore. Not surprisingly, the completion of the 128-km stretch of NH 45 – B between these two districts would augur better prospects making way for comfort journey for the travellers. Since Tuticorin had emerged a trade and business oriented district, commuters usually frequent here from various corners of the state by road.

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TirupurGuy

April 18th, 2010, 10:50 PM

hi Members

for the expansion of nh 47, i read that there are 3 bypasses.

perumanallur
avinashi
kg chavadi.

in avinashi, the bypass is in the south.

is there any info on which side bypass is there for kg chavadi and perumanallur?

Hi jaggu_cbe

The bypass for Perumanallur goes north side.
I'm sorry I've no idea about KG chavadi.

ajithv

May 1st, 2010, 05:50 PM

NH-47 B connects NH-47 with NH-7 at Kavalkinar,in Tamilnadu.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6991/img4289t.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/433/img4291l.jpg

Connecting Point @Kavalkinar.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3743/img4294g.jpg

Shot Using Canon PowerShot S5 IS (http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2572/s5is02.jpg) on 25.04.2010

ajithv

May 3rd, 2010, 04:25 PM

Towards Salem

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5992/img4473y.jpg

Towards Coimbatore

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9977/img4477x.jpg

Shot Using Canon PowerShot S5 IS (http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2572/s5is02.jpg) on 30.04.2010

ceeznic pirate

May 3rd, 2010, 05:04 PM

^^
Good pics.

sad to see the roads being eaten up slowly by sands on both sides :ohno:

ajithv

May 3rd, 2010, 05:14 PM

^^Seems the sand slided from the sides.You can see a JCB there.Actually it was taking away the sand from there.I had to wait to move that JCB from the spot.:)

Also,it is the responsibility of the Concessionaire to make the carriageway clear.

ajithv

May 5th, 2010, 06:56 AM

Karur Bypass @ NH-7

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ajithv

May 5th, 2010, 06:57 AM

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ajithv

May 5th, 2010, 06:58 AM

Towards Dindigul

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ajithv

May 5th, 2010, 07:02 AM

Towards Dindigul

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thillai_selvan

May 5th, 2010, 07:28 AM

^^Nice too see digital displays....... And tollgates too

jaggu_cbe

May 5th, 2010, 08:29 AM

hello TirupurGuy,

for perumanallur bypass where does it start and where does it end? Any landmarks or intersections where the bypass starts and ends. Is it going around New Tirupur on the north side?

the NHAI is saying

The distance of existing National Highway -47 in Perumanallur is 4.2k.m.
The distance of the bypass in Perumanallur will be 4.7k.m. Hence, there is no major
difference in the distances. The government also will not approve, if the distance of
bypass is more than the existing National Highway. However, the geomentry of
existing road is not feasible for carrying out any expansion.

www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf/NH_47_chen_wal_eng.pdf

georgenadar

May 5th, 2010, 09:34 AM

guys all pics are excellent nice to sign board in both the language english and tamil...

calculus_ask

May 5th, 2010, 01:36 PM

krishnancv

May 7th, 2010, 02:50 AM

The Union Cabinet's Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) on Thursday cleared a proposal to develop a multi-purpose berth at Paradip Port at an estimated cost of Rs.387 crore. The project envisages the construction of facilities for handling containers and ‘clean cargo,' totalling five million tonnes per year, with a view to decongesting the port and reducing the turn-around time for vessels. It is scheduled to be completed within three years.

Chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the panel also gave the green signal for a host of highway development projects, including the six-laning of the Hosur-Krishnagiri section of National Highway 7 at a cost of Rs.535 crore and the two-laning of the Dindigul-Theni section of NH-45 (extension) and the Theni-Kumli section of NH-220 in Tamil Nadu at an estimated cost of Rs.501 crore.

Other highlights of the highway development projects approved are: the four laning of a section of NH-17 from the Karnataka-Kerala border to Kannur at a cost of Rs.1,563 crore; four-laning of the Nagpur-Betul section of NH-89 in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh at a cost of Rs.2,498 crore; rehabilitation and four-laning of the Barhi-Hazaribagh section of NH-33 in Jharkhand at an estimated cost of Rs.414 crore; and the six-laning of the Dhankuni-Kharagpur section of NH-6 in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs.1,396 crore.

The panel also gave the nod to the four-laning of a section of NH-6 from the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border to Sambalpur, and the Bhubaneswar-Puri section of NH -203 in Orissa; upgrading to two-lane the Multai-Seoni section of NH -69A and the Narsinghpur-Amrawada-Saoner section of NH -26B in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra; two-laning of the Chapra-Hazipur section of NH -19 in Bihar; and the four-laning of the Jorabat-Barapani section of NH-40 in Assam and Meghalaya.

The panel further approved the updating of the project cost for widening the Nechipu-Hoj stretch and Potin-Pangin stretch under the Trans-Arunachal Highway project to Rs.1,486 crore and Rs.1,985 crore respectively.

The highway project in the border area is designed to improve the internal connectivity of the various districts of Arunachal Pradesh and help security forces combat anti-national activities more effectively.

The Union Cabinet's Committee on Economic Affairs also met on Thursday and gave the go-ahead for the modification of the National Means-cum-Merit Scheme, in order to wind up the corpus of Rs.1,000 crore with the State Bank of India (SBI) and instead make an annual provision in the Budget towards the scholarship amount and reimbursement of the cost of conducting the selection tests.

ChennaiIndian

May 7th, 2010, 04:06 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/07/stories/2010050756920200.htm

Toll plaza for this stretch is set up near Samayapuram

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/07/images/2010050756920201.jpg

TIRUCHI: Collection of toll on the recently four-laned Tiruchi-Padalur section of the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway commenced from midnight on Wednesday.

The 38.5 km-long Tiruchi-Padalur section of the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway was four-laned and opened for traffic recently. The four-lane project on this section was executed at a cost of about Rs.411 crore under the Build Operate and Transfer Scheme.

As per the project agreement, the project concessionaire, Indu Navayuga Infra Projects, would maintain the highway for a period of 25 years (including the construction period) and would have the right to collect toll from vehicles.

...

reswaran

May 7th, 2010, 06:24 AM

Is the NH-7 stretch from omalur to bhavani ready? I was told that its ready but still its better to take the state highway from omalur to sankari. Why is that?

ajithv

May 8th, 2010, 12:15 PM

The latest projects under NHAI which are approved by the Cabinet in Tamilnadu.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the implementation of the project of two laning with paved shoulder of Dindigul-Theni section of NH-45 (Extn.) and Theni-Kumli Section of NH-220 in the State of Tamil Nadu under NHDP Phase III on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) Annuity basis.

The total project cost is estimated at Rs.501 crore under the DBFO pattern. The concession period is for 20 years including a construction period of 24 months.

The main object of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in the State of Tamil Nadu and to increase the capacity of these sections of the National Highways, approved by the Government under the NHDP Phase III. It will reduce the time and cost of travel of the traffic, particularly heavy traffic running between Dindigul to Theni and the traffic running from Theni to Kumli. The project stretch is an important link connecting Tamil Nadu to the sea ports at Cochin.
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the implementation of the project for Six laning of 59.87 Km long Hosur – Krishnagiri section of NH-7 in the State of Tamil Nadu under NHDP Phase V on DBFOT basis.

The total project cost is estimated to Rs.535.00 crore under DBFO pattern. The concessionaire will incur all expenditure to complete the project and will recover the same by user fee for twenty-four years including a construction period of thirty months.

The project will reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic plying between Hosur and Krishnagiri in the State of Tamil Nadu. It will also increase the potential of employment to local labourers for the project activities. Besides it will also add to the transportation facilities for travel to Madurai.

thillai_selvan

May 10th, 2010, 09:22 AM

Do any body knows, if the NHAI bypass road of Tirunelveli connecting Sankar nagar and palayamkottai is thrown open to public

Cross posted from Tirunelveli projects and developments thread.

It is not only connecting Palayamkottai . It is upto south-eastern most Tuckerammalpuram nellai sub urban.
The trucks, containers to Tuticorin port get relief. There is no need to get rush/hurry-burry trouble with Nellai city traffic.
Now the Thalaiyuthu-Tuckerammal puram bye-pass road get ready.
So they can use it.
And we got direct connection between North Nellai sub urban places and Eastern Nellai sub urbans.

There is no need to come to center Nellai(Junction,Palayamkottai,Vannerpet,Murugankurichi,Trivandrum road)
Directly they can use this Thalaiyuthu to Tuckerammal Puram 4 way.
This is the most flexible one for Vehicles towards Tuticorin.

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/05/09/20100509b_002107007.jpg

ajithv

May 10th, 2010, 03:54 PM

Towards Kanyakumari

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ajithv

May 10th, 2010, 04:01 PM

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senthilsindia

May 10th, 2010, 04:16 PM

As the NH 47 Erode byepass(North-west of Erode) has also byepassed Bhavani(South of Bhavani-Komarapalayam) with new 4-lane Road, yet another byepass is coming-up in the Western side of Bhavani...

Since Bvn is the connectivity place of NH-47 Erode bypass & Erode-Mettur highway, to avoid the traffic in the place, they planned this byepass...

It will start at Lakshmi nagar, where it splits from NH, then it goes via Kalingarayanpalayam-Elavampalayam-Moolapalayam-Kadayampatti-Kuruppanaickenpalayam and joins again with Mettur Road in the North of Bvn...

In Lakshmi nagar, it gets connecte to Erode Outer Ring Road Project.

So, the vehicles from Erode city can take this Route:
BP Agraharam-Perumal malai-Lakshminagar-Byepass-KN Palayam-Mettur Road..

Vehicles from Perundurai through NH Bypass:
Nasiyanur-Chithode-Lakshmi nagar-Byepass-KN Palayam(Mettur Road)...

http://www.maalaimalar.com/2010/05/1...n-bhavani.html

BlackPearl

May 10th, 2010, 08:38 PM

Thillai, Thanks for putting up the good news of Nellai bypass completion... Long awaited news and finally it is now getting to be ready..... very nice to read it.

Ajith, thanks for the snap... the landscape around the road is great.... it looks very pleasant....

Thillai, this will very well improve the traffic inside the Nellai town eliminating the unwanted truck traffic and needless safety hazard to the local residents.... The State Govt should take steps to create another bypass road on the western side of Nellai and make it as a ring road for Nellai.... or atleast should extend the bypass road from Thalaiyuthu to meet the Tenkasi Road, so that the traffic from Tuty towards Tenkasi / Kutralam / Kerala through Shenkottah Pass would also take the bypass instead gf going through Nellai Town.. Nellai town is very busy during the day and it is high time the Govt acts quickly to get the ring road...

Nonetheless with the opening of bypass in the current state will benefit the 2 major Industrial Parks coming up in Nellai - SIPCOT in Gangaikondan, and the AMRL SEZ in Naguneri... the load movements to Tuty Port wud be fast and smooth... this will attract more investors to these parks...

Personally I was looking forward towards the completion of this bypass for a long long time.. there was no update from anyone on this... and it is a welcome surprise to see this..... this will reduce my usual travel time to Trivandrum Airport from Tuty by a minimum 10 -15 minutes....

Nellai - Tuty 4-Laning contract is awarded to Hyderabad based company and preliminary work has started and it is estimated to be completed by March 2012....

The tender for NH47-B from Kavalkinaru to Nagercoil by-pass and NH-47 from Nagercoil by-pass to TN-KL border is also up for awarding.... so southern TN will see better connectivity in the coming years...

Cheers!

BlackPearl

May 10th, 2010, 08:58 PM

One place that surely deserves to have a better connectivity is Tiruchendur.... This temple town attracts a lot of pilgrims all around the year...but it does not even have a single NH connectivity... Either the Tuty - Tiruchendur or Nellai - Tiruchendur should be made a NH....

Tuty - Tiruchendur is full of heavy industries (SPIC, TAC, Heavy Water Plant, Zirconium Sponge Plant, DCW and many other small chemical industries) and the fertile region of Thambiraparani criss crosses this road and the traffic during the festival season makes this an ideal choice for upgrading to a NH...

Also there a lot of old churches which too attracts a sizeable number of pilgrims on particular days... Will any political party push this proposal forward..... it is big question ?????

Cheers !

ajithv

May 11th, 2010, 02:37 AM

Nellai - Tuty 4-Laning contract is awarded to Hyderabad based company and preliminary work has started and it is estimated to be completed by March 2012....

It is a Russian Company called "Transstroy" with India Office at Hyderabad.

The tender for NH47-B from Kavalkinaru to Nagercoil by-pass and NH-47 from Nagercoil by-pass to TN-KL border is also up for awarding.... so southern TN will see better connectivity in the coming years...
The bidding is scheduled on May 14th

ArunKumarB

May 11th, 2010, 06:08 AM

CHENNAI: Cruising over the 80 kmph limit along NH 45? Beware. In a few months' time, if you drive above the limit, a speeding ticket will reach you even if no traffic policeman viewed your transgression.

Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced in the Assembly on Monday that since over-speeding was a regular feature on NH 45 and a huge number of accidents were being reported, the government had decided to install speed monitor cameras.

He said the accident rate was very high on the 80-km stretch from Chengalpattu to Tindivanam and the cameras would be installed along it.

The government also announced setting up of traffic police stations in 10 more towns in view of the growing vehicle population. They are: Maduranthakam, Ambur, Gopichettipalayam, Avanashi, Usilampatti, Cumbum, Sankarankoil, Kolachal, Pasupathi palayam, and Thuvakudi

...

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/11/stories/2010051152140400.htm

BlackPearl

May 11th, 2010, 08:27 PM

It is a Russian Company called "Transstroy" with India Office at Hyderabad.

The bidding is scheduled on May 24th

Thanks Ajith for the information.... it was very useful because i read this news in a tamil paper and was not able to translate the company name into the right spelling....

One more thing I wanted to ask is whether the trivandrum bypass to KL-border awarded.....

Thanks again,

Cheers!!

ajithv

May 12th, 2010, 03:01 AM

whether the trivandrum bypass to KL-border awarded.....
Thats what I mentioned before;the bidding is scheduled on May 14th...:)

ajithv

May 12th, 2010, 02:47 PM

Nice too see digital displays
These display boards are known as "Variable Message Sign Boards".It is mandatory as part of Highway Traffic Management System (HTMS) in all NHAI projects.
nice to sign board in both the language english and tamil...
Not only the sign boards;but the Variable Message Signs also contain messages in both English & Local Language.Here,the Local Language is "Tamil".:)
One such VMS Board near Karur.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9720/20015z.jpg

shekar

May 14th, 2010, 02:40 PM

http://beta.thehindu.com/business/companies/article429660.ece

Engineering major Larsen & Toubro on Friday said it has bagged an order worth Rs. 1,450 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for a road project in Tamil Nadu.
L&T Krishnagiri Walajahpet Tollway, a special purpose vehicle incorporated by L&T, has signed an agreement with the NHAI for widening of a stretch of Krishnagiri—Walajahpet Highway in Tamil Nadu, Larsen & Toubro said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The scope of the work includes six-laning of the Golden Quadrilateral on build, operate and transfer basis, the filing added.
The project is slated to be completed within 30 months.

Kathir

May 14th, 2010, 08:17 PM

^^

In nhai site ( NHDP Phase V ), Sl.no 17
http://www.nhai.org/nhdpphase5.asp

Tender for Walaja - Poonamallee section is yet to be awarded. ( Last in the list,sl.no 46, Info is misleading, it should be Walaja not Krishnagiri )

reswaran

May 16th, 2010, 03:52 PM

hi,

whats the best way to come from dharmapuri to erode? should i take omalur-shankari road? or is the road via salem (bypass) complete and can i take it? which will be the shortest in terms of time?

ChennaiIndian

May 16th, 2010, 07:13 PM

^^ For driving across India, refer to http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ - the best place for advice, suggestions etc.

ajithv

May 19th, 2010, 10:01 AM

Karur - Dindigul

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ajithv

May 19th, 2010, 10:02 AM

Toll Plaza near Pallapatti

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ajithv

May 19th, 2010, 10:05 AM

Vedasandur Bypass

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ajithv

May 19th, 2010, 10:07 AM

Start of Dindigul Bypass

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ajithv

May 19th, 2010, 10:12 AM

Can Travel in NH-7 like this or even more :).
But I was unable to go beyond 140kmph as the accelerator pedal already touched the platform..:ohno:

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Leo_r

May 19th, 2010, 09:09 PM

NH - Very good quality roads. Thanks to the Contractor and Quality Inspector. Are you a QI? Keep up the good work.

Your Car will have sigh of relief and say thank you if you drive around 80 KMPH.Why test it's limit? Hava a safe journey.

Arasu

May 19th, 2010, 09:37 PM

^^ It may be very risky to drive at such speeds in India where a child or even a cow can just run into you unexpectedly. You will also be contributing to more green house gases as higher speeds consume higher amount of fuel. When it comes to the cars, I think the modern cars can handle such speeds comfortably.

It is difficult to resist the temptation sometimes. I couldn't resist the temptation a couple of years ago when I drove my new Mercedez at speeds around 100 mph (at places away from population -vehicular and otherwise.). I paid for that excess 3 months back when I had an accident while I was driving at only 10 mph speed - in a snowy downhill road and also had two more drivers bump into me.

PS. Real wheel drive cars are useless or even down right dangerous to drive in snowy conditions which I had not thought about much when I bought the car.

BlackPearl

May 19th, 2010, 10:07 PM

Driving at 140 Kmph on straight roads is okay.... but never go over 100 Kmph in curves... or while zig-zaging lanes...

Take care !!!

shekar

May 20th, 2010, 07:23 AM

Hosur-Krishnagiri road to be made 6-lane at Rs 925cr
Reliance Infra To Implement Project

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2010/05/20/7/Img/Pc0071100.jpg

Chennai: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (Rinfra)-led consortium has bagged a 60-km road project connecting Hosur and Krishnagiri. The project, which was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will be executed under the National Highways Development Plan phase-V.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 925 crore and will be executed on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (toll) basis with a concession period of 24 years, including the construction period. The project involves sixlaning of the Hosur-Krishnagiri road on the National Highway 7.
Rinfra will spend on six-laning and maintenance of the section between 33km and 93km of the NH7. It is a major connecting road between Bangalore and Chennai and Bangalore and Salem. It is expected to reduce the time and cost of travel and add to transportation facilities to Madurai.
The project will start generating revenues immediately after achieving financial closure, which is expected to be achieved within the next six months, according to an release from Rinfra. About 15 companies had taken part in the bid process, based on the highest premium amount of Rs 66.90 crore. Rinfra has already completed execution of two road projects in the state—Namakkal-Karur toll project and Dindigul-Samayanallur toll project worth Rs 760 crore—and is commercially operational. It is also executing the Salem-Ulundurpet, Tiruchi- Karur and Tiruchi-Dindigul stretches, which are under completion. Rinfra is now executing ten road projects with a total outlay of Rs 8,725 crore. The company is looking for opportunities in Ultra Mega Road Projects across India, it said.
Source:www.thetimesofindia.com

saysenthil

May 20th, 2010, 10:12 AM

Sorry folks!! I am going to ask an elementary question....

6-lane roads: What does it means? 3 in each side or 6 in each side.
If its the former, then already its 3 in each side. Whats the need?

And why this strech? I have been there several times. Already the roads are wide enough? Why do they do it? Is it going to bring much of a difference?
I really dont get this

Arasu

May 20th, 2010, 05:57 PM

ajithv

May 20th, 2010, 06:44 PM

Driving at 140 Kmph on straight roads is okay.... but never go over 100 Kmph in curves... or while zig-zaging lanes...

Take care !!!
It was a straight stretch for more than 2kms.:cheers:

R2IChennai

May 20th, 2010, 07:02 PM

^^ It would be 3 lanes in each direction. It is not probably 6 lanes already.

I think Bangalore-Hosur is 8 lanes. This 6 lanes would continue the wider stretch from Bangalore to Krishnagiri (though, it would not be 8 lanes all the way.)

Even in rich countries, they don't have the same number of lanes all through. They have more lanes in stretches where the traffic is dense and a fewer lanes where the traffic is less.

IIndia may not be rich, but for future its better to lay good infrastructure now instead of going through the hassle of buying realestate later
Chennai bangalore 6 laning is must with Chennai Sriperumbudur 10 lanes

Arasu

May 20th, 2010, 08:00 PM

^^ Number of road lanes and buying of real estate are two different things. NH department should buy certain amount of property (probably defined by distance from the median of the road in either side of it) all along the highways. Even if they don't have the cash at the moment, they should reserve the right to buy these properties at any future period. I believe such laws enabling the NHD may already be in place.

That doesn't neccessarily imply that they should construct 6 ot 8 lanes all along the stretch. That should be based on the traffic in different stretches of the highway.

robertashok

May 21st, 2010, 06:08 AM

msk_2009

May 21st, 2010, 06:40 AM

Wasn't this road already covered under GQ.

YES. This was the first stretch (in GQ) in TN that was opened to traffic after four laning works were completed in Feb 2004. Now six laning works are to be taken up shortly.

BlackPearl

May 21st, 2010, 02:07 PM

It was a straight stretch for more than 2kms.:cheers:

NHAI has done a good job in straightening a lot of curves... before the 4-laning of Chennai - Southern Districts, the stretch from Trichy - Madurai was full of curves and even the best bus drivers take 2:15 mins to cover thsi distance without any stops .. overtaking was dangerous..... but thanks to the 4-laning lots of curves are removed...or atleast made smooth... I did this stretch only once after the 4-laning and all the by-passes were all planned well.. Melur by-pass is a good one.....

KARAI

May 21st, 2010, 06:40 PM

rsubbu.mdu

May 21st, 2010, 09:50 PM

msk_2009

May 22nd, 2010, 02:55 AM

Guys,

I have a question. Take the case of Hosur - Krishnagiri 6 laning which has been awarded to Reliance on BOT basis. So Relilance will start collecting toll on this section once 6 laning is complete.In this case what will happen to the consoritum which is already collecting toll on the present 4 lane highway. How will this model work ??

Regards,
Subbu

There was a similar situation in 2002 when " Karanodai " bridge ( NH-5) was being maintained and tolled by a different agency when L & T was awarded the stretch for Four laning. The issue did prolong for some time and later settled when both agreed on a package.

I beleive four laning was done with domestic funds and NHAI was collecting the toll for this reach. So there should be no problem. There may be an agreement to share the toll once six lane works are compleed.

msk_2009

May 22nd, 2010, 03:01 AM

The road between Sirkali and Akkur in the NH 45 A is pathetic.Any idea for making it atleast twolane should be wellcome.Any news regarding this stretch which is the vital link between Karaikal and Pondicherry

Un fortunately this stretch is not with NHAI. The maintenance of this stretch is entrusted with NH wing of state HD. This stretch is really bad and carries lot of heavy commercial traffic in recent years. This is stretch is part of erstwhile ECR. M/s Kenhill of Australia did the alignment improvement study in late 90's but could not complete the work.

Hope proposals have been cleared to acquire land for widening this stretch. Let us wait and see.

ajithv

May 24th, 2010, 07:13 AM

Toll Plaza @Kodai Road : View Towards Madurai

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ajithv

May 24th, 2010, 07:22 AM

Madurai Bypass : View Towards Thirumangalam

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BB007

May 25th, 2010, 05:39 AM

do we have any updates on the Nh45 six lining between Tambaram and Tindivanam .

when are they calling for tender , is it in 2010?

ajithv

May 25th, 2010, 06:26 AM

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shekar

May 28th, 2010, 08:43 AM

The Karur-Coimbatore section of the National Highway 67 in Tamil Nadu is likely to be opened for traffic soon, as all the major works have been completed.

The NHAI is developing the stretch into a two-lane paved shoulder carriageway with all the traffic assistance facilities. The proposed section has been developed at an estimated cost of Rs 275 crore.

The 114.4 km stretch has been refurbished with traffic signals, road margins, delineator, lane indicators, vehicular underpass, bridges and bus lay bays. There are plan provisions for bypass stretches.

http://www.projectstoday.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?smid=24&nid=31186

karthikarthik

May 28th, 2010, 02:34 PM

msk_2009

May 28th, 2010, 04:21 PM

srinivasvny

May 28th, 2010, 05:16 PM

Mr. Krthick

Single carriage way (double lane) with paved shoulder is nothing but a slight improvement over 2 lane ( single carriage way ) road. There is no physical barrier in between the lanes carrying traffic from opposite direction. All roads come with shoulders. This one is paved with composition equal to that of main carriage way. The width of riding surface would be 10. 0 m in this case against 7.0 m for 2 lane - unpaved shoulders.

Hope I clarified your doubt. None of the pictures u have shown contaied this configuration.

here is a comparison of a road with paved shoulder and one without it. sorry for not posting the credits. the 1st pic is taken by one of our fellow member!

2 lane without paved shoulder:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2a514dd.jpg
2lane with paved shoulder:
http://youtubeproxies.info/browse.php?u=Oi8vd3d3LnRucmRjLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvZWNyM190LmpwZw%3D%3D&b=31

karthikarthik

May 29th, 2010, 06:41 AM

Thanks msk_2009 and srinivasvny :)

sam_k

June 4th, 2010, 04:19 PM

^^ Video of the Same
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vivasayee

June 8th, 2010, 11:00 AM

Is there any road connecting Sattur from Ettaiyapuram byepassing kovilpatti?

ChennaiIndian

June 10th, 2010, 10:25 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/11/stories/2010061151810300.htm

The road forms part of NH-75 and NH-38

“Order from Chief Engineer (General), State Highways, now required”

NH has changed routes of several newly acquired roads recently sanctioned

VELLORE: The State Highways Department has given a “No-Objection” certificate to handing over a stretch of road from Pernambut to Villupuram to the National Highways (NH).

The Secretary, State Highways Department, G. Santhanam, in his letter dated March 1, 2010 to the Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has given his approval to the proposal for handing over of the stretch of the road from Pernambut to Villupuram (via Gudiyatham, Katpadi, Vellore, Polur and Tiruvannamalai) to the National Highways for further maintenance.

This road forms part of NH-75 (Bantval to Vellore via Hassan, Bangalore, Kolar, V. Kottah, Pernambut, Gudiyatham and Katpadi) and NH-38 (Vellore to Tuticorin via Polur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Ulundurpettai, Perambalur, Tiruchi, Thuvarankurichi, Melur, Madurai and Arupukkottai).

The State Highways Department has also given approval for handing over to the NH the road from Perambalur to Thanjavur and from Madurai to Thondi.

Based on the letter sent by the Secretary, the Superintending Engineer of the State Highways, Chennai, has recommended the handing over of the said stretches of the State Highways roads falling within the jurisdiction of Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Villupuram districts to the NH.

...

satishanu

June 14th, 2010, 09:40 PM

The road infrastructure along the National Highways (NH – 45 B) will be strengthened further with the establishment of a new flyover connecting the junction of NH – 7 A, Collector G. Prakash has said.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would set up a design for constructing the flyover near by the roundabout, which is adjacent to the Food Corporation of India.

The project was expected to gain its momentum within a month's time and would be completed within six months.

It would be made operational under the built operate transfer mode.

Asked about the ongoing 128-km road infrastructure development project on NH – 45 B, connecting Madurai and Tuticorin, the sources from NHAI said the works were expected to be completed in September this year.

Almost 90 per cent of the work was completed. Since the works on construction of two overbridges on the stretch were in progress, it was getting delayed.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/15/stories/2010061555440300.htm

smile1234

June 17th, 2010, 08:49 AM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/MADHURAI/2010/06/17/Article//005/17_06_2010_005_018.jpg

nagaraj15

June 19th, 2010, 12:33 PM

The photos are not apearing on the forum. Do you have another website where these photos can be seen or any link to view them. Only canon powershot text is appeasring.Nagaraj

ajithv

June 19th, 2010, 08:03 PM

^^Check whether "imageshack" is blocked in your PC.

ArunKumarB

June 20th, 2010, 06:33 AM

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3232/20062010403003.jpg

Dinamalar

geico2000

July 7th, 2010, 01:46 AM

Kathir

July 19th, 2010, 10:40 PM

I was googling for info on the New National Highway numbers.Found this pdf http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/su...6143316640.pdf on this page http://www.indiamike.com/india/buses-automobiles-motorcycles-and-bicycles-f117/new-national-highway-numbers-t110066/

Not sure how authentic this is, but if this is going to be true, I have some interesting question.
Considering these two new stretches.

1. New - NH 48 (Delhi-Chennai)
Old - NH 8 (Delhi-Jaipur Byepass-Udaipur-Ahmedabad-Ankleshwar-Mumbai) / NH 4 (Thane-Pune-Kolhapur-Hubli-Bengaluru) / NH 7 (Bengaluru-Krishnagiri) / NH 46 (Krishnagiri-Vellore-Ranipet) / NH 4 (Ranipet-Chennai)

2. New - NH 44 (Srinagar-Kanyakumari)
Old - NH 1A (Srinagar-Jammu-Pathankot-Jalandhar) / NH 1 (Jalandhar-Ambala-Delhi) / NH 2 (Delhi-Agra) / NH 3 (Agra-Gwalior) / NH 75 (Gwalior-Datia-Jhansi) / NH 26 (Jhansi-Sagar-Lakhnadon) / NH 7 (Lakhnadon-Nagpur-Adilabad-Hyderabad--Bengaluru-Salem-Madurai-Kanyakumari)

What exactly would be the number of the stretch between Bengaluru and Krishnagiri.
As you all know both EW corrider and GQ run on this same stretch (Thanks to NH 4 between Ranipet and B'luru turned out as Old Madras Road). But as far as the NH number it is NH 7.
If the new numbering comes into place, it falls under both 44 and 48. What would it be ? One number breaks the continuity of the other. For eg, if it is called 44, this would break 48 and referring the route for Delhi - Chennai is a question and vice versa if it is called 48. Confusing.:nuts:

ChennaiIndian

July 20th, 2010, 12:00 AM

^^ :nuts:

satishanu

July 22nd, 2010, 10:27 PM

Work on the four-lane road infrastructure development project along the National Highway 38, which was previously known as NH 45 B, is gaining momentum for completion by the end of September. The 128-km-project is being undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs. 629 crore.

The NH–38 connects Madurai with Tuticorin via Ettayapuram, Arupukottai, and Kaariapatti. About 90 per cent of the work had been completed, NHAI sources said.

A special team comprising officials from the Department of Revenue and Tahsildars had been deputed for acquiring land for extension of roads.

As for land acquisition in Tuticorin, 33 kms of land had been acquired from 11 villages at a compensation of Rs. 7.85 crore. Over half of the compensation was awarded and the remaining part of compensation was being provided.

In Ettayapuram taluk, 22,76,745 square metres of land had been acquired from 14 villages. In Arupukottai, land was acquired from 874 patta owners in 12 villages and compensation awarded to 408 of them.

With the help of village administrative officers, the matter would be brought to the notice of the person concerned for obtaining the benefits, sources said.

In Kaariapatti, land acquisition was made to the tune of 9, 53, 539 square metres from 10 villages and compensation to the tune of Rs. 5.8 crore had been given so far. The shifting of pipes in some parts of Eppodhumvenran and Valayankulam near Madurai was causing delays.

TWAD sources said that pipes have been shifted for a length of 23 kms out of the total 25 kms identified from Eppodhumvenran to Chettikurichi village. The remaining work was getting delayed due to obstruction by a few buildings. It is expected to get over by August.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/23/stories/2010072352300300.htm

BlackPearl

July 23rd, 2010, 10:42 PM

Kewl Batty

July 24th, 2010, 11:34 AM

^^ It'll come under both NH 44 and NH 48

Kathir

July 25th, 2010, 04:41 AM

^^

Yeah, I got that. We can call it as 44 or 48 based on the source-destination we take. If that is the case what will actually the signboards and the milestones carry as their label in this particular stretch. Will it be like NH 44/48 ?:nuts:

Arasu

July 25th, 2010, 07:12 AM

most probably, yes. That is the practice in the US.

Naveenmech

July 25th, 2010, 02:06 PM

What is the new number for NH-47?

Kathir

July 25th, 2010, 04:56 PM

It will be NH 544 as it is an offshoot of NH 44. Also it will not be the same full stretch. It will end at Ernakulam instead of Kanyakumari. This is because the rest of the NH 47 from Ernakulam to Kanyakumari will be merged with NH 17 (Panvel to Ernakulam) to make New NH 66. So, the NH 47 as we know passing Kovai will start from its junction with NH 44 at Salem as new NH 544 and terminates at its junction with NH 66 near Ernakulam.

For more details refer to the link @ Post #633 above.

ajithv

July 27th, 2010, 04:14 PM

Hope the following will clear all doubts about the re-numbering of National Highways passing through/in Tamilnadu.To avoid confusion;only the new numbers are mentioned here.The old numbers may please be identified from the place names...:)

Also, The NH numbers are listed in increasing order.

NH - 16 (Originally starts from Kolkata in West Bengal),AP/TN Border and terminates near Chennai.

NH - 32 Starts from Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tindivanam, Puducherry, Cudallore, Chidambaram, Karaikal and terminates near Nagapattanam (NH - 83).

NH - 36 Starts from Vikravandi, Panruti Vadulur, Neyveli , Sethiathop, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Gandarvakottai, Pudukottai, Thirumayam, Kilasevalpatti, Thirupattur, Madagupatti, Sivaganga and terminates near Manamadurai (NH - 87).

NH - 38 Starts from Vellore (NH - 75), Polur, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Ulundurpet, Perambalur, Thiruchirappalli, Thovarankurichi, Melur, Madurai, Aruppukottai and terminates near Tuticorin Port (NH - 138).

NH - 40 (Originally starts from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh) AP/TN Border and terminates near Ranipet (NH - 48).

NH - 42 (Originally starts from Ananthapur in Andhra Pradesh) AP/TN Border and terminates near Krishnagiri (NH - 44).

NH - 44 (Originally starts from Srinagar), KA/TN Border, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Thirunelveli and terminates near Kanyakumari.

NH - 48 (Originally starts from Delhi), KA/TN Border, Krishnagiri, Vellore and terminates near Chennai.

NH - 66 (Originally starts from Panvel in Maharashtra), KL/TN Border and terminates near Kanyakumari (NH - 44).

NH - 75 (Originally starts from Bantval in Karnataka), AP/TN Border, Pernampet, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and terminates near Vellore (NH - 48).

NH - 77 Starts from Krishnagiri (NH - 48), Uttangarai, Thiruvannamalai, Gingee and terminates near Tindivanam (NH - 32).

NH - 79 Starts from Salem (NH - 44), Attur and terminates near Ulundurpet (NH -38).

NH - 81 Starts from Coimbatore (NH - 544), Palladam, Karur, Krishnarayapuram, Thiruchirappalli, Lalgudi, Kallakudi, Kizhapalur, Udaiyarpalayam, Jayamkondacholapuram, Gangaikondacholapuram, Kattumannarkoil, Komarakshi and terminates near Chidambaram (NH - 32).

NH - 83 Starts from Coimbatore (NH - 544), Pollachi, Dindigul, Thiruchirappalli, Thanjavur and terminates near Nagapattanam (NH - 32).

NH - 85 (Originally starts from Ernakulam in Kerala), KL/TN Border, Theni, Madurai, Thiruppuvanam, Povandhi, Sivaganga, Kalaiyarkoil, Thiruvadanai and terminates at Tondi Point.

NH - 87 Starts from Thiruppuvanam (NH - 38), Manamadurai, Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram and terminates at Dhanushkodi.

NH - 132 Starts from Tindivanam (NH - 32) and terminates near Villupuram (NH - 38).

NH - 136 Starts from Thanjavur (NH - 36), Thiruvaiyaru, Kunnam, Perali and terminates near Perambalur (NH - 38).

NH - 138 Starts from Tuticorin Port (NH - 38) and terminates near Palayamkottai (NH - 44).

NH - 181 Starts from Coimbatore (NH - 544), Mettuppalayam, Udhagamandalam, Gudalur, TN/KA Border (terminates near Gundulpet in Karnataka).

NH - 183 Starts from Dindigul (NH - 83), Theni, Uthamapalayam, TN/KL Border (terminates near Kottarakara in Kerala).

NH - 332 Starts from Puducherry (NH - 32) and terminates near Villupuram (NH - 38)

NH - 336 Starts from Pudukottai (NH - 36), Kiranur and terminates near Thiruchirappalli (NH - 83).

NH - 536 Starts from Thirumayam (NH - 36),Devakottai,Tiruvadanai and terminates near Ramanathapuram (NH - 87).

NH - 544 Starts from Salem (NH - 44), Sankagiri, Bhavani, Coimbatore, TN/KL Border (terminates at Edappally in Kerala).

NH - 648 (Originally starts from Neelamangala in Karnataka), KA/TN Border and terminates near Hosur (NH - 48).

NH - 716 Starts from Chennai (NH - 16), Thiruthani, TN/AP Border (terminates near Renigunta in Andhra Pradesh).

NH - 744 Starts from Thirumangalam (NH - 44), Srivilliputtur, Rajapalayam, Tenkasi, Puliyur, TN/KL Border (terminates near Kollam in Kerala).

NH - 944 Starts from Kavalkinar, Aralvaymozhi and terminates near Nagercoil (NH - 66).

NH - 948 (Originally starts from Bangalore in Karnataka), KA/TN Border, Sathyamangalam and terminates near Coimbatore (NH - 544).

Naveenmech

July 27th, 2010, 04:30 PM

Good Work.....

BlackPearl

July 27th, 2010, 07:23 PM

^^ Fabulous work Mr.Ajith... Really appreciate the effort taken by you including very clearly mentioning the start and end point of each route..

Cheers!

Kathir

July 27th, 2010, 07:27 PM

Arul Murugan

July 27th, 2010, 07:36 PM

Great info. Ajith.

No more famous NH 45, NH 7 and NH 47?

NH544 a.k.a NH47 never goes via Erode and Tiruppur! Any plans to name the Bhavani-Perundurai part as Erode bye-pass and Avinashi byepass as Tiruppur bye-pass?

Any logic behind NH544? looks to be 5th main NH branching from NH44??

KL border-Kerala-Cape part of NH47 is NH544 or any new no.?

Arasu

July 27th, 2010, 08:27 PM

Kathir

July 27th, 2010, 08:44 PM

[B]Great info. Ajith.

Any logic behind NH544? looks to be 5th main NH branching from NH44??

KL border-Kerala-Cape part of NH47 is NH544 or any new no.?

^^ Any overall logic for the nomenclature? Does it provide the possibility of adding new highways into the grid without having to rename all the NH once again?

The have a system in the US where all the north-south interstate highways are in odd numbers and east-west highways are numbered even.

Arul/ Arasu.

Please refer to the link @ Post #633 above. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=60584069&postcount=633
The logic behind the nomenclature has been discussed in detail over there.

In brief

http://www.indiamike.com/india/buses-automobiles-motorcycles-and-bicycles-f117/new-national-highway-numbers-t110066/

All East-West highways now have odd numbers, starting in the North and increasing in number towards the South. In other words, the greater the latitude the smaller the NH number and vice-versa.
Similarly, all North-South highways now have even numbers, starting in the East and increasing in number towards the West. In other words, the greater the longitude the smaller the NH number and vice-versa.

The new system doesn't mean that old numbers have simply been replaced with new ones. In many cases "old" highways or parts thereof have been merged and given a single new number.

In general the major highways have single- or double-digit numbers. Offshoots of these highways have triple digits. For example, offshoots of NH 2 are numbered 102, 202, 302 and 502. Offshoots of NH 7 are numbered 107, 307, 507, 707 and 907 Offshoots of NH 15 are numbered 115, 215, 315, 415, 515 and 715

ajithv

July 28th, 2010, 08:49 AM

NH544 a.k.a NH47 never goes via Erode and Tiruppur! Any plans to name the Bhavani-Perundurai part as Erode bye-pass and Avinashi byepass as Tiruppur bye-pass?

Any logic behind NH544? looks to be 5th main NH branching from NH44??

KL border-Kerala-Cape part of NH47 is NH544 or any new no.?

Arul,I generalised the route by naming the districts...For your satisfaction I've edited the same.:)

NH - 544 is the major offshoot from NH - 44 in Tamilnadu.The another being NH - 744 & NH - 944.:)

The NH - 544 will continue through Palakkad,Thrissur and terminate at Edappalli with NH - 66.(From Panvel, Panaji, Karwar, Udupi, Magalore, Kasargod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Ponnani, Edappally, Aroor, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram and terminates near Kanyakumari with NH - 44.Here,the Edappalli-Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari was the part of 'old' NH - 47)

ajithv

July 28th, 2010, 08:51 AM

^^ Any overall logic for the nomenclature? Does it provide the possibility of adding new highways into the grid without having to rename all the NH once again?

The have a system in the US where all the north-south interstate highways are in odd numbers and east-west highways are numbered even.

Kathir had already replied about the nomenclature which is almost similar to that followed in US.We can add more highways without having rename the all again..

Arasu

July 28th, 2010, 01:41 PM

^^ Ajith/Kathir,
Thank you guys for your very informative posts.

mr_madras

July 29th, 2010, 09:19 AM

Kathir had already replied about the nomenclature which is almost similar to that followed in US.We can add more highways without having rename the all again..

Good one very usefull info

ajithv

August 4th, 2010, 09:16 AM

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/6277/20285327.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2752/44388369.jpg

Shot Using Canon EOS 1000D (http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5733/canoneosrebelxs1000dbla.jpg)

ajithv

August 4th, 2010, 09:21 AM

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/3203/43500798.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4072/70292783.jpg

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kg4129

August 4th, 2010, 09:42 AM

It looks so nice:) Great Shot Ajith...

Where you take these pictures (Exact Location)?

ajithv

August 4th, 2010, 10:55 AM

^^These are the random pictures from Ulundurpet to Padalur.I can't recall the names of the places:( as these were taken last year just after the opening this stretch for traffic.

sam_k

August 4th, 2010, 01:39 PM

^^These are the random pictures from Ulundurpet to Padalur.I can't recall the names of the places:( as these were taken last year just after the opening this stretch for traffic.

Ajith,
Any idea when the Ulundurpet-Salem 4 laning will be completed?/

Mad 4 Madras

August 4th, 2010, 02:02 PM

Towards Salem
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9977/img4477x.jpg
Shot Using Canon PowerShot S5 IS (http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2572/s5is02.jpg) on 30.04.2010

Ajith, were you on top of Lorry/Bus to take this shot? :colgate:

ajithv

August 4th, 2010, 06:10 PM

^^Good question..Friend,do you think that a bus/lorry has such height and that too exactly on the centre of median (see the centre point in the picture where I took the snap)??May be the local guys can answer this..Let them have a try..!!!:)

sudharshan

August 5th, 2010, 03:44 AM

I recently had the opportunity to travel on the NH45 between Thindivanam and Chennai. Impressed. Beautiful drive.

Sudharshan
Canada

ramcbe

August 5th, 2010, 05:22 AM

ChennaiIndian

August 9th, 2010, 07:51 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/spy-cameras-accident-prone-nh-46-171

Vellore, Aug. 8: Rash and negligent driving on National Highway (NH) 46 connecting Bengaluru and Chennai will soon come under the scanner of the police department. In a joint venture to streamline the traffic and bring down the number of accidents along the NH, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the police department in Vellore district are set to instal surveillance cameras at vital points along the road.

In 2008 and 2009, 1,546 persons were killed in 1,419 road accidents in the district. More than 60 per cent of the accidents occurred in 30 accident-prone areas along the 150-km stretch of NH 46, which passes through all major towns like Arcot, Vellore, Ambur and Vaniyambadi in the district, according to district crime records bureau (DCRB).

Following the frequent accidents along NH 46, which has turned into a deathtrap for road-users, the police department has sent a proposal to NHAI to instal surveillance cameras in 18 key points to curb rash and negligent driving. However, NHAI has given the nod to instal cameras only at three spots.

...

vigneshA

September 1st, 2010, 07:20 PM

I'm not a local guy. I guess this picture is taken from an overbridge

Absolutely. You can see the ramp in the picture. Me too not local.
However can somebody tell me how much of Salem-Ulundurpet is actually complete?

Arul Murugan

September 1st, 2010, 08:20 PM

Bengaluru-Salem-Madurai-Nellai-Kumari NH7

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3858830187_0a277f57ee_b.jpg

CC: flickr/lensguy299/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lensguy299/)

thillai_selvan

September 2nd, 2010, 05:24 AM

^^ Arul anna can u tell me which place it is?

ajithv

September 2nd, 2010, 06:12 AM

Somewhere near Krishnagiri,I think..

slakhs

September 2nd, 2010, 09:05 AM

^^Yes, it is Shoolagiri between Hosur and Krishnagiri

ajithv

September 4th, 2010, 09:24 AM

Over the New Flyover at Karur : NH-7
Towards Dindigul

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4010/img4705h.jpg

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ajithv

September 4th, 2010, 09:32 AM

Towards Dindigul

http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/7430/img4711.jpg

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1176/img4716i.jpg

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neohistoryman

September 5th, 2010, 11:20 AM

^^Information board on a national highway in India!!! I am gobsmacked. Planning and implementation has definitely gone a step forward. Well done :)

Arasu

September 5th, 2010, 02:34 PM

-duplicate. deleted -

Arasu

September 5th, 2010, 02:35 PM

-duplicate. deleted -

Arasu

September 5th, 2010, 02:36 PM

^^Yes, it is Shoolagiri between Hosur and Krishnagiri

It says something like 'Maruthanda Palli' in the green board on the left unless I am imagining it.

Britboy

September 5th, 2010, 03:20 PM

Nice photo

slakhs

September 6th, 2010, 10:05 AM

The hill in the Picture is Shoolagiri. The main highway bypasses it. Picture would have been taken a km or two before Shoolagiri.

It says something like 'Maruthanda Palli' in the green board on the left unless I am imagining it.

senthilsindia

September 6th, 2010, 10:58 AM

Ajith, were you on top of Lorry/Bus to take this shot? :colgate:

This must be the Salem-Cochin(NH-544) highway at Erode byepass, taken from Erode-Mysore highway over-bridge near Chithode.........

ajithv

September 6th, 2010, 11:07 AM

This must be the Salem-Cochin(NH-544) highway at Erode byepass, taken from Erode-Mysore highway over-bridge near Chithode.........
Correct...:)

drsenthk

September 7th, 2010, 12:10 PM

hi everyone
can somebody kindly let me know about the current road condition between ulundurpet and salem (urgent plz, i am planning chennai sathyamangalam trip this weekend,i am bored of my usual krisnagiri mettur/salem route)

dhandapanik

September 7th, 2010, 12:26 PM

^^ Arul anna can u tell me which place it is?

Saturday i travelled in this stretch(Bangalore-Krishnagiri-SLM-Karur) in a KPN day time Volvo. It is such a beautiful road. Plants in the median are well maintained like a garden. Saw some ppl working in these gardens. :) Clicked some pics.. Soon i'll post here.

ajithv

September 7th, 2010, 02:39 PM

^^Your pictures are highly welcome..:)

dr_thapalathy

September 7th, 2010, 03:45 PM

Nice photos,

Is the Road stretch between Nagercoil and Kanyakumari completed? Coz, when i went last time in Feb, this month, the works are yet to be complete...

dr_thapalathy

September 7th, 2010, 03:50 PM

Nice photos,

Is the Road stretch between Nagercoil and Kanyakumari completed? Coz, when i went last time in Feb, this month, the works are yet to be complete...

ajithv

September 8th, 2010, 11:43 AM

RE Wall near New Flyover @Karur

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ajithv

September 8th, 2010, 11:47 AM

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ajithv

September 8th, 2010, 11:53 AM

A Truck Lay bye

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ajithv

September 8th, 2010, 12:06 PM

Can see an Ambulance ahead.This is being provided as part of HTMS and is a 24x7 Service by Concessionaire/NHAI.

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The Ambulance

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ajithv

September 8th, 2010, 12:10 PM

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reswaran

September 8th, 2010, 12:36 PM

Which of the following is the best route to take from Dharmapuri to CBE?

1. Thoppur - Mettur - Bhavani
2. Thoppur - Omalur - Taramanagalam - Sankari - Bhavani
3. Thoppur - Salem Bypass - Sankari - Bhavani (Is this stretch
completed??)

Also is the stretch from Salem bypass to Kumarapalayam completed?

Thanks,
Ravikumar

RXavier

September 10th, 2010, 02:12 PM

Could anyone please, provide me the Index map alignment for the New proposed NH47 road from Chungankadai to joins NH-47 near Manavila village.

Regards,
Xavier

ajithv

September 13th, 2010, 12:20 PM

TIRUCHI: The Tiruchi-Karaikudi National Highway would be developed at a cost of Rs.374 crore by the National Highways Authority of India.

The road running for a distance of about 110 km would be strengthened as a two-lane highway.

According to NHAI sources, the project has been awarded to Transstroy Ltd-OJSC Consortium, an Indo-Russian joint venture.

The road is to be developed under the National Highways Development Project –Phase III A.

The Tiruchi-Karaikudi NH 210 is the only highway that has not been covered under the four-lane projects around the city.

Source (http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/13/stories/2010091352300100.htm)

r3dg33k

September 13th, 2010, 12:49 PM

Traveled from trichy to chennai today morning. It seriously need widening to 6 or 8 lanes atleast from villupuram to chennai. Lot of traffic in existing 4 lanes.

Kathir

September 14th, 2010, 11:03 PM

ajithv

September 15th, 2010, 01:42 PM

^^I think it is awarded to L&T.But have to confirm..

Kathir

September 15th, 2010, 10:59 PM

^^

Krishnagiri-Walaja stretch is what has been awarded to L&T, not Walaja-Chennai.

ajithv

September 16th, 2010, 05:44 AM

^^Yes I know that..Also,Hosur-Krishangiri is to Reliance..But what I told is that the details about the other (Walajah-Chennai) is to be confirmed whether it is to L&T or not..:)

shawman123

September 17th, 2010, 07:41 AM

I am planning to drive to Chidambaram and Sirkazhi from chennai(I am at sholinganallur) this weekend.

Is taking ECR route a good option or I am better of taking NH45?

prathapdba

September 17th, 2010, 08:06 AM

hi Shawman123, it depends on the timing.

if you start very early at chennai by 3am (my usual timing) then taking ECR is much quicker (drive safely:)). this means you can avoid pondy - Cuddalore traffic.

During day time better go via NH45 - vikaravandi - panruti route.

i do travell this route to mayavaram very often, hope the byepass road @ Chidambaram and Sirkazhi will finish soon.

prathapdba

September 17th, 2010, 08:18 AM

Ajith - Any updates on the award of contract for 6/8 laning of chennai- Walaja stretch?
No updates till now as per this page - http://www.nhai.org/nhdpphase5.asp

Also, any info on the new flyovers/underpasses and bypasses that are gonna come on the Krishnagiri-Walaja stretch?

hi, they need to concentrate on making this route like a express highway ( without any intersection / cross roads ). LOTS OF INTERSECTIONS HAVE SIGNALS IN THIS ROUTE :ohno::bash: . in NH :lol:. so whats happeneing is the suburn police do stops the vehiceles on NH 4 and allows the crossing vehicels. this cause 10 -15 vehicels queued up one behind another and start moving again together. so if you stand in NH4 and notice, you will see some bunch of 20 vehicels move together ... then a small gap ... then again another vehicels. and in these 20 vehicels speed varies for one to another. so it makes diffcult to overtake and takes more time.

i travell to nokia daily and it is very painfull for us to travell...

shawman123

September 17th, 2010, 08:40 AM

prathapdba

September 17th, 2010, 09:32 AM

Thanks prathap. Do you know how long the drive to chidambaram will be. Also how risky ecr is driving at night. I have to attend an event at 730AM on sunday.

In good speed (early morning thru ECR):

chennai > pondy [ Max 2 hours ]

pondy > Cuddalore [ Max 30 mins ]

Cuddalore > Chidambaram [ Max 1 hour 15 mins]

Chidambaram > Sirkazhi [ Max 45 mins ] ( driving in small car you can go faster)

Sirkazhi > mayavaram [ Max 45 mins ] ( driving in small car you can go faster)

if you start by 3.30 am, by 6.00 am you should pass cuddalore. then you can reach chidambaram by 7.30 am. but be carefull with ECR for 3 reasons:

1. Animals.
2. Buses coming in opposite direction.
3. Police barricades.

you woun't see too many heavy vehicels (trucks) at this time.

shawman123

September 17th, 2010, 10:05 AM

In good speed (early morning thru ECR):

chennai > pondy [ Max 2 hours ]

pondy > Cuddalore [ Max 30 mins ]

Cuddalore > Chidambaram [ Max 1 hour 15 mins]

Chidambaram > Sirkazhi [ Max 45 mins ] ( driving in small car you can go faster)

Sirkazhi > mayavaram [ Max 45 mins ] ( driving in small car you can go faster)

if you start by 3.30 am, by 6.00 am you should pass cuddalore. then you can reach chidambaram by 7.30 am. but be carefull with ECR for 3 reasons:

1. Animals.
2. Buses coming in opposite direction.
3. Police barricades.

you woun't see too many heavy vehicels (trucks) at this time.

Thanks Prathap. This really helps big time in planning my trip.

I have a small car(getz) but I am not overly aggressive driver on indian roads.

Leo_r

September 17th, 2010, 10:09 AM

Prathap..Finally,a member from the Rice Belt.Can you please open a thread for Developments covering Cudalore,Chidambaram,Mayiladumthurai,Kumbakonam,
Thanjavur,Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam and maintain with field level inputs.

This region along with Vilupuram.Tindivanam area remain unrepresented like UP and Bihar.

prathapdba

September 17th, 2010, 12:15 PM

Thanks Prathap. This really helps big time in planning my trip.

I have a small car(getz) but I am not overly aggressive driver on indian roads.

i mentioned small cars because these two stress have lots of deep curves, actually very dangerous curves. driving a small car would be easy and helps to maintain some avg speed.

have a nice trip. get some pictures for us and post in the new tread ...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1217075

ajithv

September 17th, 2010, 01:10 PM

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ajithv

September 17th, 2010, 01:13 PM

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ajithv

September 17th, 2010, 01:30 PM

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Kathir

September 21st, 2010, 11:39 PM

^^Yes I know that..Also,Hosur-Krishangiri is to Reliance..But what I told is that the details about the other (Walajah-Chennai) is to be confirmed whether it is to L&T or not..:)

cool :)

ajithv

September 22nd, 2010, 09:14 AM

^^I think it is awarded to L&T.But have to confirm..
Confirmed that it is yet to award.:)

ajithv

September 26th, 2010, 09:25 AM

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ajithv

September 26th, 2010, 09:34 AM

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ajithv

September 26th, 2010, 09:46 AM

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ajithv

September 26th, 2010, 09:51 AM

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ajithv

September 26th, 2010, 10:04 AM

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nagamoney

September 27th, 2010, 12:36 PM

Kanniyakuri was the first place , where Vajbai laid the foundation of Entire NHAI projects but till date it is not yet completed. when will it be completed is not known

nagamoney

September 27th, 2010, 12:44 PM

Could anyone please, provide me the Index map alignment for the New proposed NH47 road from Chungankadai to joins NH-47 near Manavila village.

Regards,
Xavier
Religion plays spoil sport in kanyakumari The road built by NHAI in kanykumari would have completed in time but for the intervention, road bandh, influential, having engineering college on the way do hinder it
For their own good they spoil the improvement of the district

ajithv

September 28th, 2010, 09:47 AM

View Towards Dindigul

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krishnancv

September 28th, 2010, 12:22 PM

Kanniyakuri was the first place , where Vajbai laid the foundation of Entire NHAI projects but till date it is not yet completed. when will it be completed is not known

Vajpayee laid foundation only for North South Corridor and not for the whole NHDP.

ajithv

September 30th, 2010, 06:51 AM

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will shortly take up the work on developing the Tiruchi–Karaikudi National Highway, said Vellakovil M. P. Swaminathan, State Minister for Highways.

Addressing officials at a meeting to review the ongoing works in the district, Mr. Swaminathan said a sum of Rs.404 crore had been sanctioned for developing the stretch in packages, spread over a cumulative length of 108 km.
By-pass roads at five centres

He said by-pass roads will be set up at five centres of Tiruchi, Keeranur, Pudukottai, Tirumayam and Karaikudi.

The by-pass roads would facilitate faster movement of vehicles and reduce considerably the travel time between Tiruchi and Karaikudi .

The project involved construction of two railway overbridges, one under-pass, three major bridges and 10 minor bridges.

A total of 67 culverts would be widened for facilitating fast movement of vehicles on this sector, he added. The work would be completed within 30 months from its commencement.
Rs.50.61 crore sanctioned

On the ongoing projects taken up during the current financial year in the district, the Minister said the state government has sanctioned Rs.50.61 crore for various road works. Roads to a cumulative length of 233.68 km were being developed or widened or re-laid in parts of the district.

This apart, work on construction of 16 minor bridges had been taken up at an estimate of Rs.5.15 crore and seven major bridges at an outlay of Rs.11.78 crore. All these works would be completed by the end of this financial year.

G. Santhanam, Secretary to Government, Highways and Minor Ports; A. Suganthi, District Collector; Chief Engineer, Highways Department, P. Pakkiam were present.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article797148.ece)

loggy

October 21st, 2010, 06:55 PM

NH47 Updates,
CHENGAPALLI-COIMBATORE-WALAYAR
6/4 lane works started..

ajithv

October 22nd, 2010, 05:20 AM

^^Works by IVRCL

krishnaswamy

October 24th, 2010, 09:52 PM

could anybody update on what is the status of Trichy-Tanjore 4lane?

loggy

October 26th, 2010, 01:22 PM

NH47 to be renumbered as NH544.
and looks like NH7 might become NH44
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srinivasvny

October 26th, 2010, 07:16 PM

could anybody update on what is the status of Trichy-Tanjore 4lane?

4 laning work is almost coming to an end except for 2 ROBs at thiruverumbur and kattur. and little bit final layer of tarmac laying happening here and there. lanes r nw marked for most of the part. and erecting of street lamps till thuvakudi from palpannai has also begun.

krishnaswamy

October 26th, 2010, 09:13 PM

4 laning work is almost coming to an end except for 2 ROBs at thiruverumbur and kattur. and little bit final layer of tarmac laying happening here and there. lanes r nw marked for most of the part. and erecting of street lamps till thuvakudi from palpannai has also begun.
Thanks

reswaran

October 27th, 2010, 09:14 AM

NH47 to be renumbered as NH544.
and looks like NH7 might become NH44
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More details about the numbering logic at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/National-highway-numbers-to-change-stretches-to-be-longer/articleshow/5585374.cms

ajithv

October 27th, 2010, 01:41 PM

^^The same was discussed in Kerala Cafe forum long back.Please check there too

skumaran

November 15th, 2010, 12:33 PM

Vikiravandi - Thanjavur NH-45 B ( Old number ) would be converted into 4 - lane road shortly.

In that Vikiravandi - Jayamkondam will be 4 - way road and from Jayamkondam - Thanjavur will be two laned road at a cost of INR 1100 crores. Tenders will be finalised by Dec.2010 month.

விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் நான்கு வழிச்சாலை மத்திய அரசு 1,100 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கீடு

பண்ருட்டி : விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையில் நான்கு வழிச்சாலைகள் அமைப்பதற்கு 1,100 கோடி ரூபாயை மத்திய அரசு ஒதுக்கீடு செய்துள்ளது. விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம் விக்கிரவாண்டி முதல் தஞ்சாவூர் வரையிலான 164 கி.மீ., மாநில சாலை, கடந்த நான்கு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை வசம் (நகாய்) ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டது. அன்று முதல் விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் வரையிலான சாலைகளில் உள்ள பழுதுகள் சீரமைக்க வேண்டிய பாலங்கள் பராமரிப்பு பணிகள் நடந்தன. கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளாக தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையில் உள்ள சிறு பாலங்கள், ஆற்றுப்பாலங்கள், சிறு வளைவுகள், பெரிய வளைவுகள், நான்கு வழி, மூன்று வழி சாலை பிரியும் பகுதிகள், பாலங்கள் கட்ட வேண்டிய இடங்களில் மண் தர பரிசோதனை, வாகனங்கள் எண்ணிக்கை கணக்கிடும் பணிகள் தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள் மூலம் நடந்தது. இதற்கான திட்ட மதிப்பீடு பணிகள் முடிந்து தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை சார்பில் 1,100 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்து அதற்கான ஒப்பந்தம் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஒப்பந்தப் பணி விண்ணப்பிக்க கடைசி நாள் டிச., 15ம் தேதி. விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் வரையிலான 164 கி.மீ., சாலையில், விக்கிரவாண்டி முதல் ஜெயங்கொண்டம் வரையிலான 93 கி.மீ., நான்கு வழிச்சாலையாக மாற்றப்படுகிறது. ஜெயங்கொண்டம் முதல் தஞ்சாவூர் வரையிலான 71 கி.மீ., சாலை இரு வழிச்சாலையாக போடப்படுகிறது. நான்கு வழிச்சாலைக்கு 60 மீ., அகலமும், இரு வழிச்சாலைக்கு 30 மீ., முதல் 45 மீ., வரையிலான சாலை கையகப்படுத்தப்படும். இதில், நான்கு வழிச்சாலைகள் 25 மீ., அகலத்திலும், இரு வழிச்சாலைகள் 10 மீ., அகலத்திலும் போடப்படும். விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் வரையிலான 164 கி.மீ., பகுதியில் உள்ள ஏரி, வாய்க்கால், ஆற்று சிறு மற்றும் பெரிய பாலங்கள் என 370 பாலங்கள் கட்டப்பட உள்ளன. இதில், கடலூர் மாவட்டத்தில் பண்ருட்டி, வடலூர், சேத்தியாதோப்பு, அணைக்கரை, திருப்பனந்தாள், சோழபுரம், பாபநாசம், அய்யம்பேட்டை ஆகிய எட்டு இடங்களில், "பை-பாஸ்' வசதிகளும் செய்யப்பட உள்ளன. கண்டரக்கோட்டை எல்லையில் இருந்து ஒன்றரை கி.மீ., தொலைவில் துவங்கும் பை-பாஸ், வீராணம் பைப் லைன் அருகிலேயே துவங்கி காடாம்புலியூர் அருகே இணைகிறது. இதில் நெய்வேலி, ஜெயங்கொண்டம் ஆகிய இரு பகுதியில், "டோல்கேட் ' வசதிகள் ஏற்படுத்தும் வாய்ப்புகள் உள்ளன.

ரூ.1.40 கோடியில் "பேட்ச் ஒர்க்': மழையினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை 1.40 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் சீரமைக்கும் பணிகள் துவங்கும் என நகாய் திட்ட இயக்குனர் அதிபதி கூறினார். கடலூர் மாவட்டம் பண்ருட்டியில் நேற்று அவர் நிருபர்களிடம் கூறியதாவது: தஞ்சாவூர் - கும்பகோணம் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை கடந்த 2005ல் நகாயிடம் ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டது. தற்போது பெய்துள்ள மழைக்கு விழுப்புரம் அடுத்த பனையபுரம், மண்டபம், குச்சிப்பாளையம், பஞ்சாமாதேவி, கோலியனூர், பண்ருட்டி, காடாம்புலியூர், பரவனாறு உள்ளிட்ட இரண்டு கி.மீ., அளவில் சாலைகள் சேதமடைந்துள்ளன. தற்போது மழைக்காலம் என்பதால் தற்காலிகமாக பள்ளங்களில் செங்கற்கள் கொட்டி நிரப்பும் பணிகள் நடந்து வருகிறது. மழை முடிந்த 10 நாட்களுக்கு பின் 1.40 கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் "பேட்ச் ஒர்க்' பணிகள் துவங்கும்.
விக்கிரவாண்டி - தஞ்சாவூர் வரையிலான 164 கி.மீ., நான்கு வழிச்சாலையாக மாற்றுவதற்கு அமெரிக்காவின் லூங் பெர்ஜா என்ற தனியார் நிறுவனம் 1,100 கோடி ரூபாய் திட்ட மதிப்பீடு செய்தது. அதன்பேரில் நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டு அதற்கான டெண்டர் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. விண்ணப்பங்கள் பெறுவதற்கு கடைசி நாள் வரும் டிசம்பர் 15ம் தேதியாகும். அதன் பின்னர் பணிகள் துவங்குவது குறித்து தெரியும். தேர்வு செய்யப்படும் ஒப்பந்ததாரர்கள் தொழில்நுட்ப வசதிகள், தளவாட பொருட்கள், பொருளாதாரம் உள்ளிட்டவைகள் கணக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டு பரிசோதனைக்கு பின் பணிகள் துவங்கும். இவ்வாறு நகாய் திட்ட இயக்குனர் அதிபதி கூறினார்.

Source : Dinamalar e- paper.

guru98

November 15th, 2010, 01:34 PM

Any update on Tindivanam-Pondicherry highway completion? There was only little work pending near Pondicherry when I last travelled a few weeks before. Also I would like to know if there is any way to bypass Tindivanam (bus stand) when I travel from Chennai to Pondicherry?

mr_madras

November 15th, 2010, 02:21 PM

Also I would like to know if there is any way to bypass Tindivanam (bus stand) when I travel from Chennai to Pondicherry?

Tindivanam bypass will cross over Tindi-pondy road only so you can take left exit to pondy from tindivanam bypass.

r3dg33k

November 17th, 2010, 03:48 AM

what are the status of
Chennai-Trichy 6 laning ?
kavalkinaru-Nagercoil-Trivandrum 4 laning ?
Chennai-Bangalore expressway ?

tamil2000

November 17th, 2010, 04:04 AM

Here is the Highway picture taken near Kanyakumari.
http://www.veethi.com/watermark.php?path=images/city-images/fullsize/Kanyakumari-3678.jpg

Source: veethi.com (http://www.veethi.com/cityimages_list_details.html?txtSearch=highway&image_id=3678)

thillai_selvan

November 17th, 2010, 07:35 AM

^^ This is the Nanguneri SEZ entrance image in Tirunelveli District

prathapdba

November 17th, 2010, 12:33 PM