TamilNadu Highways Projects [Archive]

TechCity

May 12th, 2008, 03:57 PM

THIRU BAALU REVIEWS ROAD PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU Wednesday, January 02, 2008
source:http://trbaalu.nic.in/minister/press/2008/Jan08/Jan0208.htm
The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Thiru T.R. Baalu reviewed here today the progress of projects being implemented by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the state of Tamil Nadu. There are 31 projects costing Rs. 9650 crore presently in progress covering a length of 1788 km. The projects are in the Hosur-Kaniakumari section of North South corridors, between Tindivanam and Trichy, Trichy and Didigul, Trichy and Madurai, Karur and Coimbatore, Coimbator and Mettupalayam, Salem and Kerala border. In addition other four laning projects between Madurai and Tuticorin, Pondichery and Tindivanam, Thanjavur and Trichy, Trichy and Karur, and Salem and Ulundurpet have also been undertaken. In and around Chennai city two projects, viz. Chennai bypass and improvement of access to Golden Quadrilateral by providing free flow facilities are also under construction.

Of the 31 projects, 16 projects are expected to be completed during the calendar year 2008. Two of these 16 projects are expected to be completed by July 2008 (Thumipadi-Salem and Lalapet ROB), 3 (on North South corridor) by November 2008 and 11 (6 on North South corridor, 4 between Trichy and Madurai and 1 in Chennai city) by December 2008. The remaining 15 projects are likely to spill over to calendar year 2009, of which 6 will be completed during the first quarter itself. The remaining 9 projects will spill beyond March 2009.

The Minister impressed upon NHAI officials and the Consultants supervising the projects to monitor the projects very closely and ensure that not only the projects are completed as per the targets fixed in the review, but sincere efforts are made by the contractors to complete the projects ahead of schedule.

The Minister noted that the projects suffered some setbacks on account of heavy rains causing the quarries becoming inaccessible and the efforts being concentrated on restoration work rather than the main work. The works in Chennai city projects which were in critical stage suffered badly due to rains as well as certain unforeseen circumstances like emergence of certain leaking pipelines. Now that the rains are over, he urged all concerned to take up the work in the right earnest.

TechCity

May 12th, 2008, 04:00 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/11/stories/2008041161770300.htm
TIRUCHI: Work on four-laning of the Tindivanam-Tiruchi section of the National Highway-45 would be completed by September, Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu said.

Addressing presspersons here after inspecting the work currently on a stretch of 204 km between Tindivanam and Tiruchi on Thursday, Mr. Baalu said that the work would be completed well ahead of June next year, the schedule fixed earlier.

Demands conceded

Mr. Baalu, who earlier interacted with the villagers en route, said that he had conceded on the spot local residents’ pleas for foot overbridges at a couple of places -- Jakkampettai near Tindivanam and Janakiupuram near Villupuram.

The cost of the bridges would be included in the project being implemented at an outlay of Rs. 1,260 crore.

Mr. Baalu said that the stretch accounted for four bypasses; 12 grade separators, fly-overs and vehicular under-passes; 12 pedestrian underpasses; nine railway overbridges; 13 major bridges and 44 minor bridges.

70 per cent completed

Pointing out that the work has been executed at a fast phase, he said that about 70 per cent of the project had been completed so far.

“It had been executed to my satisfaction and I had requested the constructors to keep up the pace,” he said.

The Union Minister said that the Tiruchi-Pudukottai highway would not be closed to traffic on any account. There would be no alteration in the alignment notified for the four-laning of Tiruchi-Karur sector.

Mr. Baalu, accompanied by the top NHAI and district officials, also inspected the progress of the flyover work at Mannarpuram in the city.

Earlier, accompanied by Union Minister of State for Law and Justice K. Venkatapathy and Rajya Sabha member N. Siva, he inspected the ongoing works between Tindivanam and Tiruchi.

TechCity

May 15th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Source:http://www.dinamalar.com/tnsplnewsdetail.asp?News_id=297&cls=row3&ncat=
Thindivanam To Tiruchi 4 lanning work is getting delayed by the railway bridge construction in ullundurpet.
உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை: உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை பகுதியில் நான்கு வழிச்சாலைத் திட்ட பணியில் ரயில்வே மேம்பால பணிகள் மந்தமாக நடந்து வருகிறது. இதனால் பைபாஸ் சாலை பணிகள் முடிந்து தயார் நிலைக்கு வந்தும் பயன்படுத்த முடியாமல் உள்ளது. சென்னையிலிருந்து திருச்சி செல் லும் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை திண்டிவனம் வரையில் நான்கு வழிப்பாதையாக மாற்றப்பட்டது. தற்போது திண்டிவனத்திலிருந்து திருச்சி வரையில் நான்கு வழிப்பாதையாக மாற் றப்பட்டு வேலை நடந்து வருகிறது. விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டத்தில் சாலைகள் போடும் பணி 90 சவீதம் முடிவடைந்த நிலையில் உள்ளது. இந்த சாலையில் விழுப்புரம் ஜானகிபுரம் ரயில்வே கேட், பெண்ணையாறு, கெடிலம் ஆறு போன்ற பகுதிகளில் பெரிய பாலங்களும், உளுந்தூர் பேட்டை பைபாஸ் சாலையில் மூன்று சிறிய மேம்பாலங்களும் அமைக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது. உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை< எடைக்கல் அஜீஸ் நகரில் பைபாஸ் சாலை பிரிந்து 5 கி.மீ., தூரத்தில் <உள்ள நகர் ரயில் நிலையம் அருகில் நான்கு வழிச்சாலையில் இணைகிறது. இந்த பைபாஸ் சாலையில் விருத்தாசலம் நெடுஞ்சாலை, பு.மாம்பாக்கம் செல் லும் கிராம சாலையின் குறுக்கே மேம்பாலம் கட்டும் பணி 80 சதவீதம் முடிந்துள்ளது. உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை நகரத்தை ஒட்டி உள்ள ரயில்வே மேம்பாலம் கட்டும் பணி மந்தமாக நடந்து வருவதால் கடகால் மட்டத்திலேயே உள்ளது. இந்த ரயில்வே மேம்பாலம் கட் டும் பணி நிறைவுபெறாமல் உள்ளதால் பைபாஸ் சாலையை பயன்படுத்த முடியாத நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. மத்திய தரைவழிப் போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சர் டி.ஆர். பாலு இரண்டுமுறை இந்த பகுதியில் நடக்கும் பணிகளை ஆய்வு செய்து வேலைகளை துரிதப்படுத்துமாறு உத்தரவிட்டார். <BR>இருந்தாலும் பாலங்கள் அமைக் கும் பணி மந்தமாகவே நடந்து வருகிறது. விழுப்புரத்திலிருந்து உளுந்தூர் பேட்டை வரையிலான பகுதிகளில் அடிக்கடி சாலை விபத்துக்கள் நடப்பதற்கு காரணம் ரயில்வே கேட் மூடுவதினால் ஏற்படும் வாகன நெரிசல் முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கிறது. உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை போலீஸ் உட்கோட்டத்தில் கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளில் நடந்த விபத்துக்களில் 255 பேர் பலியாகியுள்ளனர். திருச்சி-சென்னை தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையில் தற்போது நான்கு வழிச்சாலை அமைக்கும் பணி கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளாக நடந்து வருகிறது. இந்த தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையில் உளுந்தூர் பேட்டை போலீஸ் உட்கோட்டத்தில் மட்டும் கடந்த 2007ம் ஆண்டு ஜனவரி முதல் இதுவரை 279 சாலை விபத் துக்கள் நடந்துள்ளது. இந்த விபத்துகளில் 255 பேர் உயிரிழந்துள்ளனர். விபத்தில் சிக்கிய 534 பேர் காயமடைந்துள்ளனர். நான்கு வழிச்சாலை பணிகள் துவங்குவதற்கு முன்னதாக விபத்து எண்ணிக்கை இந்த அளவு ஏற்படவில்லை என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. எனவே இந்த மேம்பாலங்கள் கட்டும் பணியை விரைவுபடுத்தி போக்குவரத்திற்கு பயன்படுத்தப்பட் டால் சாலை விபத்துக்கள் குறைய வாய்ப் புள்ளது. உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை பகுதியில் அடிக்கடி ஏற்பட்டு வரும் சாலை விபத்துக்களில் தடுப்பதற்காக பைபாஸ் சாலை அமைக்கப்பட்டது. இருந்தாலும் ரயில்வே மேம்பாலம் அமைக்கப்படாததால் பைபாஸ் சாலை தயார் நிலையில் இருந்தும் பயன்படுத்த முடியாத நிலை ஏற்பட் டுள்ளது. தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத் துறை அதிகாரிகள் கவனம் செலுத் துவார்களா?

ajithv

May 19th, 2008, 03:51 AM

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2045/img0045rz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Karur-Dindigul Stretch of NH-7 where 4 laning work is in progress (BOT).The Left side is already opened for traffic.(View @ Km 320+300)

Concessionaire : TN(DK) Expressways Limited
EPC Contractor : Madhucon Projects Limited (http://www.madhucon.com/)
Independent Consultant : Egis Bceom International (http://www.bceom.fr/)

Raj_network

May 19th, 2008, 05:39 AM

http://infrastructure.gov.in/pdf/Rail_Report.pdf

http://www.tntdpc.com/government/highways.pdf

http://mospi.nic.in/pi_status_rep_oct_dec06.pdf

TechCity

May 19th, 2008, 11:05 AM

Source:http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/19/stories/2008051953370500.htm

...
The NHAI is executing road projects for a total length of 3,200 km in Tamil Nadu, 80 bypass roads, 315 flyovers, 70 major bridges and 54 road over-bridges
...

TechCity

May 22nd, 2008, 04:18 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/21/images/2008052151660301.jpg
The Union Minister for Highways, Road Transport and Shipping T.R. Baalu has warned contractors that if found guilty of unreasonable delay in executing National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) road works, they would be blacklisted.

Not only would the particular work be withdrawn from them but also other road sector projects they are executing elsewhere in the nation taken away from them, he cautioned them. No new projects would be given to them for sure, he added.

Speaking to the media after inspecting the construction of the Road Over Bridge at Lalapet near here on Saturday, the Minister, however, conceded that there was acute shortage of trained or skilled labour force as many huge projects were progressing simultaneously in various regions in particular in Tamil Nadu. For instance, for the particular Lalapet ROB project that has seen several time schedule over runs, the Minister said that for expeditious completion of the project, skilled workers were being brought from West Bengal. Once they land here the work would gather pace.

The Lalapet ROB would be 2.689 metres long including 645 metres of elevated carriage way stretch. Of the total 18 spans, only six remain to be completed. While one span would be completed in May, three spans would be erected in June and the remaining two in July.

Mr. Baalu said that the civil works would be fully completed by July and the ROB would be ready for inauguration by August.

He expressed confidence that there would be no further hold-ups in the construction of the much-delayed ROB would see inauguration positively in August.

The Minister exuded optimism that the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project would become a reality soon. He hoped that the Supreme Court, which is seized of the matter, would deliver a “good verdict” and that was the “expectation of the people of the State, the Chief Minister and the allied party leaders.”

Chief General Manager, NHAI, Ashok Wasson, Project Directors M. Thangamani (Karur) and K. Viswanathan (Tiruchi), Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation General Manager Muthusamy, Project Coordinator Rangarajan, MLAs R. Manikkam (Kulithalai) and P. Kamaraj (Krishnarayapuram), former MLA Vasuki Murugesan, Kulithalai Municipal Chairman A. Amuthavel, and others were present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/21/stories/2008052151660300.htm

TechCity

May 30th, 2008, 01:09 PM

http://tm.dinakaran.co.in/2952008/DSC_4527.jpg

Tiruchi-Chennai 4 lanning work is on full swing.Picture shows the new bridge construction over cavery river.

source:http://tm.dinakaran.co.in/showxml.aspx?id=136066&code=24975

TechCity

June 2nd, 2008, 08:36 AM

Crossposting from Madurai Thread
http://dkn.dinakaran.co.in/262008/0206bala01.jpg

Bridge work across Vaigai near Pulloothu, as part of Samayanallur-Thoppur 4 laning work. Picture and news, courtesy Dinakaran.

Related news,

http://dkn.dinakaran.co.in/showxml.aspx?id=268074&code=21976

Bridge work is expected to finish by the year end and traffic is expected to start after that.

TechCity

June 2nd, 2008, 08:38 AM

Crossposting from CBE thread
Coimbatore: The 82-km-long National Highway-47 from Chengapalli to Walayar will be widened into six lane. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of receiving public opinion on issues relating to land acquisition and the need for bypass roads.

At present there are plans for bypass roads at Perumanallur, Avanashi, Karumathampatti and KG Chavadi.

The total outlay for the project was likely to be around Rs. 900 crore to Rs 1,000 crore.

The NH-47 connects Coimbatore with Tirupur, Erode, Salem besides Chennai and Bangalore.

It accounts for heavy traffic and considering the increasing number of accidents, there was pertinent need to widen this road. The authorities propose to have flyovers at the point of commencement of the L&T bypass road at Neelambur and at the end of the bypass road at Madukkarai.

In addition, there would be flyovers where the bypass road cuts across the NH-67 (Tiruchi Road) and NH-209 (Pollachi Road).

Works are underway for the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR).

The Ministry is yet to decide on whether the work should be given to a a private infrastructure service provider on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis.

Authorities have planned to make the road from Chengapalli to Neelambur into a six lane road while the bypass road and the stretch from Madukkarai to Walayar four-lane. Authorities expect the preliminary works to get over in four to six months and the project execution time would be around 30 months

http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/02/stories/2008060250440100.htm

Into_salem

June 2nd, 2008, 06:13 PM

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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3855/dsc05255yo1.jpg

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4905/dsc05256ug2.jpg

Into_salem

June 4th, 2008, 06:49 PM

The following picture was taken from google search on FUTURE CHENNAI. Where is it? Does any one has details

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1815/futurebridgemastrypy6.jpg

Raj_network

June 4th, 2008, 11:46 PM

^^^^

Probably Tindivanam - Chengalpet route or Tambaram to Madhuravayal..

This is anniyan's photo. He can clarify that..

Into_salem

June 6th, 2008, 04:36 PM

^^^^

Probably Tindivanam - Chengalpet route or Tambaram to Madhuravayal..

This is anniyan's photo. He can clarify that..

This stretch looks 6 lane road. In NH-45, I don't think we have 6-Lane stretch. Could it be Chennai-Bangalore route ?

gandharva95

June 6th, 2008, 05:42 PM

There are stretches on NH-45 with six lanes (where we have an additional acceleration on one or both the sides). Take a look at the following google maps examples:

a) Near crescent engg college, Vandalur:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=12.879861,80.08058&spn=0.003655,0.004699&t=h&z=18
(http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=12.879861,80.08058&spn=0.003655,0.004699&t=h&z=18)
b) Chengalpattu bypass stretch:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=12.699376,79.968399&spn=0.003658,0.004699&t=h&z=18

Arul Murugan

June 9th, 2008, 12:43 AM

Rs.4,179 crore for road work in State

Staff Reporter

Nagercoil: The government has allotted a sum of Rs.4,179 crore for road maintenance work in different parts of the State, said the Minister for Highways, Vellakovil Swaminathan.

Inaugurating a new boat service to Vivekanandar Memorial Rock and Tiruvalluvar statue here on Sunday, he said that one more boat would be pressed into service from Kanyakumari to Vivekanandar Memorial Rock and Tiruvalluvar statue in the second week of July. The construction of a luxurious boat was under way at Cochin ship yard. The government has also allotted a sum of Rs.12 crore for the widening and strengthening the road from Kavalkinaru to Parvathipuram. The work will be started after Centre’s approval.

It has been proposed to set up a separate division to explore the ways and means to develop rural roads in Kanyakumari district, the Minister said.

The government has decided to introduce a new technology known as wet mix mecadan for the development of rural roads. The government has allotted the sum of Rs.214 crores for the construction of 343 bridges in the State. As there was a necessity for a commercial harbour in Colachel, the Government has decided to acquire 1000 acres.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/09/stories/2008060957400600.htm

Into_salem

June 9th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Raj_network

June 10th, 2008, 04:41 AM

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3807/a1msj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

June 10th, 2008, 04:44 AM

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/927/a8mux0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

June 10th, 2008, 04:54 AM

1.

Consultancy Services for carrying out condition survey of the existing structures such as bridges, etc and preparation of detailed project report for reconstruction and rehabilitation of bridges, culverts, etc of National Highways 45C in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Invitation, RFP 23th July 2008

2.

Four/Two laning of
(i)Trivendrum to Kerala/Tamilnadu Border; Coimbatore – Mettupalayam; and Karaikkudi – Ramanathapuram,
(ii)NH 47 from Kerala/Tamilnadu Border to Kanyakumari and NH 47B from Nagercoil to Kavalkinaru,
(iii)Cherthalai - Ochira section (km 379.100 to km 465.000); and Ochira -Thiruvananthapuram section (km 465.000 to km 551.900) of NH-47 in the State of Kerala,
Projects under NHDP Phase III on BOT Basis. 20th June, 2008

Source : NHAI.org

Raj_network

June 18th, 2008, 12:29 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/18/stories/2008061857042800.htm

The road sector in the central region of the State is undergoing a complete overhaul with all major highways leading to Tiruchi being developed into four-lane highways by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The face of the entire road network around Tiruchi is expected to change within the next couple of years, giving an impetus to the economic development of the region. The development has been rapid over the past couple of years under the Build Operate and Transfer (mode), bringing in hundreds of crores of investment. And it has been happening in all directions – the Tiruchi-Chennai Highway (NH45) on the North; the Tiruchi-Madurai Highway (NH45B) on the South; the Tiruchi-Karur Highway on the West and the Tiruchi-Thanjavur (both NH67) on the East – were currently being four-laned at a fast pace. This apart, the Tiruchi-Pudukottai-Karaikudi Highway (NH210) and the Tiruchi-Dindigul Highway (NH45) are also being developed into four-lane roads.

Prominent among the development would be the four-laning of the Tindivinam-Tiruchi section of the Tiruchi-Chennai Highway and the Tiruchi-Madurai Highway. The traffic load on the Tiruchi- Tindivanam section is estimated to be around 20,000 to 25,000 passenger car units and about 15,000 to 20,000 passenger car units a day on the Tiruchi-Madurai section. Once the four-lane projects were completed, a drive from Chennai to Madurai could take just about seven hours. More importantly, they could bring down the accidents on the two major highways of the State. Work is also apace on the Madurai-Kanyakumari section to connect the country’s Southern tip with Chennai.

The Tindivanam-Tiruchi section of the project is being executed in three packages _ Tindivanam-Ulundurpet, Ulundurpet-Padalur and Padalur-Tiruchi. The packages, taken up under the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT), are to be completed within 30 months, commencing November 2006. According to NHAI officials, about 70 per cent of the works have been completed so far. Nearly 25 km of single carriageway (of two lanes) have been thrown open for traffic on the Tiruchi-Padalur section. Carriageways on both sides are ready in another 15 km.

The Tiruchi-Madurai project has been split into two packages Tiruchi By-Pass Road to Thuvarankurichi and Thuvarankurichi to Madurai. About 60 per cent of this project has been completed so far. Though the section was slated to be completed by August 2008, hitches in land acquisition have resulted in the project falling behind schedule. The Tiruchi-Madurai, Tiruchi-Thanjavur and Tindivanam-Tiruchi sections are now slated to be completed by the end of this year.

The projects would bring a series of fly-overs and grade separators in the periphery of Tiruchi City. Apart from two major bridges across the Cauvery (600 metres long) and the Coleroon Rivers (900 metres), fly-overs would come up at Ariyamangalam Palpannai Traffic Junction, the TVS Tollgate and Mannarpuram, all of them critical traffic junctions. New road over-bridges would also come up across railway crossings near Golden Rock and Ariyamangalam in the City.

Six by-pass roads would come up at Tiruchi (Mannarpuram to Panchapur), Viralimalai, Thuvarankurichi, Kottampatti, Melur and Othakadai. On the Tiruchi-Thanjavur section, Vallam would get a by-pass road.

All new bridges being constructed under the projects have now been upgraded to accommodate six-lane traffic, under the directions of Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu to provide for a possible further expansion of the highways to six lanes.

TechCity

June 30th, 2008, 11:19 AM

Source:www.indianexpress.com/story/325534.html

New Delhi, June 20: By the time Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways T R Baalu ends his innings at the Centre, he would have upgraded 99.6 per cent of the National Highways (NHs) in his home state Tamil Nadu even though the pending Golden Quadrilateral lingers on and the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) is behind schedule.

After ensuring Tamil Nadu had the maximum length covered under NHDP III amongst all states, the ministry is now planning more of the same with NHDP IV.

Under Phase A, 5,480 km of single-lane NHs across the country are to be two-laned: over 1,232 km of these will be in Tamil Nadu.

NHDP IV A is set for Cabinet approval next week.

Till NHDP III was cleared last year, 72 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s NHs were covered under NHDP, leading the statewise tally. With NHDP IV set to be approved, 4,446 of the 4,462-km-long NH network in the state will be upgraded, leaving just 16 km of NHs in Tamil Nadu without the minister’s bounty. No other state has over 3,200 km covered under NHDP and only three have up to 2,500 km, even if they have longer NH networks than Tamil Nadu.

Neighbouring Karnataka will get just 400 odd km double laned NHs, Himachal Pradesh 54 km, Rajasthan 71 km and a slightly better placed Uttar Pradesh will get 876 km under the NHDP IV A plan. However, still no state can boast of a higher NHDP coverage than Tamil Nadu.

Against its 96 per cent NHDP coverage, MP has 32 per cent, UP 55 per cent, Andhra Pradesh 64 per cent, Chhattisgarh a mere 9.5 per cent, Rajasthan 41 per cent and Gujarat 62 per cent.

While ministry officials deny any state bias, the figures speak for themselves. From amongst the 44 projects planned under NHDP IV, 12 states have NHs up for widening.

However, nine of the 44 stretches are in Tamil Nadu measuring 1,067 km while Madhya Pradesh has seven measuring some 650 km. BJP-ruled Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have one stretch each under NHDP IV.

TechCity

June 30th, 2008, 11:22 AM

^^
Under Phase A, 5,480 km of single-lane NHs across the country are to be two-laned: over 1,232 km of these will be in Tamil Nadu.

Singke-lane NHs are there?If it is single line,will it be called as NH? or the article talks about state highways?

sam_k

July 1st, 2008, 03:50 AM

^^

Singke-lane NHs are there?If it is single line,will it be called as NH? or the article talks about state highways?

Mayb he is referring to the single carriage ways like the NH-47 or kovai-sathy rd.

I have a strong feeling that by the time these guys implement the JNU scheme and upgrade the NH-47,there will be a slowdown in economy and the govt will eventually put all projects on hold :bash:..Lets hope for the best.

Brand coimbatore

July 1st, 2008, 08:58 AM

Only the NH's connecting the coimbatore are left untouched without upgradation..

sam_k

July 2nd, 2008, 11:01 PM

Only the NH's connecting the coimbatore are left untouched without upgradation..

Absolutely....where in the world can u imagine a trade fair complex so big and the the road to it still being mud topped.:ohno:

Brand cbe...Any idea wats the progress on cbe-karur NH 4 laning???Last year when i took that road..its was like 60% done.

senthilnatha

July 3rd, 2008, 04:24 AM

Absolutely....where in the world can u imagine a trade fair complex so big and the the road to it still being mud topped.:ohno:

Brand cbe...Any idea wats the progress on cbe-karur NH 4 laning???Last year when i took that road..its was like 60% done.

It looks like CBE-Karur 4 laning will be completed in another 7-8 months. I heard that still 30% work is pending in CBE-Kangayam sector. The work is very slow.

Raj_network

July 18th, 2008, 03:50 AM

NHAI Projects -

Today, Centre Cabinet given approval for 5000 km roads to be updgraded. In that 1232 kms alloted to TN.:banana:

http://www.dinamani.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=DNT20080717145537&Title=TamilNadu+Page&lTitle=R%AAZLm&Topic=0&ndate=7/18/2008&dName=No+Title&Dist=

Madras_Fan

July 18th, 2008, 06:10 PM

Thats leaves with Just 16 Kms of NHs in TN in the TO BE UPGRADED LIST...:)

ajithv

July 19th, 2008, 02:20 PM

It looks like CBE-Karur 4 laning will be completed in another 7-8 months. I heard that still 30% work is pending in CBE-Kangayam sector. The work is very slow..

For your Info CBE-KRR Stretch is not a 4 laning project.Its Just a strenghtening NH-Project.And Ofcourse,the progress is very slow also.

The Karur-Dindigul Stretch(NH-7) is almost 63% completed.The scheduled completion of this stretch along with Namakkal-Karur,Dindigul-Samayanallur is April 2009.All these stretches are on BOT basis.

Raj_network

July 20th, 2008, 11:12 PM

Puducherry, Jul 10: PMK parliamentary party leader Prof M Ramdass today urged Union Shipping and Transport Minister T R Baalu to provide Rs 12 crore for the construction of a bridge across the Ariyankuppam river on the Puducherry-Cuddalore road.

In a letter to Mr Baalu, a copy of which was released to the press here, Prof Ramadass pointed out that the condition of 120-year-old bridge was very bad.

He said due to urgency for a new bridge the state government had taken up the construction work for a new one and already Rs 6.64 crores spent.

However, since one of the ring well submerged and due to cost escalation, the contractor had stopped the work, he said and urged Mr Baalu to allocate Rs 12 crore from his department for the completion of the work.

http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/searchshowarticle.htm?rediffid=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/10/pmk-leader-urges-union-min-to-allocate-rs-12-cr-for-bridge-work-1215680789.html

Arul Murugan

July 22nd, 2008, 08:49 AM

Shall we list the full fleded 4 lane bye-pass coming up in TN cities and Towns?

1. Chennai Expressway bye-pass

In NH 45

2. Chengalpattu - 4 lane bye-pass completed.

3. Tindivanam - Flyover was constructed on 4 lane road.

4. Villupuram - 4 lane bye-pass construction is completed.

5. Ulunderpet - Is 4 lane bye-pass road coming up to connect NH 68 / NH 45?

6. Trichy - Hope Trichiites can update. But in my recent trip to Kodaikanal, my bus entered through Tirchy city, Madurai road and then NH45 to Dindigul

7. Dindigul - Already 2 lane bye-pass exist connecting NH7 from Madurai to NH45 to Tirchy, NH45 extn to Cumbum?? and NH 7 towards Salem. Now these roads are upgraded to 4 lane along with NHAI 4 laning of NH 45 and NH7.

8. Madurai - Ring road 4 lane is under construction of NH 7 Dindigul side to NH 7 Thirumangalam side. Can any one update about NH 45A(towards Trichy and Tuticorin)and Rameshwaram NH ring road stretches?

Is there any other ring road left our in NH 45, NH 45 extn and NH 45 A? Can any one update about bye-pass road at Perambalur, Srirangam, Melur etc.,

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NH7:

1. Hosur - Elevated bye-pass road just passing through Hosur town.

2. Krishnagiri -Very good interchange exits between NH 7 from Bangalore towards Salem and from NH 4, Chennai. And bye-pass road is fully 4 laned.

3. Dharmapuri - Is bye-pass 4 lane road ready for Dharmapuri?

4. Omalur - 4 lane bye-pass road is in operation and an interchange is coming up for the vehicles from Salem to proceed to Mettur without any traffics in NH 7 4 lane road.

5. Salem - 13KM, 4 lane road is in operation connecting NH 7 from Bangalore side to NH 7 towards Madurai side. In middle 4 city road criss cross the bye-pass and one NH 47 also criss cross the bye-pass road. Various flyover/interchages are proposed for avoiding traffic, but every thing is in papers!! And NH 7/NH 47 bye-pass 2lane road exist to NH 68 towards Ulundepet. This is also under NHAI;s 4 lane scheme!!

6. Malur - Is that any bye-pass road coming up here?? A interchage is coming up with Panamarathupati road.

7. Rasipuram - Rasipuram town is 3-4KMs away from NH 7, so bye-pass road exist before and now this will be in 4 lane.

8. Nammakal - super bye-pass under operation from NH 7 Salem side to Madurai side.

9. Karur - Super bye-pass under operation from NH 7 Salem side to Madurai side. NH from Coimbatore also join in a junction at an arterial road going towards city.

10. Dindigul - Please see in NH 45

11. Madurai - Please see in NH 45

12. Thirumangalam - bye-pass road from Madurai side to Tirunelveli side is in under construction.

13. Virudhunagar - Can any one update?

14. Satur - Any updates?

15. Kovilpati - Kovilpati town is 3KMs from NH 7, already 2 lane bye-pass road was there. So now it will become 4 lane bye-pass road.

16. Tirunelveli - Any updates?

17. Nagercoil - Any updates?

Any other bye-pass roads coming up in NH 7??

gandharva95

July 22nd, 2008, 11:02 PM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/Web/Article/2008/07/23/101/23_07_2008_101_003.jpg

Tindivanam-Ulundurpet section almost complete; work is on fast track in the rest of the stretch.

Into_salem

July 29th, 2008, 08:09 PM

New Delhi (PTI): The government on Tuesday approved a bonanza for Tamil Nadu with the Public Investment Board (PIB) clearing the development plans for Chennai airport and Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways approving Rs 7.28 crore for improving the Dindigul-Bangalore National Highway-209.

........

On the other hand, Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister T R Baalu gave the nod for spending Rs 4.83 crore for the Dindigul-Bangalore National Highway stretch between Eachanari and Athupalam in Coimbatore district and another Rs 2.25 crore between Indira Nagar and Pasur in Nilgiri district of the Highway, sources added.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807292221.htm

Rasnaboy

July 31st, 2008, 05:10 AM

CHENNAI: In the past two years, the Highways department has laid 31,740 km of roads at a cost of Rs.4476 crore. In the past two years, 6,475 km of roads has been upgraded to keep pace with the development of places along the roads.

In 2006-07, it took up repair and maintenance works at a cost of Rs.801.37 crore. The next year, the allocation rose to Rs.826.26 crore.

This and many other details on the functioning of the department and its achievements in the past two years is contained in a booklet, released by Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin at the Secretariat on Wednesday. He handed over the first copy to Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan.

The government had taken a policy decision that all State Highways would be expanded as two-lane roads. After this decision was taken, a total of 5,748 km of roads had been converted into two-lane roads at a cost of Rs.1201 crore.

A sum of Rs.294 crore was spent on 3,012 km of village roads to convert them into black-topped roads.

The progress of the World Bank–aided road sector project was very slow till March 2006, the booklet said.

Till then, only Rs.395 crore worth works were undertaken. But after the DMK government came to power, Rs.1085 crore had been spent. Of the 393 hectare land required for various projects in the sector, 380 hectares had been acquired.

The total road length under the project is 742 km. Of this, 380 km of road works had been completed.

Boat service

The department had replaced the 30-year-old boats in Kanyakumari with new ones. The boats transport tourists from and to the Vivekananda Memorial.

One boat, M/L.Guhan, is already in service while M/L. Podhigai will soon join service.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/31/stories/2008073155250500.htm

Madras_Fan

July 31st, 2008, 05:23 PM

Rasna Boy,

In what way the above news is linked with NHAI ???

barrykul

August 1st, 2008, 02:27 AM

CHENNAI: In the past two years, the Highways department has laid 31,740 km of roads at a cost of Rs.4476 crore.

The above stat seems way of: does it cost 0.14 Crore / km to laid down a road! 14 lakhs. Something is wrong with this.

gandharva95

August 6th, 2008, 10:45 PM

Joint working mechanism to expedite road projects

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/07/stories/2008080754250500.htm

T.S. Shankar

CHENNAI: The Highways Department and the National Highways Authority of India have hammered out a joint working mechanism to expedite road expansion projects.

The NHAI will undertake widening of the four-lane road between Tambaram and Tindivanam to six-lane carriageway covering over 100 km and catering to the growing vehicular traffic.

Giving details of his meeting with Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Gokul Ram, K Allaudin, Highways Department Secretary, told The Hindu that to expedite the resettlement of families affected by the Ennore Expressway covering the Thiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Pancheti (TPP) road and the Madras Oil Refinery road, 1,834 new slum tenements had been constructed on a land allotted by All India Radio in the Thiruvottiyur municipality. “We are confident that within the next three months, the remaining utility services, including water supply, sewerage, and electricity, will be made available so that the displaced families can move to the new tenements,” Mr. Allaudin said.

Noting that the meeting also took stock of the elevated expressway project from the Chennai Port to Maduravoyal, he said the extension of TPP road up to the Ennore port using the North Chennai Thermal Plant road was discussed, and officials were identified to oversee the project.

Referring to the Udhagamandalam hill resort, he said permission had been obtained to improve the 19-km stretch to travel from the hill resort to the Mudumalai sanctuary.

Raj_network

August 17th, 2008, 07:02 AM

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3138/a1msz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

August 17th, 2008, 07:53 AM

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/5254/a8mlg3.jpg

gandharva95

August 24th, 2008, 12:03 AM

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120080824024839&Page=1&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0

BANGALORE: Fasten your seat belts and get ready to zip off to Chennai at 120 km per hour from Bangalore, as the Union Government has approved a greenfield high-speed expressway, which will connect the two cities.

The high-speed expressway between Bangalore and Chennai is part of 1,000 km project, which the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to undertake across the country.

"We are at present studying the alignment using satellite imagery. Once this study, which will take four months, is completed, a feasibility study would be conducted and the project would be entrusted to the concessionaires," Union Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways KH Muniyappa told reporters after inspecting the National Highway (NH) -7 on Saturday.

The greenfield expressway, which could be a four- or six-lane highway, will be undertaken on a public-privateparticipation (P-P-P) model and will have a completely new alignment. Muniyappa did not specify whether the alignment would run parallel to the present Hosur-Chennai highway or the Bangalore-Kolar-Chennai highway.

"The alignment will be entirely on a new route and it will be decided when the alignment study is over," he said. NHAI, as part of the 1,000-km project, will build three more high-speed expressways between Delhi-Meerut, Mumbai-Vadodara and Kolkata-Dhanbad at a cost of Rs 15 crore per kilometre.

The Minister said that to ease traffic congestion on the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) road, a four-km long six-lane elevated highway would be built between Hebbal and Yelahanka.

In all, the stretch will have 14 lanes which includes a six-lane elevated highway, a four-lane highway on the surface level and four service roads.

This apart, between Yelahanka and airport, flyovers would be built to ensure signal-free crossing and to avoid road accidents, which are on the rise at the airport road.

The total project cost would be Rs 450 crore. The NHAI has also identified the Hospet-Bellary stretch on NH-63, Hassan- Bantwal Cross Road stretch on NH-48, Hospet-Chitradurga stretch on NH-13 and Karnataka/Maharashtra border-Bijapur stretch on NH-13 for feasibility study for four/six laning work.

ImBoredNow

August 25th, 2008, 12:03 AM

^^ Sweet Deal!
So I'm guessing these expressways will not cut through any towns.
If they do, then there is no point to them.
Otherwise, some great projects.

ajithv

August 27th, 2008, 03:12 PM

Almost Completed 4-Lane Stretch on the Karur-Dindigul Part of NH-7.Note the Median Platation is in Progress Ahead of The forthcoming Rainy Season.
Far Ahead You Can See The Rengamalai Hils Which Separates the Karur & Dindigul Districts.Also a Road From Pallappatty Village on The Right Side of NH Joins at an Area Opposite to that Overhead Water Tank Area.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2971/img0011ao2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Shot Using Canon PowerShot S5 IS (http://site-in.canon-asia.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=digitalcamera&prod_type=powershotS5IS)

Stay Tuned for More Updates !!:)

ajithv

August 28th, 2008, 06:33 PM

New Bridge Construction in Progress across the 'Kudaganar' @Malaikovilur,Karur District.
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/2969/img0013dw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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View of New Bypass under Construction @Vedasandur,Dindigul District
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7497/img0016cz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Raj_network

August 30th, 2008, 02:09 AM

http://www.nhai.org/Doc/27Aug08/Vol1.pdf

Raj_network

August 30th, 2008, 02:10 AM

http://www.nhai.org/Doc/22Aug08/RFP%20Phase%20-VII.doc-%20Madurai.pdf

ajithv

September 3rd, 2008, 07:49 PM

Karur Bypass Starts (From Dindigul Side)
After The Board See An Underpass Construction is in Progress.The NH-67 from Trichy joins here to NH-7 from Right Side
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1249/img0026xp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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Karur Bypass Ends (From Karur Town Side)
The Directions Towards Trichy Shown Wrong.Actually The Deviation Towards Trichy Starts Approx.150m ahead of this board;not after this board.
After This Board The New 4 laning of Karur-Dindigul Stretch Under Constrution Starts.
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1816/img0028gg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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ajithv

September 4th, 2008, 07:30 PM

The New Flyover Construction is in Progress @Karur Roundana

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6205/img0024qn5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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Raj_network

September 4th, 2008, 09:23 PM

http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=6071&cls=row3&ncat=TN

DGL - Thirumangalam - one day in Nov or Dec, two way in next march max.

Raj_network

September 7th, 2008, 03:50 AM

State getting its due from Centre: Baalu

Udhagamandalam: “The State is getting its due from the Centre because it is fighting for its rights,” said Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu here on Saturday.

Inaugurating a central hot mix plant set up by the Highways Department, Mr. Baalu said the Sethusamudhram project had become a reality only because the Karunanidhi government had adopted the never-give-in approach.

Referring to the importance being given to the road sector, he said it would put the State on the fast track and facilitate the progress of people.

Four-lane roads

Of the 4,462 km of national highways under the control of Tamil Nadu, 3,560 km were being converted into four-lane roads.

In the country national highways was taking care of 66,000 km. About 6,100 km had been converted into four lane roads since the UPA government assumed office, Mr. Baalu said. The Nagapattinam-Gudalur-Mysore Highway, extending over 384 km, would be improved at a cost of Rs.2400 crore. However, between Mettupalayam and Kakkanullah it would not be widened to avoid damage to environment. Work on improving this stretch would be completed by December.

State Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan said the hot mix facility would be of considerable use here.

Stating that roads were being widened to accommodate increasing traffic and prevent accidents, he said over the last three years, Rs.4690 crore was spent on maintaining or improving 31,740 km in the State.

Khadi Board Minister K. Ramachandran said since the people of the Nilgiris depended on Coimbatore for many things, the Mettupalayam-Kakkanullah stretch played a crucial role.

Secretary, Highways, K. Allahvudeen said over the past few years the road sector had registered considerable improvement.

The Nilgiris Collector Anandrao V. Patil said the Mettupalayam-Kakkanullah highway was the life line of the Nilgiris district. MLAs B. Gopalan and A. Soundarapandian spoke.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/07/stories/2008090752870400.htm

Raj_network

September 9th, 2008, 12:23 AM

http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-19951.html

Chennai, Sept 7 : Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Thiru T.R Baalu today inaugurated the Viralimalai bypass on NH-45B in Tamil Nadu.

Expressing satisfaction over the pace of various phases of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP), he said the Central Government has given push to all the areas of infrastructure in the country.

The Government is committed to all-round development of road network in the country. It has not only taken steps to accelerate the progress of ongoing NHDP, but has also started new programmes in the road sector.

Referring to various projects initiated by the Central Road Transport and Highways Ministry in Tamil Nadu, Baalu said that the State has received the focus of attention of the Central Government in development of National Highways.

"As a policy decision taken by the Government, all the future projects under NHDP will be taken up primarily on the public-private partnership pattern. Further, to encourage private sector participation, the Government has taken several initiatives," added Baalu.

The four kilometre long Viralimalai bypass on NH-45B in Tamil Nadu has been constructed on left hand side of the existing alignment with one grade separator over Viralimalai- Iluppur-Pudukottai road crossing.

The bypass will facilitate safe movement of traffic with higher speed and there will be overall augmentation in the facility, including safety and lesser travel time. It is also likely to avoid submergence during high floods.

The total cost of the bypass, located on the Trichy-Melur-Madurai section of NH-45B and passing through Tiruchirapalli, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Madurai Districts, is about Rs.20 crore

natarajan1986

September 10th, 2008, 06:33 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2845437653_df505cccb8.jpg?v=0
:)

Rasnaboy

September 18th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Out of the 4,508 km length of national highways in Tamil Nadu, 3,261 km has been taken up by National Highways Authority of India for four laning under NHDP and other road projects, Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister T.R. Baalu said while inaugurating the Viralimalai bypass on NH-45B in the state. "The Golden Quadrilateral length of 342 km under NHDP-Phase I in Tamil Nadu has also been upgraded to four lanes," he said.

Beside this, under NHDP-Phase II i.e. North-South Corridor, 263 km length of highways has been widened to four lanes; four-laning works over 15 packages covering 410 km are in progress; and feasibility reports are being prepared for 82-km length. This corridor traverses through Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu and connects Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border at Hossur with Kanyakumari.

Under NHDP-Phase III, 1,455 km of various national highways in the state are being upgraded to four lanes on BOT basis. Here, work on a 527-km length across six packages is under implementation. Shortlisting of contractors for four-laning of NH-205 is in progress. RfQ for seven packages for 660 km length has been received and is under evaluation. DPR for one package for 186 km length is also in progress.

The minister pointed out that a total length of 1,232 km in Tamil Nadu had been included under NHDP-Phase IVA for improvement to four lanes with paved shoulders. Other projects in the state include:

• Four laning of 422 km of NH-45 and NH-45B from Chennai to Madurai via Tiruchirapalli, in which 93 km has been already completed and work on the remaining 329 km is in progress.

• Work in two packages, namely 77 km for port connectivity between Chennai Port and Ennore Port and from Tirunelveli to Tuticorin Port, are in progress.

• Four-laning Chennai Bypass in phase-I has been completed and phase-II is now under way.

• Improvement of access to the GQ corridor by constructing grade separators at Kathipara, Koyambedu, Padi and Chennai Airport, including four-laning of Koyembedu-Maduravoyal section of NH-4 within Chennai city, has also been taken up.

The 4-km long Viralimalai bypass, located on the Trichy-Melur-Madurai section of NH-45B and passing through Tiruchirapalli, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Madurai districts, cost around Rs 20 crore to build. This stretch was a major district road prior to upgradation as a national highway. Four laning and strengthening of the existing two lanes on this stretch along with the construction of six more bypasses has been taken up on the 124.84-km long Trichy-Melur-Madurai section of NH-45B at a total cost of Rs 420 crore.

Baalu also inaugurated a central hot mix plant at Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu.

Source: http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=16966&secid=41

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 06:37 AM

தமிழ் நாடு மாநில விரைவு சாலை திட்டங்கள் நிலவரம்! -Tamil Nadu NHAI Projects Status as on Sep, 2008
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Completed Projects:
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1. Madras – Krishnagiri - Bangalore – 4 Lanes
2. Madras to Tindivanam – 4 Lanes

On Going Projects – Progress:
-----------------------------

1. Chennai By Pass Road – 4 Lanning
2. Tindivanam – Trichy - Madurai – 4 Lanning
3. Krishnagiri - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
4. Madurai – Aruppukkottai – Tuticorin – 4 Lanning
5. Trichy - Thanjavur – 4 Lanning
6. Dindigul-Trichy – 4 Lanning
7. Trichy – Karur – 4 Lanning
8. Salem – Ulundurpet – 4 Lanning
9. TN/Pondicherry border –Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
10. Tutticorin – Thirunelveli – 4 Lanning
11 Karur – Coimbatore – 4 Lanning
12 Lalapet Bridge
13 Kathipara Flyover
14 Koyambedu Flyover
15 Padi Flyover
16 Airport Flyover
17 4 lanning of 4 km length between Koyambedu to Maduravoyal
18 Sivaganga Bridge – 4 Lanning
19 Chennai - Tada - 6 Lanning
20 Chennai - Ennore - 6 Lanning

Tenders about to award:
---------------------------

1. TN/KL Border - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
2. Nagakovil - Kavalkinaru – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy - Karaikkudi - Ramanathapuram – 4 Lanning
5. Coimbatore – Mettupalayam – 2 Lanning upgrade (correct me)

Tenders called up Stage:
-------------------------

1. Chennai Elevated Expressway (உயர விரைவு சாலை) – 6 Lanning
2. Chennai – Thiruthani – Thirupathi – 4 Lanning
3. Chrompet Flyover – 4 Lanning
4. Thandalam Flyover – 4 Lanning

DPR Stage:
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1. Dindigul - Theni - Kumuli - 4 Lanning
2. Madurai – Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi – 4 Lanning
3. Thanjavur - Nagapattinam – 2 Lanning upgrade
4. Krishnagiri – Thiruvannamalai – Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
5. Madurai Ring Road - 2nd & 3rd phase (1st phase fall under MDU -Kumari section)

Proposed Stage:
-----------------

1. Coimbatore Ring Road – 4 Lanning
2. Salem Ring Road – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy Ring Road – 4 Lanning
4. Thirunelveli Ring Road – 4 Lanning
5. Chennai - Bangalore - 4 to 6 lane conversion

Status Want?!
--------------
Salem – Coimbatore – Status want, source is gud??
Coimbatore to TN/KL Border - Status want, source is gud??

TN NHAI Road Map for ref. :-

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1563/nhaim1ir8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 06:42 AM

^^

guys, the above is not a big list. Please spend few mins n go thro each n every line.

I may missed many things and misplaced few.

lemme know any correction, missed projects and etc.

i consider MS to Mdu as one road, BLR to Kumari as one road..for simplification..

waiting for your corrections..

Arul Murugan

September 19th, 2008, 07:47 AM

TechCity

September 19th, 2008, 07:53 AM

^^^^
DPR Stage:
--------------
1. Dindigul - Theni - Kumuli - 4 Lanning
2. Madurai – Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi – Road Widening --(4 lanning plan was dropped)Source (http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081951900300.htm)
3. Thanjavur - Nagapattinam – 2 Lanning upgrade
4. Krishnagiri – Thiruvannamalai – Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
5. Madurai Ring Road - 2nd & 3rd phase (1st phase fall under MDU -Kumari section)

senthilnatha

September 19th, 2008, 09:09 AM

தமிழ் நாடு மாநில விரைவு சாலை திட்டங்கள் நிலவரம்! -Tamil Nadu NHAI Projects Status as on Sep, 2008
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tenders about to award:
---------------------------

1. TN/KL Border - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
2. Nagakovil - Kavalkinaru – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy - Karaikkudi - Ramanathapuram – 4 Lanning
5. Coimbatore – Mettupalayam – 2 Lanning upgrade 4 laning

Status Want?!
--------------
Salem – Coimbatore – Status want, source is gud??

There are two projects one is Salem-Chengapalli and other is Chengapalli- Wallayar(TN/Kerela Border) via Coimbatore.
Status: 75% of the work is completed in Salem - Chengapalli(near Avinashi). As per schedule they should have completed by Aug'08 but it looks like it will be completed by first quarter of 2009.

Coimbatore to TN/KL Border - Status want, source is gud??
Status:Chengapalli to TN/Kerala Border works were delayed bcoz of land acquistion near Avinashi and Walayar area. But couple of months back NHAI conducted a meeting with public to explain the complete project. Now the land issues are resolved.Now it is in DPR stage. It looks like Chengapalli to Neelambur(CBE) will have six-lane and other sections will have 4-lane. As per the below link the work will start in first quarter of 2009 once Salem-Chengapalli works are 100% completed. The Chengapalli to Neelambur (entry point of CBE) section widendning is very important to CBE as this road connects Chennai,Bangalore, Salem, Erode, Tirupur-Via Avinashi.

Source
http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/02/stories/2008060250440100.htm

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 06:29 PM

[QUOTE=TechCity;25512176]^^^^
DPR Stage:
--------------
2. Madurai – Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi – Road Widening --(4 lanning plan was dropped)Source (http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081951900300.htm)

Techcity, spl Thanks for your kind info. I got the news in Hindu. this aug 19th, news.

After that, (last week i think, i saw the news in dinamalar, i will find out and give to u guys later) Same Swaminathan said n all Tamil dailies published and says that, there is a rumour going on MDU - Rameshwaram project dropped due to no land, and requested all dont spread the rumours against the project, as it is not dropped, nhai going to do the project.

Please see this nhai link. nhai is pumping huge amount 1212 Crores just for 186 kms.

http://www.nhai.org/projectsonoffer_PHASE%20III%20B%20.asp

BEAUTY of this project, Nhai is going to construct one more PAMBAN bridge adjacent to the present pamban. that's why cost is toooo much 1212 Crs just for 180 kms. so Pamban bridge will be 4 lanned!!.:banana:

at present, there is no road to dhanuskodi, nhai will extend the road from Rameshwaram to dhanuskodi along the ocean bed. (that too 4 lanes):banana:

only Major change in this project is :

nhai is not going to wide the existing 2 lanes from madu - ramnad road. bcas there is no land to do that. in the present road, one side is vaigai river and another side MDU - Ramnad BG track. inbetween these, river - road - track, there is a only small land. there are 100s of villages, towns exists in this small land.

Hence, nhai will not go and touch this road, instead, they are going to construct new road just North side of Vaigai river.

This road will start from Madurai - TRY 4 lane meeting point at MIBT - Ring road, from there it will go Singampunari town - then it will cross vaigai river, - then paramakudi - then it will go towards Ramnad, rameshwaram, dhanuskodi on 4 lanes.

i m keep watching this project and reading all relative news on this road project, as it is going to change the face of Ramnad and Sivaganga dists.

As an Indian, I dont accept Nhai is pumping huggggge cost 1300 crs on this road, it doesnt make sense to me, bcas there will not be enough revenue to get this money back. moreover, Sivaganga and ramnad are poor dists, nothing is there, all empty dry land. what is there in rameshwaram and dhanuskodi to get 4 lane. Nothing, there is no traffic for 4 lane. it is dead end!

But as a Tamil and maduriate, i would welcome this HUGE project going to happen in the poor dist like Ramnad in south TN, this is only big Project Central and State govt r doing after 50 years of Independance in the district.

HENCE, MDU - Dhanuskodi 4 lannning is still on the pipeline. please see below news for proofs.

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 06:35 PM

^^Thanks Senthil!

i will change according your updates.

Coimbatore - Mettupalayam - 4 lanning - dpr stage.

Salem - Coimbatore - TN/KL Border- 4 Lanning - on Progress

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 06:39 PM

தமிழ் நாடு மாநில விரைவு சாலை திட்டங்கள் நிலவரம்! -Tamil Nadu NHAI Projects Status as on Sep, 2008
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Completed Projects:
---------------------

1. Madras – Krishnagiri - Bangalore – 4 Lanes
2. Madras to Tindivanam – 4 Lanes

On Going Projects – Progress:
-----------------------------

1. Chennai By Pass Road – 4 Lanning
2. Tindivanam – Trichy - Madurai – 4 Lanning
3. Krishnagiri - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
4. Madurai – Aruppukkottai – Tuticorin – 4 Lanning
5. Trichy - Thanjavur – 4 Lanning
6. Dindigul-Trichy – 4 Lanning
7. Trichy – Karur – 4 Lanning
8. Salem – Ulundurpet – 4 Lanning
9. TN/Pondicherry border –Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
10. Tutticorin – Thirunelveli – 4 Lanning
11 Karur – Coimbatore – 4 Lanning
12 Lalapet Bridge
13 Kathipara Flyover
14 Koyambedu Flyover
15 Padi Flyover
16 Airport Flyover
17 4 lanning of 4 km length between Koyambedu to Maduravoyal
18 Sivaganga Bridge – 4 Lanning
19 Chennai - Tada - 6 Lanning
20 Chennai - Ennore - 6 Lanning
21 Salem - Coimbatore - TN/KL border - 4 lanning

Tenders about to award:
---------------------------

1. TN/KL Border - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
2. Nagakovil - Kavalkinaru – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy - Karaikkudi - Ramanathapuram – 4 Lanning
5. Coimbatore – Mettupalayam – 4 Lanning upgrade

Tenders called up Stage:
-------------------------

1. Chennai Elevated Expressway (உயர விரைவு சாலை) – 6 Lanning
2. Chennai – Thiruthani – Thirupathi – 4 Lanning
3. Chrompet Flyover – 4 Lanning
4. Thandalam Flyover – 4 Lanning

DPR Stage:
--------------
1. Dindigul - Theni - Kumuli - 4 Lanning
2. Madurai – Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi – 4 Lanning
3. Thanjavur - Nagapattinam – 2 Lanning upgrade
4. Krishnagiri – Thiruvannamalai – Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
5. Madurai Ring Road - 2nd & 3rd phase (1st phase fall under MDU -Kumari section)

Proposed Stage:
-----------------

1. Coimbatore Ring Road – 4 Lanning
2. Salem Ring Road – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy Ring Road – 4 Lanning
4. Thirunelveli Ring Road – 4 Lanning
5. Chennai - Bangalore - 4 to 6 lane conversion

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 06:41 PM

Guys!

if you want to add or change in the above, please comment.

Raj_network

September 19th, 2008, 08:22 PM

Arasu

September 20th, 2008, 11:59 AM

It would be nice if someone highlighted the latest highways construction status in a TN map with differeent colour code for statuses. It would be much easier to visualize the highway connectivity.

Arul Murugan

September 20th, 2008, 12:55 PM

Dear Members...

Anyupdates on ECR constrcution from Pondy/Cuddalore to Tuticorin?

And further TN gvt can name ECR from Chennai to Tuticorin as Sethu(any other suitable word??) Highway

hari.manivannan

September 20th, 2008, 02:54 PM

It would be nice if someone highlighted the latest highways construction status in a TN map with differeent colour code for statuses. It would be much easier to visualize the highway connectivity.

Stumbled upon this randomly
http://www.tnrsp.com/rdmap.htm

Arasu

September 20th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Stumbled upon this randomly
http://www.tnrsp.com/rdmap.htm

Thank you, Manivannan!

'Thedungal Kidaikkum' enbadhu naveena kalathil seidhi/ thagaval saegarikkum vaelaiyil migavum unmai. Muyarchi thaan thevai.

Further looking at the map provided, it appears that a North/South connectivity along the Kerala/TN border is required say from Udumalpettai to Kanyakumari. The lack of it could actually be due to the difficult terrain (Westen Ghats). As I have not traveled along this border area, I would not know for sure. Some one who has traveled there or living in the area can please comment on the lack of a good highway between these two places.

When all these projects are completed, the rest of TN would have a really good road connectivity.

hari.manivannan

September 21st, 2008, 11:19 AM

http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=6582&cls=&ncat=DI

Is Dindigul-Samayanallur part of Golden quad project?

Raj_network

September 22nd, 2008, 12:04 AM

http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=6582&cls=&ncat=DI

Is Dindigul-Samayanallur part of Golden quad project?

Practically, it is not. But A newspaper is a MASS media, message should be reached to the million mass aka public in a simplified passion.

We are educated, we understand and know the difference between GQs, NS -EW terms, but our society is not like that.

Moreover, all NHAI project in India is considering as GQ projects in many medias.

anyway, as u and I know, nothing is there in the name, everything is in work.

as long as, they do something to our country n society, we are fine with that.

let them named whatever they want.

hari.manivannan

September 22nd, 2008, 03:56 PM

Practically, it is not. But A newspaper is a MASS media, message should be reached to the million mass aka public in a simplified passion.

Understood, make sense :) Well I also wish that whatever in your signature should come true..

ajithv

September 22nd, 2008, 05:20 PM

http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=6582&cls=&ncat=DI

Is Dindigul-Samayanallur part of Golden quad project?

Not Only This Stretch;The Whole NH-7 is a Part of North-South Corridor Project(Phase -II).
In Tamilnadu its from Karnataka-Tamilnadu Border and passes through Hosur-Krishnagiri-Salem-Namakkal-Karur-Dindigul-Madurai-Thirunelveli-Kavalkinar and ends @ Kanyakumari^^

hari.manivannan

September 22nd, 2008, 06:19 PM

Friends,

I have tried to mark the TN map with various 4 laning works happening in TN highways. The legend is as follows

Green - 4 Laned already
Purple - 2 lane to 4 lane conversion in progress
Red - 2 lane to 4 lane DPR Stage/about to start

If there any corrections/additions let me know. Also if you wish to collaborate and have a gmail id, PM me the details. I can add you, so that you could also collaboratively edit the same.

As a next step, I am planning to update each sector with probable completion dates as well. So if you updated data for the same, share it with me.

Following is the link

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111077918744285554543.00045764c1d9ccc7e535c&ll=10.374362,78.024902&spn=7.796769,9.84375&z=7

Cheers,
Hari

Raj_network

September 22nd, 2008, 08:33 PM

Raj_network

September 22nd, 2008, 08:41 PM

Hari,

please see my list. and go 1 by 1. u will find the missing stretches.

Completed Projects:
---------------------

1. Madras – Krishnagiri - Bangalore – 4 Lanes
2. Madras to Tindivanam – 4 Lanes

On Going Projects – Progress:
-----------------------------

1. Chennai By Pass Road – 4 Lanning
2. Tindivanam – Trichy - Madurai – 4 Lanning
3. Krishnagiri - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
4. Madurai – Aruppukkottai – Tuticorin – 4 Lanning
5. Trichy - Thanjavur – 4 Lanning
6. Dindigul-Trichy – 4 Lanning
7. Trichy – Karur – 4 Lanning
8. Salem – Ulundurpet – 4 Lanning
9. TN/Pondicherry border –Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
10. Tutticorin – Thirunelveli – 4 Lanning
11 Karur – Coimbatore – 4 Lanning
12 Lalapet Bridge
13 Kathipara Flyover
14 Koyambedu Flyover
15 Padi Flyover
16 Airport Flyover
17 4 lanning of 4 km length between Koyambedu to Maduravoyal
18 Sivaganga Bridge – 4 Lanning
19 Chennai - Tada - 6 Lanning
20 Chennai - Ennore - 6 Lanning
21 Salem - Coimbatore - TN/KL border - 4 lanning

Tenders about to award:
---------------------------

1. TN/KL Border - Kanyakumari – 4 Lanning
2. Nagakovil - Kavalkinaru – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy - Karaikkudi - Ramanathapuram – 4 Lanning
5. Coimbatore – Mettupalayam – 4 Lanning upgrade

Tenders called up Stage:
-------------------------

1. Chennai Elevated Expressway (உயர விரைவு சாலை) – 6 Lanning
2. Chennai – Thiruthani – Thirupathi – 4 Lanning
3. Chrompet Flyover – 4 Lanning
4. Thandalam Flyover – 4 Lanning

DPR Stage:
--------------
1. Dindigul - Theni - Kumuli - 4 Lanning
2. Madurai – Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi – 4 Lanning
3. Thanjavur - Nagapattinam – 2 Lanning upgrade
4. Krishnagiri – Thiruvannamalai – Tindivanam – 4 Lanning
5. Madurai Ring Road - 2nd & 3rd phase (1st phase fall under MDU -Kumari section)

Proposed Stage:
-----------------

1. Coimbatore Ring Road – 4 Lanning
2. Salem Ring Road – 4 Lanning
3. Trichy Ring Road – 4 Lanning
4. Thirunelveli Ring Road – 4 Lanning
5. Chennai - Bangalore - 4 to 6 lane conversion

major missing :

BLR - Kumari - progress

Krishnagiri - BLR - progress

CBE - Karur - progress

Thanjavur - Nagai - dpr

cbe - Mettupalayam - tender called up.

rest is in guys hands!

Superma HAri!

Raj_network

September 22nd, 2008, 08:48 PM

Friends,

As a next step, I am planning to update each sector with probable completion dates as well. So if you updated data for the same, share it with me.

Cheers,
Hari

HAri,

go to this link.. http://www.nhai.org/completednsew.asp for tentative schedule of completion.

click nhdp - progress & maps, - u will find all infos.

also u go to this link..

http://www.nhai.org/projectsonoffer.asp

done man, we did it!

hari.manivannan

September 22nd, 2008, 10:29 PM

major missing :
BLR - Kumari - progress

Raj, tnx for the compliments. Have updated the map with the critical missing pieces as well. Regarding BLR-Kumari, it is a huge strech and is a superset for other streches also. any idea if work is happening for sure on a particular sector?

Brand coimbatore

September 23rd, 2008, 07:24 AM

senthilnatha

September 23rd, 2008, 05:02 PM

I found in NHAI website that the cbe-mtp section investment is 293crores but in media it was published as 500cr sometime back. Ne idea abt this.?this project comes under NHDP3B- is this period currently going on?

I feel that 500 crs for 45 kms is not possible. It looks like 500 crs was planned for ring rd between Neelambur-NarasimaNaiken Palayam-MTP. Until the details are officially announced/published we can't say anything.

There is no sequence for NHDP phases, as of now NHDP phase 7 also in execution stage (eg. Elevated Road from Chennai Port to Maduravoyual and Madurai Ring road). Also Chengapalli to Kerala border was in Phase II which is not yet started.

Raj_network

September 24th, 2008, 07:05 AM

Raj, tnx for the compliments. Have updated the map with the critical missing pieces as well. Regarding BLR-Kumari, it is a huge strech and is a superset for other streches also. any idea if work is happening for sure on a particular sector?

yes, it is going well, please update this section in ur map.

ajithv

September 25th, 2008, 03:27 PM

Hari,

please see my list. and go 1 by 1. u will find the missing stretches.

On Going Projects – Progress:
-----------------------------

7. Trichy – Karur – 4 Lanning
11 Karur – Coimbatore – 4 Lanning

@Raj
Trichy-Karur is not fully 4 Laning One.Some part of the stretch is just Strengthening Only.The full 4vlane stretch will be in Karur district only.Trichy side is not fully 4 laning;but some part will be 4 lanning

Karur-Coimbatore is not at all a 4 laning project.Its only strengthening project.

senthilnatha

September 25th, 2008, 03:50 PM

@Raj
Trichy-Karur is not fully 4 Laning One.Some part of the stretch is just Strengthening Only.The full 4vlane stretch will be in Karur district only.Trichy side is not fully 4 laning;but some part will be 4 lanning

Karur-Coimbatore is not at all a 4 laning project.Its only strengthening project.

Yes, Karur-Coimbatore is a strengthening project but it is 200% better than the old road. There is road median and two lanes available in both the sides. It may not be of Salem-CBE (NS Corridor) road quality but far far better than previous CBE-Karur road.

Raj_network

September 26th, 2008, 04:51 AM

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8035/nhfa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

September 26th, 2008, 04:55 AM

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7905/nh2up9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

September 27th, 2008, 04:30 AM

Raj, tnx for the compliments. Have updated the map with the critical missing pieces as well. Regarding BLR-Kumari, it is a huge strech and is a superset for other streches also. any idea if work is happening for sure on a particular sector?

hari,

karur - kumari, karur - kovai sections r still missing in the map. take care.

hari.manivannan

September 27th, 2008, 11:58 AM

hari,

karur - kumari, karur - kovai sections r still missing in the map. take care.

Hi Raj,
Have made all the corrections so far. However the karur-kovai section is debatable. As fellow members have pointed out, there aren't any authentic sources yet, which says it is indeed a 4 laning work and not just strengthening. Hope this helps

Raj_network

September 28th, 2008, 11:04 PM

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/229/uulh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=6803&cls=row4&ncat=DI

ajithv

September 29th, 2008, 03:50 PM

However the karur-kovai section is debatable. As fellow members have pointed out, there aren't any authentic sources yet, which says it is indeed a 4 laning work and not just strengthening.

Definitely it is NOT a 4 laning project

Arul Murugan

September 29th, 2008, 06:50 PM

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http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=6803&cls=row4&ncat=DI

Villupuram bye-pass road will bring down the running time of buses bound for Trichy, Madurai, Salem and Coimbatore. Hope the stretch Tindivanam-Ulunderpet get opened soon... i saw the works are full swing near Ulunderpet when i travelled in Koodal express last week. :)

Do any one know the alignment of this new bye-pass road?

ajithv

September 29th, 2008, 06:58 PM

New ROB Construction in Progress @ Dindigul-Palakkad Metre Gauge Line
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9919/img0245xr2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Underpass Construction in Progress @ Dindigul-Palani Road
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/2551/img0246qg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Underpass Construction in Progress @ Dindigul-Kodaikanal-Theni Road
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4783/img0252lc1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another View of Underpass Construction in Progress @ Dindigul-Kodaokanal-Theni Road
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7871/img0254jg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

4 Laning Work in Progress @ Dindigul-Madurai Stretch
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4267/img0255ky1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Underpass Construction in Progress in front of Dindigul Collector's Office Compound on the Dindigul-Karur Stretch
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9896/img0257we8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Shot Using Canon PowerShot S5 IS (http://site-in.canon-asia.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=digitalcamera&prod_type=powershotS5IS) on 29.09.2008

Raj_network

September 29th, 2008, 09:01 PM

Raj_network

September 29th, 2008, 09:06 PM

^^^^

Ajith,

Thanks for nice feast!. U R our T R Baalu of SSC. keep it up!.. :cheers:

Btw,

in 2nd photo, u mentioned construction going on DGL - Palani road.

Is there anything happening DGL - Palani road.. or u mean construction going on DGL - Palani intersection?..

ajithv

September 30th, 2008, 02:14 AM

ajithv

September 30th, 2008, 02:20 AM

^^^^

Ajith,

in 2nd photo, u mentioned construction going on DGL - Palani road.

Is there anything happening DGL - Palani road.. or u mean construction going on DGL - Palani intersection?..

@ Raj,

I didn't mentioned "going on" but "going @".So the location is where the DGL-Palani Intersects with NH-7

Raj_network

September 30th, 2008, 02:50 AM

@Raj
Experts means in what sense??:nuts:Experts are available in Salem & Kovai???:bash:Can't it be from Karur???:lol:
Due to some professional reasons I can't reveal the authenticity here such open forums.

See your PM

Hey, I always have an habbit to praise our guys to encourage to contribute well in SSC, even if it is small things. Salem or Kovai experts means, they know local projects better than others. Some guys are experts in chennai projects, few are experts in Tirunelveli + Tuticorin projects, some guys are experts in TRY n MDU projects, some guys are all rounders.

for ex : I m from MDU, if you ask any things related to south TN, me or Veeran or Gilli or vijaymdu, babulal, and many would give better ans. But we know little bit about Kovai and Salem projects,

Vijayan, arul, into salem, cbe and few others too, experts in those areas.

U r not karur expert man, U r NHAI expert for TN all nhai projects hereafter. Take the title and ensoy it.

2. B] Anyway, DO NOT use :bash: smilies against any forumers hereafter. [/B]Use only against politicians, people who are against Infra projects, admin officials.

3. Appreciate your massive contribution, we look forward more from you.
Hope this makes sense to everyone!. :)

ajithv

September 30th, 2008, 03:01 AM

@ Raj See your PM pls

Raj_network

September 30th, 2008, 03:08 AM

Do any one know the alignment of this new bye-pass road?

Arul,

answers is in the 3rd para of this news.

is that same, r u asking or somethings else?

ajithv

September 30th, 2008, 04:06 AM

Southern Railway (http://www.southernrailway.org/) has approved designs for railway overbridges and other technical details provided by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) (http://www.nhai.org/) as part of the expansion of national highways all over Tamil Nadu, Union Minister of Shipping, Surface Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu said on Monday.

Addressing reporters here after inspecting works on the four-lane project on the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway, Mr. Baalu said construction of the railway overbridge at Lalapettai near Kulithalai in adjoining Karur district would be completed by December-end.

Mr. Baalu said the Authority would spare no effort in speedily executing the four-lane project under the concept of ‘Build Operate and Transfer’ (BOT) strategy. The NHAI (http://www.nhai.org/) would even sanction advances to the implementing agencies to be adjusted in course of time.

The Union Ministry of Shipping was awaiting the Supreme Court verdict on the implementation of the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project. Members (Technical) of the NHAI (http://www.nhai.org/) S. K. Puri and Ashok Vasan, and senior general manager of Nava Yuga Engineering Company (http://www.necltd.com/) , K. Jagadishwara Rao, explained the progress of the works on bridges across the Cauvery and the Coleroon to the Union Minister.

Source (http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/30/stories/2008093060230500.htm)

senthilnatha

September 30th, 2008, 04:28 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by hari.manivannan
However the karur-kovai section is debatable. As fellow members have pointed out, there aren't any authentic sources yet, which says it is indeed a 4 laning work and not just strengthening.
__________________

Salem or Kovai experts should clarify this. Salem or Kovai team, please clarify and clear ASAP.

Karur to Kovai - going on or not?. if so, 4 lanes or 2 lanes?

Raj, I am sure works are going on. I travelled from CBE-Kangayam in June'08 and work was going on thru out the stretch. As I said earlier the works are not at par with NS Corridor projects but the road looks wide enough as 4 lane with center median.

http://www.nhai.org/otherimplementation.asp

20
Karur to Kangayam (KC-1)
km 218.200 to km 277.400
Tamil Nadu
MORTH
67, KC1 59.2 Aug 2006
Aug 2008
SRC Projects (P) Ltd.-
Indian-
Aug 2008
Feedback Turnkey Engg. Pvt. Ltd.-
Indian -
21
Kangayam to Coimbatore (KC-2)
km 277.400 to km 332.600
Tamil Nadu
MORTH
67, KC2 55.2 Aug 2006
Aug 2008
SRC Projects (P) Ltd.-
Indian-
Aug 2008
Feedback Turnkey Engg. Pvt. Ltd.-
Indian -

ajithv

September 30th, 2008, 06:17 AM

Raj, I am sure works are going on. I travelled from CBE-Kangayam in June'08 and work was going on thru out the stretch. As I said earlier the works are not at par with NS Corridor projects but the road looks wide enough as 4 lane with center median.

@ Senthil

Works are going on means it is a 4 laning project??? Yes Works are going on for years.:ohno:
While travelling you might have seen some area having medians.This made you assume that its 4 laning project.

See the Details Below for this Stretch

It is NHAI (http://www.nhai.org/) funded Project.
SRC Projects Ltd are the EPC Contractors.
Feedback Turnkey Engineers Pvt.Ltd (http://www.feedbackventures.com/) are the Consultants.

In Rural Area Widening the width is
1.0m(Earthern Shoulder)+1.5m(Hard Shoulder)+7.0m(Carriageway)+1.5m(Hard Shoulder)+1.0m(Earthern Shoulder)

In Urban Area Wideining the width is (the area where u might have seen median)

1.5m(Earthern Shoulder)+8.75m(Carriageway+Hard Shoulder)+1.20m(Median)+8.75m(Carriageway+Hard Shoulder)+1.5m(Earthern Shoulder)

Now you decide whether this is a 4 Laning Project or not.

Raj_network

September 30th, 2008, 06:22 AM

^^

Senthil + Ajith,

Awesome. you guys can conculde. We will take that result.

Senthil too one among of CBE, SLM experts. missed u senthil!

Arasu

September 30th, 2008, 10:17 PM

Further looking at the map provided, it appears that a North/South connectivity along the Kerala/TN border is required say from Udumalpettai to Kanyakumari. The lack of it could actually be due to the difficult terrain (Westen Ghats). As I have not traveled along this border area, I would not know for sure. Some one who has traveled there or living in the area can please comment on the lack of a good highway between these two places.

Can I request the forumers once again for feedback on why there is no road from Udumalpet to Kanyakumari?

Can some one also throw some light on whether there is any plan to have the East Cost Road (ECR) extended all the way to Kanyakumari?

Rasnaboy

October 1st, 2008, 12:40 AM

Service road along six-lane ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ and North-South corridor identified

CHENNAI: The Centre is proposing to set up a dedicated ‘green corridor’ to enable farmers to move agricultural products smoothly from the rural areas to major towns or cities, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said here on Tuesday.

Delivering the presidential address at a seminar on ‘Warehousing (Development & Regulation) Act: issues and challenges,’ he said the farmers need not pay toll for using the green corridor as they had been contributing to the economic development of the country.

The service road alongside the six-lane ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ and the North-South corridor would be called the green corridor. It would not interfere with vehicles plying on the corridor and the six-lane highway.

Mr. Baalu said that in the last three or four years, the Centre was investing heavily in infrastructure to improve road, port and rail connectivity to move farm products. Under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), seven major projects costing Rs.2,87,690 crore were taken up in different parts of the country, and all these would be completed by 2015-2016.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/01/stories/2008100154520400.htm

ajithv

October 1st, 2008, 02:19 PM

Raj, I am sure works are going on. I travelled from CBE-Kangayam in June'08 and work was going on thru out the stretch. As I said earlier the works are not at par with NS Corridor projects but the road looks wide enough as 4 lane with center median.

Did you see any boards mentioning the details of the Project while travelling through the stretch??
If NO ; See This.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3971/033ai4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Shot Using Canon PowerShot A470 (http://site-in.canon-asia.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=digitalcamera&prod_type=powershota470) on 01.10.2008

senthilnatha

October 1st, 2008, 04:16 PM

^^
I have already mentioned that the works are not up to the standards of NS Corridor. Also I am not anyway related to Highways dept. I am just a civilian.

But the quality of the road is far far better than old CBE-Karur rd especially from Palladam to CBE. I think u vl agree with it.

Anyhow thx for the info and update.

ajithv

October 1st, 2008, 04:29 PM

^^
But the quality of the road is far far better than old CBE-Karur rd especially from Palladam to CBE. I think u vl agree with it.

:okay:Agreed.Better to mention the Riding Quality.:)

I don't have any other intention.So many arguments came from so many.So I thought its my duty to confirm the actual fact.Thatz why I put so many evidences posted here.Anyway I'll very happy if I clarified so many people's doubts.
^^^^

Innova Cool

October 1st, 2008, 06:06 PM

Did you see any boards mentioning the details of the Project while travelling through the stretch??
If NO ; See This.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3971/033ai4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Shot Using Canon PowerShot A470 (http://site-in.canon-asia.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=digitalcamera&prod_type=powershota470) on 01.10.2008

hope so...the stretch from kangeyam to kovai wud be 4 laning with central median....

ajithv

October 1st, 2008, 06:25 PM

hope so...the stretch from kangeyam to kovai wud be 4 laning with central median....

Still !!!!!!

The total Stretch is divided into two ie; Karur-Kangeyam (Package KC-01) & Kangeyam-Coimbatore (Package KC-02).All others Remains the same Only difference is the Chainage & Cost:lol:

Raj_network

October 1st, 2008, 08:57 PM

ajithv

October 1st, 2008, 09:50 PM

ajithv

October 2nd, 2008, 07:07 AM

Index Map

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5686/locationji9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The project corridor in this portion passes through the following villages in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.

Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati,Kallur,C.Mallavaram (SH-61),Perur (SH-61),Ramanujapalle (SH-61),Thummalagunta (SH-61),Mallamgunta (SH-61),Avilala,Vedantapuram (SH-61),Tiruchanur (SH-61),Daminidu (SH-61),Thondavada,Kotramangalam,Tukivakam,Gajulamandyam,Surappakasam,Molagamudi,Vengalrajukandriga,Kadirimangalam,Padiredu By-pass Village,Laxmipuram By-pass Village,Gandhapu harijanwada By-pass Village,S.V.Puram,A.N.Puram,Thaduku,Eswarapuram,Thoruru,Nesanuru,Govindapalem,Narayanavanam,Govindapalem,Nandi mangalem,Vepagunta,Parameswara mangalem,Gundrajukuppam,Nagari,Kakavedu,Keelapattu,Nattamkandriga,V.K.Puram,V.K.Puram,Taduku

Tamilnadu
Alivelumangapuram,Ponpadi,Murukumbattu,Dharanivarahapuram,Pattabhiramapuram,Velanjeri,Satranjayapuram,Perungalathur,Nabalur,Kuppam,Arcot,Nedumbaram,
Panapakkam,Gullur,Kanchipadi,Ramanjeri,Pattarai perumbudur(b),Pattarai perumbudur(a),Kanakavallipuram,Pandur,Kanakakavanai,Kaivandoor,Tirupasoor,
Tanneerukulam,Thozhur,Sevvapet,Tirur,Perumalapattu,Vempampattu,Poonamalai,Thiruninravur

There will be 8 Bypass(Andhrapradesh-1,Tamildanu-7)

Vadamalpet Bypass
Laxmipuram
Arkotkuppam
Kanakammachatram
Thiruvalluru
Thanneer Kulam
Thozur & Sevapet
Vepampattu

SH-61 which run parallel to NH-205 will be treated the bypass to both Tirupati and Renigunta Towns.

Raj_network

October 2nd, 2008, 05:14 PM

^^

Ajith,,

this is nice, gud! can we get index map for other stretches too?

ajithv

October 3rd, 2008, 02:56 AM

can we get index map for other stretches too?

Will try to get & if time permits.:)

thangamareesj

October 10th, 2008, 07:53 AM

ajithv

October 12th, 2008, 04:38 PM

NH-47 Alignment

Since Its the continuation stretch from Thiruvananthapuram the whole alignment is posted here.

Kazhakuttam-Chacka-Inchakkal-Kovalam-Mukkola-Puthenkada-Thirupuram-Ayira-Manjamkuzhi-Adakkakuzhi-Pirakode-Kuluvilai- Mayapuram-Tamarakulam-Kappukkadu, Mulamkuzhi-Palliyadi- Vadavila-Pukkadai-Kozhiporuvila-Paruthikattuvilai- Pandaravilai- Thackalai- Pandaravilai-Puchikad- Chungankadai- Ozhukinasseri- Karuppukottai-Therur- Manavila-Kottaram-Kanyakumari Bypass.

From Kazhakkoottam (Start of Thiruvananthapuram Bypass) to Kerala/TN Border

The alignment utilises the existing Thiruvananthapuram Bypass from Kazhakkoottam to Kovalam (22.6 Kms). The second phase of Thiruvananthapuram Bypass starts from Kovalam and passes through Mukkola-Puthenkada-Thirupuram and Ayira and joins Kerala/Tamilnadu Border at Manjamkuzhi near Karode.

From Kerala/TN Border to Kanyakumari

The alignment after crossing the Kerala border at Manjamkuzhi proceeds through areas of Adakkakuzhi, Pirakode, Kuluvilai and finally crosses Tamraparani river. The alignment passes through Mayapuram, Thamarakulam, Kappukkadu, and Mulamkuzhi villages and passes near Palliyadi and crosses Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari railway line here.After that it passes through Vadavila, Pukkadai, Kozhiporuvila and Paruthikattuvilai.The alignment cuts Kozhiporuvila-Pukkadai road and Eraniel branch canal and passes through Pandaravilai village. It also cuts Thiruvankode - Milady road and Aluvarcoil – Manjanuvila road connecting existing NH-47 near Thuckalai. Then it crosses river Valliyar and passes through Pandaravilai, Puchikad and cuts Villukuri canal and joins the existing NH-47. After joining the existing NH, the alignment follows the existing NH-47 for a length of 0.81 Kms of existing NH-47. Thereafter the alignment deviates from the existing NH-47 towards left side of Chungankadai Village crosses Puthery – Vadaserry road. Further it crosses Palayar River and Teraikkalpudur road and joins NH-47B at Ozhukanassery. After it crosses Nagercoil – Tirunelveli railway line and runs through Karuppukottai, Therur villages. This portion of alignment runs north of Nagercoil and Suchindram and joins NH-47 near Manavila junction.From there it follows the existing road up to a length of 3.44km and deviates on RHS for bypassing Kottaram village and joins the proposed NH-7 Bypass for Kanyakumari immediately after Kottaram village.

NH-47B from Nagercoil to Kavalkinaru

The alignment starts at Ozhukanassery and cuts Teraikkalpudur-Thirupathisaram road and crosses Puthanar canal and crosses a small stream and cuts Veeramarthandanpuram-Sivagnanapuram.Further it crosses Thirunelveli-Nagercoil railway line and cross the Murungur -Thirumalipuram road and Thovalai channel. The alignment is bypassing Thovalai and it crosses the Thovalai railway station road.Further It crosses a raod leading to Muthunagar.It also crosses the Devasagai Malai- Arulvaimozhi road and also another road leading to MGR Nagar. It also crosses Muppandal-Kumarapuram road and joins NH-7 at Kavalkinaru.

thangamareesj

October 12th, 2008, 04:59 PM

Plzzzzzzzzzz

any body thel me who is contractor for coimbotore to metupallyam project

ajithv

October 12th, 2008, 05:07 PM

Plzzzzzzzzzz

any body thel me who is contractor for coimbotore to metupallyam project

The Project is not yet awarded

senthilnatha

October 12th, 2008, 05:10 PM

Plzzzzzzzzzz

any body thel me who is contractor for coimbotore to metupallyam project

It looks like tender was published last week and it will be finalised in mid-November'08.

senthilnatha

October 12th, 2008, 05:40 PM

I found some docs related to CBE-MTP rd expansion in NHAI website.

http://www.nhai.org/Doc/feasibility1.pdf
In Annex A
RFP Issue Date : 07/10/2008
Bid Date : 21/11/2008

Bidders List
http://www.nhai.org/Coimbatore%20-%20Mettupalayam.pdf

senthilnatha

October 12th, 2008, 06:02 PM

Ajith,

http://www.nhai.org/projectphaseFRIII.htm

Pls read the FR of CBE-MTP rd project, it looks like it finally recommends CBE byepass from Sulur-Neelambur-Karatumedu-Narasimanayakanpalaym-Karamadai-Mettupalayam byepass only. We are thinking that CBE-MTP expansion means from NorthCBE to MTP. Please clarify us how the project will be executed.

Chapter 1
1.31 Conclusions
Based on the preliminary surveys and field reconnaissance carried out along the project road of Sulur, Nilambur, Saravanampatty, Thudiyalur, Periyanaickenpalayam, Karamadai, Mettupalayam of
NH 67(Extn.), the following suggestions are made at this stage of study.
 Reconstruction and symmetrical widening of the project road as the condition of the existing pavement is fair.
 Provision of 60m ROW from km 328/000 to 383/200
 Provision of service road to a length of 9.400 km at built up stretches
 New construction of 02 no. of major bridges to six lane standards
 Widening of 01 no. of minor bridge for additional six lanes and new construction of 10 nos. of minor bridges to four lane standards.
 Reconstruction of 07 nos. of slab culverts and new construction of 15 nos. of slab culverts to six lane standards.
 New construction of 39 nos. of pipe culverts to six lane standards.
 Provision of four nos. of bypasses in the project road stretch namely,
1. Coimbatore bypass from km 328/000 in proposed Sulur bypass to km 350/417 near narasimmanaickenpalayam for a length of 22.417 km
2. Periyanaickenpalayam bypass from km 351/196 to km 361/024 for a length of 9.828 km
3. Karamadai bypass from km 364/773 to km 369/106 for a length of 4.333 km
4. Mettupalayam bypass from km 370/215 to km 377/660 for a length of 7.445km
 New construction of 10 nos. of underpasses, 02 nos of grade separator and 3 nos. of ROB to four lane standards.
 Curve at existing chainage Km 376/600 to km 376/800 proposed to be improved to a design of 100kmph.

ajithv

October 12th, 2008, 06:11 PM

Coimbatore-Mettupalayam (NH-67 Extn)
The Final Alignment will be

Coimbatore/Sulur(Bypass), Nilambur, Saravanampatty, Thudiyalur, Periyanaickenpalayam(Bypass), Karamadai(Bypass), Mettupalayam(Bypass)

Coimbatore Bypas will cross NH-47 and NH-209 also Thudiyalur to Kovilpalayam road ,Sitra to Kurumbapalayam via Kalapatti road,Saravanampatti to Pachapalayam road,Avinashi road to Serayampalayam road.

Periyanaickenpalayam Bypass will cross Periyanaickenpalayam - Devampalayam road,Periyanaickenpalayam - Govanur road,Periyanaickenpalayam - Selvapuram road.

Karamadai Bypass will cross Karamadai - Tholampalayam road,Karamadai - Mangalakarai Pudur road.

Mettupalayam Bypass will cross Avinasi – Mettupalayam State Highway (SH-80),Ooty – Kothagiri- Mettupalayam - Sathyamangalam - Gobichettipalayam - Erode State Highway (SH-15) near taluk office,Ooty – Kothagiri- Mettupalayam - Sathyamangalam - Gobichettipalayam - Erode State Highway (SH - 15) near Mettupalayam

ajithv

October 12th, 2008, 06:15 PM

@ Senthil
Those are not the bidders.They are the companies/Consortia participated in the RFP.Now it is under evaluation.Bidding will be done only after the evaluation.All the 19 mentioned here can't participate the bidding.

ajithv

October 12th, 2008, 06:48 PM

Ajith,

ok, can you tell me what is the alignment of DGL to Kumuli 4 lanning?

I esp. want to know DGL - Theni alignment.

where it starts from DGL end?

how about near vathalagundu and periyakulam?. would be any by pass on these towns?

if bypass crossing periyakulam, where exactly?.

I know DPR is still going on. but want to know these details.

Index Map

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/4865/37194772jr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Alignment

Starts at Dindigul – Pegambur Junction and Passes through Bathalagundu(Bypass)-Devadanpatti(Bypass)-Periyakulam(Bypass)-Theni(Bypass)-Veerapandi (Bypass),Gudallur(Bypass),Cumbum(Bypass),Pudupatti,Anumandanpatti,Uthamapalayam(Bypass),Chinammannur(Bypass),Seelayampatti

The Alignment crosses at Sempatti - Madurai – Palani Road,Iyampalayam – Usilampatti Road,Kodaikanal Road,Devadanapatti Bypass -Vaigai Dam Road,Periyakulam Bypass - Vadugapatti - Vaigai Dam Road,NH 49E Bodinayakanur,Uppukottai – Kuchanoor Road and Existing NH220 (Near Veerapandi)

ragu

October 12th, 2008, 10:31 PM

i think almost 75% of the work is completed.some construction activities can be seen even at the night time.At most of the places, road on the both sides of the median were opened for traffic.The ornamental plants cultivated in the median have grown well and look beautiful. I took some snap while travelling in a bus so sorry for the quality of the photos

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4533/dsc00232mv2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/dsc00232mv2.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img147/dsc00232mv2.jpg/1/)

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1971/dsc00225wf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/dsc00225wf4.jpg/1/w640.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img117/dsc00225wf4.jpg/1/)

Raj_network

October 13th, 2008, 02:05 AM

^^^^

Thank you so much Ajith!

This is somewhat giving info to me. Not 100%. Is it possible to you to get Index map like Thirupathi - thiruthani - chennai road?

If so, please try and post. I would be very thankful to you.

ajithv

October 13th, 2008, 03:13 AM

Dindigul-Kumily
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9343/93007808uo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

October 13th, 2008, 03:44 AM

^^
Man, u r really killing me.! This is better than Thirupathi - chennai route map. clear cut! Thx.

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5686/locationji9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

In this map, we can clearly see road crossing. The reason of my personal interest is, I want to know how Periyakulam by pass would be and want to kno the alignment near periyakulam. If possible, provide me map like this too.

Rasnaboy

October 13th, 2008, 03:49 AM

TIRUCHI: The construction of the super-structure on the new bridge coming up across the river Cauvery as part of the four-lane Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway has gathered momentum following the closure of the bridge.

With Union Minister for Highways T.R. Baalu inspecting the site twice during September in an attempt to speed up the work, project concessionaire Navayuga-Indu-Abhisek has accorded priority for the completion of the Cauvery and the Coleroon bridges. All the piles for the bridge, with 15 spans, have been erected. Work was apace on laying the concrete deck slabs.

Officials said that the Cauvery bridge would completed by December end. “We are working towards completing the four-lane carriage way between Padalur and the Cauvery bridge, on the 38-km long Tiruchi-Padalur section, by the end of December. The remaining section, up to Mannarpuram, would be completed by March/April.”

With no water flow in the Coleroon, construction has been going on smoothly there and the new bridge is expected to be ready by November end.

The city police have enforced an elaborate traffic diversion plan in view of the closure of the Cauvery bridge. Traffic would be allowed on the bridge for a week from October 22, in view of the Deepavali festival. It would be closed again on October 30.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/13/stories/2008101356720100.htm

senthilnatha

October 13th, 2008, 11:58 AM

ajithv

October 14th, 2008, 03:14 AM

Proposed Bidding Dates

Thirupathi-Thiruthani-Chennai-> 31.10.2008
Coimbatore-Mettupalayam-> 21.11.2008
Karaikudi-Ramanathapuram-> 28.11.2008
Thiruvananthapuram-Kerala/TN Border-> 01.12.2008
Nagapatnam-Thanjavur-> 18.12.2008
Trichy-Karaikudi(Including Trichy Bypass)-> 22.12.2008
Dindigul-Periyakulam-Theni-Kumili-> 23.12.2008
Kerala/TN Border-Kanyakumari-> 24.12.2008
Thindivanam-Krishnagiri-> 24.12.2008

Raj_network

October 14th, 2008, 04:10 AM

^^^^
:banana::banana::applause::applause:

I guess, nothing is pending as far as 4 lane

How about these?

Tenders already called up, a month ago.. what is the status?.

Chennai Elevated Expressway (உயர விரைவு சாலை) – 6 Lanning
Chrompet Flyover – 4 Lanning
Thandalam Flyover – 4 Lanning

Tender to be called up..what is the status?

Madurai – Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi – 4 Lanning
Madurai Ring Road - 2nd & 3rd phase (1st phase fall under MDU -Kumari section)

Btw, most interesting thing, do you have index map of Chennai Elevated Expressway - Port to Madhuravayal project??

Please update us. I know, you will get it! :)

dis.agree

October 14th, 2008, 11:56 AM

^^^^
:banana::banana::applause::applause:

Chennai Elevated Expressway (உயர விரைவு சாலை) – 6 Lanning
Btw, most interesting thing, do you have index map of Chennai Elevated Expressway - Port to Madhuravayal project??

Please update us. I know, you will get it! :)

do you know it is a 6 lane? does that mean 6 lanes on 1 column or would 2 columns be required? i would be interested in the map as well.

senthilnatha

October 14th, 2008, 01:41 PM

^^^^
:banana::banana::applause::applause:

I guess, nothing is pending as far as 4 lane

How about these?

Please update us. I know, you will get it! :)

To Raj,

One pending 6/4-lane project is there, Chengapalli - CBE - Wallayar Kerela Border in Salem-Kerala Border Section.

To Ajit,

Try to get some info of the below projects,

NH-47 <==> I know that there are land acquistion issues (till June'08) for the above portion of NH-47, can we know what is the status of this project.

NH-209 <==> CBE-Sathyamangalam section. Is there is any plan for 4-lane for this section as this portion is not yet included either in NS Corridor or any other projects ???!!!

NH-67 <==> What will be status of existing city side Mettupalayam rd, from Flower market-North CBE-Kovundampalayam-Thudiyalur? I hope that u know the status of this road, which is pathetic in most of this stretch.

Arul Murugan

October 14th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Dindigul-Kumily
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9343/93007808uo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ajithv...

That map looks very clear and good. Can you get us the link of that map with whole TN.

sam_k

October 14th, 2008, 02:44 PM

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thangamareesj

October 14th, 2008, 04:01 PM

thangamareesj

October 14th, 2008, 04:12 PM

Ajithv...

That map looks very clear and good. Can you get us the link of that map with whole TN.

Dindigul-theni-kumili project DPR is done by which company??????????
where their site office locaated???
Plzzzzzzzz friends any body reply me

thangamareesj

October 14th, 2008, 04:34 PM

how to join one groups plzzzzzzzzzz tel me

ajithv

October 14th, 2008, 06:12 PM

Dindigul-theni-kumili project DPR is done by which company??????????
where their site office locaated???
Plzzzzzzzz friends any body reply me

M/s Wilbur Smith Associates Inc.USA in joint venture (JV) with Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited.

Raj_network

October 14th, 2008, 07:52 PM

^^

Ajith,

can we get Chennai elevated expressway index map?, if possible.

thangamareesj

October 20th, 2008, 04:09 AM

M/s Wilbur Smith Associates Inc.USA in joint venture (JV) with Wilbur Smith Associates Private Limited.

Thanks Mr.ajithv for your information,

if anybody know who has taken that DGL-Theni-Kumili project plzzz inform me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

ajithv

October 20th, 2008, 03:12 PM

Thanks Mr.ajithv for your information,

if anybody know who has taken that DGL-Theni-Kumili project plzzz inform me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Haven't you noticed the Post Number 132.
The Project is yet to bid

ajithv

October 20th, 2008, 04:44 PM

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is reportedly planning to invite bids for 23 projects worth around Rs300bn under the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) phase III, by December.

NHDP phase III has a total of 44 projects, which have been divided into two lots for bidding. The NHAI will finalise bidders for the first lot comprising 21 projects worth around Rs 200bn by November, media reports say.

All these projects are a part of the 53 projects that NHAI has put on block for bidding. The nine other projects to be bidded out are from Phase V and are currently under evaluation.

Incidentally, two stretches under the first lot of Phase III, namely the Rs13bn Ghaziabad-Aligarh projects and the Rs7bn Amritsar-Pathankot project, for which final bidding was to take place on Oct. 6 and Oct. 13, respectively have been delayed. Both the projects have been extended till November.

Separately, in a bid to weed out non-serious players from the build-operate-transfer (BOT) road projects, the NHAI has hiked the bidding fee 20 times. The NHAI has increased the fee for every request for proposal (RFP) from Rs50,000 to Rs1mn for all the 23 projects in the second lot of Phase III.

The new fee will be applicable to about 23 projects costing over Rs220bn in the immediate future. This apart, the condition will now apply for all future road projects. Road developers have taken the Government to court alleging that the current bidding process favours large infrastructure players.

Source (http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=82195&lmn=1&cat=9)

ajithv

October 21st, 2008, 03:36 AM

The Following are the possible final eligible Companies/Consortia for Bidding of Coimbatore Mettupalayam

SREI-Ashoka -Atlantia Consortium
Maytas - CR18G Consortium
HCC-Jhon Laing Consortium
Plus Expressway - IVRCL
Isolux- Soma
IDEB - SUCG Consortium
Larsen & Toubro Ltd

In view of Clause 2.1.18 of RFP, Reliance Infrastructure -RIPL- JTEG Consortium withdrew from the Project

ajithv

October 21st, 2008, 03:39 AM

The Following are the possible final eligible Companies/Consortia for Bidding of Karaikudi-Ramanathapuram

SREI - Rithwik -Atlantia Consortium
Maytas - CR18G Consortium
HCC-Jhon Laing Consortium
Isolux- Soma
Reliance Infrastructure -RIPL
Larsen & Toubro Ltd

Arul Murugan

October 27th, 2008, 01:13 AM

Tindivanam Bye-pass to be opened on 28th Oct

http://dkn.dinakaran.co.in/27102008/1244928_1.jpg

gandharva95

October 30th, 2008, 11:22 PM

Daily thanthi:

http://www.dailythanthi.com/images/news/20081029/tr.jpg

Tindivanam Bypass inaugurated:
1) News item (for those who can read tamil): http://www.dailythanthi.com/article.asp?NewsID=447105&disdate=10/29/2008 . Gist: "Tindivanam-Trichy four-laning will be completed soon; This includes 8 overpasses, 3 grade-separated intersections, and 4 underpasses."

2) Dinamalar news article (in Tamil): http://www.dinamalar.com/pothunewsdetail.asp?News_id=7914&cls=&ncat=DI . Gist: Residents of Tindivanam are relieved by the opening of Tindivanam bypass; Traffic has drastically reduced inside Tindivanam town.

Villupuram flyovers update:

1) Villupuram Janakipuram flyover will be ready next month: http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/31/stories/2008103151320300.htm

VILLUPURAM: Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu has said that the work on the flyover at Janakipuram railway gate here will be completed by November-end .

After inspecting the progress of works on Thursday, Mr. Baalu told reporters that the crucial part of linking both ends of the flyover (over the railway track) could be executed only after halting the train services for two to three days, for which special permission ought to be obtained from the Railways.

Later, he inspected the works on the bridge being built across the Then Pennaiyar. Only five per cent of works had to be completed. The high-level bridge across the Gedilam had been completed and both the bridges would be ready for use by November.

Mr. Baalu said that the demand of the residents of Vikkiravandi, Madapattu, Thozhudur and Veppur for construction of foot overbridges would be conceded.

He noted that the 35-km Villupuram-Ulundurpet four-lane highway would be completed three to four months ahead of schedule.

It would be ready by November.

This stretch would comprise a railway bridge, two high-level bridges, seven small bridges and one pedestrian causeway at Madapattu. Mr. Baalu said that four toll plazas would be set up along the Tindivanam-Tiruchi highway and one of them would be at Vikkiravandi.

Those carrying agriculture produce and local residents would be given identity cards to freely pass through these toll plazas.

As regards setting up of the Rs. 240-crore National Maritime University in Chennai, Mr. Baalu said the availability of 300 acres of land had come in handy for the purpose. Later, Mr. Baalu inspected the works on the 160-metre-long bridge being built across the Gomukhi at Seppakkam near Vriddhachalam at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore.

He also inspected the 46-km road being constructed between Ulundurpet and Thozhudur (both in Cuddalore district) at an estimated cost of Rs. 240 crore.

These projects would also be completed by November, Mr. Baalu said.

2) Dinamalar news article (Tamil): http://www.dinamalar.com/Arasiyalnewsdetail.asp?News_id=4600&cls=&ncat=DI . Gist: Tindivanam, Villupuram bypasses are now open for traffic; Villupuram-Ulundurpet will be open by November, four months ahead of schedule. Ulundurpet-Salem will be open in 2010 June.

thangamareesj

November 3rd, 2008, 01:29 PM

thangamareesj

November 3rd, 2008, 01:32 PM

Haven't you noticed the Post Number 132.
The Project is yet to bid

sir did you know when it was conformed plzz tel me what ever information know about dindigul to theni to kumili project plzzzzzzzzzz

Raj_network

November 9th, 2008, 04:50 AM

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/617/porteng3modelzm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Raj_network

November 9th, 2008, 04:51 AM

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/512/nsew20hindi45modelih8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Rasnaboy

December 8th, 2008, 05:36 PM

1,464 km of highways in the State would be developed

TIRUCHI: An outlay of Rs. 9,880 crore is expected to be invested under the third phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu said.

Speaking after inaugurating the Padalur-Samayapuram four-laned segment at Samayapuram near here on Sunday, Mr. Baalu said that under the third phase of the NHDP, highways to a cumulative stretch of 1,464 km in the State would be developed.

Of it, work to the length of 10 km had already been upgraded under the “Build, Operate and Transfer” (BOT) basis. Works on 517-km stretch are being implemented in six packages. Shortlisiting of the contractors for four-laning of NH 205 and for the Coimbatore- Mettupalayam section of NH 67 had been completed.

He said that a detailed project report was being taken up in respect of one of the packages. The third phase of the NHDP would involve an investment of Rs. 9,880 crore.

Mr. Baalu said that work on the construction of railway overbridge at Lalapet in Karur district would be completed shortly and inaugurated by next month.

Work on the four-laning of the Karur-Coimbatore section on NH 67 was being executed at an estimate of Rs. 178 crore. He said that the work to a stretch of 89 km had already been completed. The balance work would be completed by March next year.

On the sanctioning of funds for the development of National Highways infrastructure in the State, he said that the United Progressive Alliance government had sanctioned a special funds to the tune of Rs. 627 crore for 290 road and bridge projects, entrusted to the State Highways Department and the NHAI.

For carrying out repair works at 15 places due to damage caused by tsunami, Rs. 34.63 crore had been sanctioned to the State, of which 12 works had already been completed.

NHAI Chairman Brijeshwar Singh said that the four-laning project would bring down the number of road accidents on NH-45.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/08/stories/2008120855230600.htm

Rasnaboy

December 8th, 2008, 06:10 PM

Four-laning work executed on an outlay of Rs. 11 crore

TIRUCHI: Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu dedicated the 21-km long segment of the Tindivanam-Tiruchi four-laning project on National Highway 45 at a function held at Samayapuram on Sunday.

Work on the stretch, linking Padalur in Perambalur district and Samayapuram in Tiruchi district, has been executed on an outlay of Rs. 11 crore.

Explaining the salient features of the project, Mr. Baalu said that the Padalur - Samayapuram segment had been upgraded with divided carriageway along with the strengthening of the existing carriageway.

It involved construction of a major bridge across the Uppar river; a minor bridge and 21 culverts. All these have been constructed with carriageway suited for four-lane configuration.

The project involved construction of paved shoulder of 1.5 metre width and one metre wide earthern shoulder. Mr.Baalu said that the four-laning project would bring down the travel time, economy in operation of vehicles and safety.

Mr. Baalu said that infrastructure development works of this nature were being implemented in the State for overall economic development. In all, Tamil Nadu had bagged sanctions to the tune of Rs. 50,594 crore on various fronts—for shipping, national highways and port development programmes. He attributed this success to the confidence reposed in him by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.

Ministers K. N. Nehru and S. Selvaraj and MP L. Ganesan were among those who offered felicitations. They said that the State was poised for rapid economic development through the four-laning project.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/08/stories/2008120858030300.htm

Into_salem

December 9th, 2008, 01:04 PM

The Nineteenth Public-Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) has approved 21 projects worth Rs.2,8302.71 crore on 21 November 2008.

The project highways, under NHDP Phase III and V, are located in eleven states. The details of the projects granted approval by PPPAC is given below:

......

Six laning of Kishanagiri-Walahjpet section of NH 46 from km 0 to km 148.30 in Tamil Nadu under NHDP Phase V on BOT (Toll) project on DBFO pattern at an investment of Rs. 1489.55 crore

4 laning of Nagapatnam-Thanjavur section of NH 67 from km 1.600 to km 80.00 in Tamil Nadu under NHDP Phase IIIA on BOT (Toll) basis at an investment of Rs.619.00 crore

http://www.projectstoday.com/newsr.asp?newsid=24592

dis.agree

December 9th, 2008, 04:56 PM

Six laning of Kishanagiri-Walahjpet section of NH 46 from km 0 to km 148.30 in Tamil Nadu under NHDP Phase V on BOT (Toll) project on DBFO pattern at an investment of Rs. 1489.55 crore
http://www.projectstoday.com/newsr.asp?newsid=24592

there is hardly any traffic on this stretch. i don't remember reading any reports about 6 laning from sriperumbudur to kanchipuram. i remember reading about the elevated road from port all the way to ponamalle from earlier plan till maduravoyal. this might be decades though. i always hoped they would plan the surface road from irr until bypass at maduravoyal as 6 main lanes with additional 4 lane service roads. with bypass done, it should ease traffic on this stretch for a while. also, i guess we would have an entry/exit at ambattur into CTH road and that should also help. likewise, i hope they would quickly build entry/exit at porur.

Elango1984

December 10th, 2008, 01:15 PM

Maytas Infra, a Hyderabad-based construction and infrastructure development company, has inaugurated the Padalur–Samayapuram four-lane road on National Highway-45 in Tamil Nadu.

Padalur-Samayapuram segment has been upgraded with divided carriageway along with strengthening of the existing carriageway. One major bridge across the Uppar river, a minor bridge, and 21 culverts comprise the road stretch inaugurated by the Union minister. All these have been constructed with carriageway suited for four-lane configuration, and with 1.5-metre-wide hard shoulder and 1.0-metr-wide earthen shoulder.

Maytas Infra will be constructing the complete four-lane road from the existing two-lane section from km 285 (Padalur) to km 325 (Trichy) on NH-45. The total value of the project is Rs 190 crore, according to a Maytas press release.

The scope of work for the project include construction of the new four-lane road carriageway with flexible pavement, widening and strengthening of the existing two-carriageway, construction of around 69 cross drainage structures by widening, construction of longitudinal drains at the end of service roads and between service road and main carriageway, improvement of road junctions, and construction of toll plaza and road furniture.

http://business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=50950&tp=on

Brand coimbatore

December 10th, 2008, 01:29 PM

there is hardly any traffic on this stretch. i don't remember reading any reports about 6 laning from sriperumbudur to kanchipuram. i remember reading about the elevated road from port all the way to ponamalle from earlier plan till maduravoyal. this might be decades though. i always hoped they would plan the surface road from irr until bypass at maduravoyal as 6 main lanes with additional 4 lane service roads. with bypass done, it should ease traffic on this stretch for a while. also, i guess we would have an entry/exit at ambattur into CTH road and that should also help. likewise, i hope they would quickly build entry/exit at porur.

I find NHAI awarding projects quickly and spending lot of money in the stretches where there is lot of traffic.
But it has not awarded high traffic sections like chengapalli-cbe-walayar of NH47 and the cbe city section of NH67

Into_salem

December 11th, 2008, 11:25 AM

173 National Highways Projects including those under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) at an estimated cost of Rs. 11680 crore have been undertaken by the Government in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and 23 projects with estimated cost of Rs. 204.07 crore have been undertaken in current year. Out of these, 71 projects have been completed and the balance projects are at various stages of implementation.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

He also informed that the expenditure incurred by NHAI on National Highways Development Project and other projects during the last three years including current year is Rs 7302.34 crore. Amount allocated & expenditure incurred for the NH projects implemented by Government of Tamil Nadu during last three years are Rs 265.63 crore & Rs 255.68 crore respectively and those for the current year are Rs 105.81crore & Rs 84.59 crore respectively.

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=45448

Rasnaboy

December 11th, 2008, 05:24 PM

Hyderabad, Dec. 10 Maytas Infra Ltd today announced the inauguration of the Padalur–Samayapuram four-lane road on NH-45 in Tamil Nadu, developed at a cost of Rs 190 crore.

The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, dedicated the 21-km-long segment of the Padalur-Tiruchi four-laning project on National Highway 45 at a function held at Samayapuram recently.

The Padalur-Samayapuram segment has been upgraded with divided carriageway along with strengthening of the existing carriageway.

One major bridge across Uppar river, a minor bridge, and 21 culverts comprise the road stretch.

Maytas would be constructing the Rs 190-crore complete 4-lane road from the existing two-lane section from Km 285 (Padalur) to Km 325 (Tiruchi) on NH-45.

The work includes 4-lane road carriageway with flexible pavement, widening and strengthening of the existing 2 carriageway, improvement of road junctions and construction of toll plaza.

The Director and President — Transportation, Oil & Gas, Maytas, Mr Chander Sheel Bansal, in a statement said: “This highway will be of great utility bringing about greater safety and a great commuting experience.

The NH-45 connects Chennai and Dindigul via Tiruchi linking Nagapattinam and Tuticorin ports.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/12/11/stories/2008121151121900.htm

gvijayan

December 14th, 2008, 12:17 AM

NH-66 to be 4-laned.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/showxml.aspx?id=8826550&code=4815

Highways Minister Mr. T.R.Balu announces that the Krishnagiri - Pondicherry Nationaly Highway woule seen be converted to a 4-lane road at a cost of 1200 kms. This would reduce the travel time between SBC and PDY to a good extent.

kg4129

December 14th, 2008, 09:45 AM

^^ Is it 1200 Crores??

Arasu

December 14th, 2008, 02:47 PM

^^ Is it 1200 Crores??

Yes. The news in Tamil provided in the link confirms it. With all these road laying, widening, TN would be a much transformed place now.

I was able to travel from Chennai to Bangalore via Vellore, Hosur last year. The road was pretty good. Would like to visit Madurai, Coimbatore etc to see the changes in those places. Can't believe so much development taking place in such a fast pace.

Rasnaboy

December 21st, 2008, 05:04 AM

Despite difficulties during rain; project cost goes up to Rs. 210 crore

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/21/images/2008122156390301.jpg
Crossing hurdles: A bridge under construction near Kottaipattinam on East Coast Road in Pudukottai.

PUDUKOTTAI: Work on the construction of three bridges on the East Coast Road in the district has been in full swing, despite the odds for its execution during the torrential showers and the Nisha cyclone last month.

The World Bank-funded project is being implemented by the Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project in packages with one of them linking Rameswaram and Kattumavadi in Pudukottai district. This stretch, the cost of which was initially estimated at Rs.144 crore has increased to Rs. 210 crore.

It accounts for seven minor bridges, one major bridge, 145 hump pipe culverts, one bas culvert, and 48 slab culverts. The 39 km stretch between Muthukuda and Kattumavadi in the district, forms a part of the package.

The criss-crossing of several rivulets which drain the storm waters in to the sea has been a bottleneck for the execution of the project in the district, which was taken up three years ago. In addition to these bridges, about 200 culverts had been constructed.

Any lull for a short period is being best utilised. Intermittent sharp showers, even long after the Nisha cyclone, had been posing a challenge. “However, we have taken all steps for the expeditious implementation of the project. Only the approach roads need to be laid to throw the bridges open to traffic,” sources told The Hindu on Saturday.

Increase in traffic

Sources said that the volume of vehicular traffic on the Rameswaram – Chennai sector has considerably increased. The project in the district witnessed several odds in the past two years, mainly due to rains last year and partly due to clayey soil. The work was suspended for a few weeks early this year, due to sharp showers in March.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/21/stories/2008122156390300.htm

Arul Murugan

December 23rd, 2008, 03:17 AM

230 INR crore Villupuram-Ulunderpet 4 laning project completed and gonna open on 24/12/2008!!

http://dkn.dinakaran.co.in/23122008/1257367_1.jpg

dinakaran

thangamareesj

December 23rd, 2008, 08:28 AM

DINDIGUL -THENI KUMILI
MADURAI-RAMESWARAM-DHANUSHKODI
KARIKUDI -RAMANATHAPURAM

krishnancv

December 23rd, 2008, 04:34 PM

A Detailed Project Report has been prepared for the Dindugul-Theni-Kumily section. Quite a scenic route.
A contractor to be appointed soon for preparing DPR for the Madurai Dhanushkodi section.

thangamareesj

December 24th, 2008, 06:46 AM

A Detailed Project Report has been prepared for the Dindugul-Theni-Kumily section. Quite a scenic route.
A contractor to be appointed soon for preparing DPR for the Madurai Dhanushkodi section.

who is the contractor for preparing of DPR for
madurai -rameswaram-dhanushkodi project?

what about the karikudi to ramanathapuram project?

when the NHAI will appoint the construction contractor for Dindigul-Theni-Kumili project??

any body know about this things ???????????

krishnancv

December 24th, 2008, 03:25 PM

If i had the grapevine right Dindigul-Kumily section was identified a few years ago, but the project was put on hold in the mean time. Looks like the project is gaining momentum with increased tourist influx in the Theni and Dindugul districts. I am searching for a reliable news source. As soon as i find it, i will post it here.

krishnancv

December 24th, 2008, 03:29 PM

:cheers: Here is a map of the NHDP project. click on the link below.
The map also carries information regarding the status of the projects as of NOV 30.
http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

Into_salem

December 25th, 2008, 01:51 AM

Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R.Baalu inaugurating the Villupuram-Ulundurpet four lane stretch on Wednesday.

VILLUPURAM: Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu inaugurated the 27-km four-lane on the Villupuram-Ulundurpet section of National Highways 45 on Wednesday.

Mr. Baalu said that the stretch constructed at the cost of Rs. 230 crore included two major bridges of 600-metre and 325-metre span respectively across the Thenpennaiyar and the Gedilam.

Two pedestrian underpasses had also been constructed at Nathamedu and the Gedilam .

Besides this, six minor bridges, 17 pipe culverts and 33 box culverts had been dotting this stretch. Mr. Baalu emphasised the point that only good infrastructure contributed to the economic growth of the country.

The four-laning would facilitate safe and speedy movement of traffic and reduce vehicle operating cost, thereby augmenting transportation facility and riding comfort, he said.

Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said that Mr. Baalu was working hard to improve infrastructure which, in turn, helped in economic growth of the region as well as the country.

When he had demanded a subway at Janakipuram, Mr. Baalu readily sanctioned the project for which Mr. Ponmudy expressed his gratitude.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/25/stories/2008122552240300.htm

nagamoney

December 25th, 2008, 09:56 PM

panagudi tirunelveli section in tamilnadu is moving on snail pace,to be geared up, even though it was where the first phase of road broadening started by then PM

nagamoney

December 25th, 2008, 09:58 PM

I have travelled five times in the month of sep 2008 before my journey to USA, with my Tata Indica car, which gave me 19 km/l without AC, by now it will give more than 22 KM if the roads are ok, when I return by March 7th,I hope, may any help stating the present position now?

nagamoney

December 25th, 2008, 10:03 PM

when Railway lines touched Nagercoil, the distance between Nagercoil and Chennai less than the road line which measurered more than 750 KM, where as the railway lines was 731 KM only, when the bypass roads at many places came the distance decreased to be around 651 KM, and as of now, when the four lane roads are completed the distance will shrink to be less than 520 KM, I presume, and hence paying the toll gate at various places are not at all an expenditure,as we save money in fuel and run time, more over the wear and tear of the vehicle will be minimised and the accident will be averted.

Rasnaboy

December 26th, 2008, 05:30 PM

It will be constructed at a cost of Rs.1,600 crore, says T.R. Baalu

TIRUCHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the four-lane elevated corridor between War Memorial and Maduravoyal in Chennai on January 8 in the presence of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.

Disclosing this here on Thursday, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said the corridor would be built at a cost of Rs.1,600 crore.

He said Mr. Karunanidhi would declare open the Indian Maritime University in Chennai on December 31 and lay the foundation stone for an administrative building of the university. About 300 acres of land had been acquired for creating infrastructure for the university that included a maritime museum, an art gallery, an aquarium and a convention centre with a seating capacity of 15,000.

Mr. Baalu was speaking after dedicating to the nation the new Coleroon River Bridge on the Tindivinam-Tiruchi section of the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway (NH 45). The bridge, running to a length of 878 metres, has been built at an approximate cost of Rs.35 crore.

The Minister said about Rs.51,300-crore worth of road and port development works had been taken up in Tamil Nadu under the Central government projects. Though it was the National Democratic Alliance government that had launched the Golden Quadrilateral and North-South/East-West Corridor projects, a major portion of the work was executed by the present government. “Not even 40 per cent of the works under the Golden Quadrilateral were executed by the previous government. We have executed 60 per cent of the project work and just 130 km remains to be developed,” he said.

Similarly, under the North-South/East-West corridor project, only five per cent of the works were executed by the previous government. Currently about 40 per cent of the project works were completed and there had been some delay due to problems in land acquisition in Orissa, Bihar and a few other States. Phase-III to VII of the National Highways Development Programme were launched by the UPA government, bringing in an investment of Rs.2,35,690 crore.

Mr. Baalu disclosed that the new bridge constructed across the railway level crossing at Lalapet near Karur would be opened on January 11. The new bridge coming up across the Cauvery river near Tiruchi had been slightly delayed due to the rains and would be opened in the third week of January. The fly-over at Perambalur Road junction on the Tiruchi-Chennai highway would also be opened in the third week of January.

S.K. Puri, Member (Technical), National Highways Authority of India, said the Coleroon bridge was built in 22 months, six months ahead of schedule.

The bridge was part of the 204 km-long Tindivanam-Tiruchi-Dindigul section being developed at a cost of Rs.1,260 crore.

The stretch included four by-pass roads at Villupuram, Tindivanam, Samayapuram and Ulundurpet and two of them had already been completed.

Ashok Wasson, Member, NHAI, expressed confidence that the four-lane project on the entire section would be completed ahead of schedule.

Mayor Sarubala R. Tondaiman and MLA M. Rajasekaran spoke.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/26/stories/2008122653910400.htm

Rasnaboy

December 27th, 2008, 03:26 AM

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Four/six-laning of Hyderabad-Vijayawada and Amritsar-Pathankot sections

Four-laning of Tirupati-Tiruttani-Chennai and Coimbatore-Mettupalayam sections
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NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved new projects under the National Highways Development Programme.

These include construction of an 18-km, four-lane elevated road from the Chennai port to Maduravoyal; four/six-laning of the Hyderabad-Vijayawada, and Amritsar-Pathankot sections and four-laning of the Tirupati-Tiruttani-Chennai and Coimbatore-Mettupalayam sections of the National Highway network.

For smooth traffic

The elevated road in Chennai is designed to facilitate smooth flow of traffic to and from the port, particularly in the context of the increasing volume of vehicles handled by the port from the western belt around Sriperumbudur. The density of traffic is expected to go up further with the commissioning of the second container terminal at Dr. Ambedkar Dock. The one-million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) per year facility is slated to become operational in March next.

The elevated road will start near Gate 10 of the port, traverse along the Cooum river bank up to Koyambedu, use the Koyambedu interchange, which is under construction, and again rise as an elevated road near the Koyambedu market to end at Maduravoyal, at the junction of National Highway 4 with the Chennai bypass. For general traffic, entry/exit ramps would be available on Kamarajar Salai (exit), Sivananda Salai (entry), College Road (entry) and Spur Tank Road (exit).

The Rs.1,530-crore project will be implemented on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis, with a concession period of 15 years. The Tamil Nadu government has agreed to carry out land acquisition, and rehabilitation and resettlement of those who will be affected by the project on a 50:50 cost basis with the Chennai port.

Land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement are estimated to cost Rs. 310 crore. The Chennai Port Trust will initially bear this expenditure fully and subsequently the State government will reimburse 50 per cent. The Centre’s share in the project will be limited to providing viability gap funding, which will not exceed 40 per cent of the total cost. The project is estimated to be completed in three years.

Announcing the CCEA decision taken on Friday, Union Minister and Cabinet spokesperson P. Chidambaram said the four/six-laning of Hyderabad-Vijayawada section was estimated to cost Rs. 1,603 crore, and the Amritsar-Pathankot section Rs. 851 crore. The projects for four-laning of the Tirupati-Tiruttani-Chennai and Coimbatore-Mettupalayam sections are estimated to cost Rs. 922 crore and Rs. 582 crore.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/27/stories/2008122755881100.htm

nagamoney

December 27th, 2008, 07:46 AM

with the commissioning of fourlane roads from chennai to kanyakumari, the distance must have been shrunk,but how much is the question, can any body tell please

thangamareesj

December 28th, 2008, 03:48 AM

loggy

December 28th, 2008, 06:45 PM

230 INR crore Villupuram-Ulunderpet 4 laning project completed and gonna open on 24/12/2008!!

dinakaran

can anyone tell me, the entire stretch from Tindivanam to Ulundurpet 4 laning is completed, or any incomplete stretches are there? particularly tindivanam-villupuram

Arul Murugan

December 29th, 2008, 06:00 AM

krishnancv

December 29th, 2008, 07:08 AM

Any body know whether Dindigul-kumili project on Hold??????????

check the map on NHAI website. It has been updated last month.
link:http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

thangamareesj

December 29th, 2008, 03:25 PM

check the map on NHAI website. It has been updated last month.
link:http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm

Sir if you have any detail about following project plz post it

Madurai-rameswaram-dhanushkodi
Dindigul-theni-kumili
Karikudi-ramanathapuram
trichy-karkudi
thanjavur-nagapatinam

Arasu

December 29th, 2008, 10:45 PM

^^

I think, Tindivanam-Villupuram stretch is not completed. But the NH is taking different alignment in this stretch... Recent travellers in this NH can update us.:)

Loggy, can you post the bigger view of the picture in your profile? It looks like Salem from yercaud!!

There are no other possible routes between these two places. They were working on two by-pass routes for the towns of Villupuram and Tindivanam and I understand both have been completed and opened to traffic. Other than that the existing road between these towns was being widened. I am not sure about the status of the project, though.

loggy

December 30th, 2008, 11:28 AM

^^

Loggy, can you post the bigger view of the picture in your profile? It looks like Salem from yercaud!!
Hi Arul, as per your request

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/3040554186_25c0120ef3_b.jpg
Its the view of Salem from OOTHUMALAI(South End of Salem)

sam_k

December 31st, 2008, 10:09 AM

ECR CONNECTING MANNARGUDI-RAMESWARAM
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NH-49 to RAMESWARAM
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This is where nh-49 ends just before dhanushkodi
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thangamareesj

December 31st, 2008, 11:15 AM

Thanks for your photos mr.Sam

krishnancv

January 3rd, 2009, 05:50 AM

The cabinet Committe on Economic Affairs approves proposal for road expansion of Karaikudi-Ramanathapuram section of NH-220

Original text from THE HINDU:

Centre approves water treatment plant for Chennai

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved setting up of a ‘100 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant’ at Nemmeli near Chennai at a total cost of Rs. 908.28 crore. The project will lead to additional capacity of 100 MLD of water to meet the drinking water needs of Chennai city and would enhance the per capita supply also.

Of the total amount, Rs 871.24 crore will be borne by the Centre and will be given as grant to the Tamil Nadu government for implementing the project which will be completed in 2010-11, Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters here. The remaining cost would be borne by the State government and the project implemented by the Chennai Metro Water Supply Sewerage Board.

Mr. Sibal said Chennai was an important economic centre in the country and had been developing as an Information Technology hub. It had a sizable number of industrial establishments and was among the top ten car manufacturing centres in the world. The city had faced acute shortage of water in the past and in 2004 water had to be transported through tankers and rails from places as far as Neyveli and Mettur, Mr. Sibal said.

The CCEA also approved a proposal for development of two-laning of paved shoulder of Karaikudi-Ramanathapuram section of NH-210 under the National Highway Development Project (NHDP) phase-III on BOT (build, operate, transfer) and DBFOT (design, build, finance, operate and transfer) basis.

The project cost for 80 km of the section is estimated at Rs. 530.33 crore, including Rs. 76.21 crore, towards land acquisition (LA), rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) and pre-construction. The government would provide the viability gap funding (VGF) which would not exceed 40 per cent of the total project cost excluding the cost of LA, R&R and pre-construction.

The project will be developed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) through the private sector concessionaires who will be selected through two stage bidding process.

LINK:http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/03/stories/2009010353700400.htm

calculus_ask

January 6th, 2009, 06:09 AM

The work is executed on an outlay of Rs.14 crore: officials

Final touches: Work on the strengthening of Tiruchi-Tirumayam National Highway in progress near Pudukottai.

PUDUKOTTAI: Work on re-laying the Tiruchi – Tirumayam road, which bore the brunt of the torrential showers in March last year, is nearing completion.

The 61-km segment, forming part of the National Highway 210, developed potholes, posing a serious threat to the road-users, especially in the night. An important highway, linking Karaikudi and Tiruchi, the sector accounts for a huge volume of heavy vehicles. The work, executed at an outlay of Rs.14 crore, ensured strengthening of the stretch with bituminous macadam and semi-dense bituminous carpet, according to official sources.

The last phase of re-laying the 8 km-stretch between Pudukottai and Namanasamuthiram would be completed on Tuesday, the sources said.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/06/stories/2009010655630300.htm

Rasnaboy

January 8th, 2009, 02:30 AM

Executed at a revised estimate of Rs. 27.79 crore in Lalapet

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Signs of development: A view of the new road over bridge at Lalapet in Karur district.

KARUR: The long pending demand of the public travelling on the Karur-Tiruchi section of the NH 67 _ a road overbridge at Lalapet near Kulithalai in lieu of the existing railway level crossing _ is all set to become a reality when Union Minister for Highways and Shipping T.R. Baalu declares it open on January 11. The construction has been completed and finishing touches are being given.

The ROB would be 2,204 metres long including 631 metres of elevated carriage way. The project is being executed at a revised estimate of Rs. 27.79 crore, up from the original Rs. 15 crore.

The foundation stone was laid in October 1998 but the project did not take off till February 2006. The project would now be completed in January, at least 18 months behind the revised completion schedule.

The Tiruchi-Karur section of NH 67 is a busy stretch and the traffic intensity is estimated to be 18,000 passenger car units per day. The level crossing has to be closed to make way for about 20 trains in 24 hours.

When there are multiple crossings of trains, the railway gate remains shut for a couple of hours, adding to the agony of the commuters.

Land acquisition took a lot of time. The project had to suffer several schedule overruns and delays.

National Highways Authority of India apportioned Rs. 25 lakh for relocating the Vinayaka, Shiva and Kamakshi temples that had to be dismantled for the ROB. .

One important aspect of the RoB project is that the level crossing would not be closed and would remain in operation to enable Lalapet public to access their village easily. Buses would have the option of touching Lalapet village for taking or offloading passengers.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/08/stories/2009010857520300.htm

Rasnaboy

January 12th, 2009, 07:10 PM

KARUR: Tamil Nadu is getting the lion’s share of the projects meant to develop National Highways, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said on Sunday.

Speaking after dedicating a new rail over-bridge at Lalapet near here, he said that under the inter-State connectivity and economic importance scheme, the State was granted in- principle approval for nine works costing Rs.21.82 crore.

The works would help to improve 61 km of State Highways.

Two works would be implemented with 100 per cent Central government share, at an estimated cost of Rs.8.85 crore.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/12/stories/2009011254750600.htm

Into_salem

January 13th, 2009, 06:59 PM

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ajithv

January 14th, 2009, 03:44 PM

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Please note that the "KANNIYAKUMARI-PANAGUDI(NS-32/TN)"; Contract was terminated previously and restarted in April 2008.Thatz why it is shown as 'Delayed'.

krishnancv

January 15th, 2009, 07:04 AM

thanks for the update. seems still NHDP phase 2 is in progress and the govt has already announced phase 6. dunno when the latter would take shape.

Kewl Batty

January 15th, 2009, 09:38 AM

Govt. has Announced NHDP Phase 7
Elevated Expressway from chennai port to Madhuravoyal comes under that.

ajithv

January 15th, 2009, 12:19 PM

thanks for the update. seems still NHDP phase 2 is in progress and the govt has already announced phase 6. dunno when the latter would take shape.

All the stretches in NHDP Phase II which are being executed under BOT scheme will be completed as on schedule.:)Can't say the status of others which are being executed with central fund.:ohno:

TechCity

January 16th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Xpost from Highways and Bridges thread
Kolkata - Nivedita Bridge ramps / Belgahria Expressway

photo copyright Kulxp

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I dont see our 4 lanning project having this type of flyovers.
Chennai-Bangalore and Bangalore-Madurai NH joins some where near Krishnagiri,Even in that place also simple 3 line flyover is present.

NHAI only designs such a flyover for expressway? or BALU is trying to quickly finish the work with simple design.

krishnancv

January 16th, 2009, 05:42 PM

similar flyovers are present near tidivanam tambaram and viluppuram bypass along NH 45. Nivedita bridge ( the one in the pic) in Kolkata was executed under a Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV). One needs to pay toll just for using the flyover. That is why the SPV went for a good design with large lanes and paved shoulders.

gandharva95

January 16th, 2009, 07:34 PM

^^ Check out the intersection of Madhurantakam bypass + NH-45. This trumpet interchange has a huge loop:

http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=379248&cy=1383970&proj=32644&mpp=2.5&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7015&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1

loggy

January 19th, 2009, 09:28 AM

http://www.nhai.org/images/Dec08/NHDP%20PH.I,%20II,%20III%20&%20V%20%20(WITH%20STATUS)-Model.jpg

Trichy_Arun

January 19th, 2009, 10:52 AM

http://www.nhai.org/images/Dec08/NHDP%20PH.I,%20II,%20III%20&%20V%20%20(WITH%20STATUS)-Model.jpg

NH-45 chennai to trichy portion is not there in this graph.

drjeniki

January 19th, 2009, 07:06 PM

guys anynews when 4 laningof tuticorin tirunelveli will begin and when ECR kanyakumari to ramnad be completed

gandharva95

January 19th, 2009, 09:35 PM

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Source: Dina Malar, 20/01/2009

Arasu

January 19th, 2009, 10:45 PM

^^

This practice of using the highways as places to dry their harvests and threshing of the grains to separate them from the stems is fraught with danger to the lives of the people doing this as well as the passengers and vehicles using the road ways.

I witnessed this horrible practices several years ago when I was on a trip to Trichy, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, and Poompuhar and all along the way, the roads were diverted for this use by the locals. I was aghast at this practice, as cars can easily loose controls on these surfaces.

The local governments and police should ban this practice and be vigilant against these people.

What is the use of building high speed road ways when people start using them for entirely different purposes?

ajithv

January 20th, 2009, 02:40 AM

The Most Tentative Date for Opening of 4 Laned Karur-Namakkal Stretch of NH-7 is on 24.01.2009.Wait and See:cheers:

ajithv

January 22nd, 2009, 09:32 AM

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Arul Murugan

January 22nd, 2009, 09:59 AM

^^

great news.

But there was no news updates on second bridge on NH 7 across Cauvery!!??

Salem-Nammakal and Karur-Madurai 4 lane inauguration will bring down the traveling time from Bangalore/Hosur/Salem to Madurai/Tirunelveli/Tuticorin drastically.

Rasnaboy

January 24th, 2009, 03:29 AM

CHENNAI: The construction of a six-lane highway on the Chennai-Tada section of NH-5 will begin next week, according to a press release.

This was announced by Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu during his review of the ongoing National Highway Development Projects (NHDP) in Tamil Nadu in Chennai on Friday.

The Minister also informed that the entire 342-km Golden Quadrilateral in the State has been completed and the same would be widened to six lanes along with 93 km of Tambaram-Tindivanam section of NH-45 under Phase-V of NHDP.

He added that out of 756 km under the North-South corridor scheme, a stretch of 97.4 km has already been completed and the work for widening 576.6 km is going on.

About 650 km would be completed by March 2009 and the entire work would be completed by June 2009.

Under the NHDP Phase-III, 1465 km would be constructed in the State, out of which work is under way in 527 km and the remaining 938 km is under various stages of implementation. For the Tirupati-Tiruthani section (NH-205) and Coimbatore-Mettupalayam (NH-67) the bids are due on Januray 28. Construction of four lanes in the Tindivanam-Tiruchi-Madurai sections of NH-45 and NH-45B has almost been completed and the completed sections have been opened to traffic, the Minister added.

In all, about 930-km length is expected to be completed by March-April 2009.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/24/stories/2009012453680500.htm

Rasnaboy

January 24th, 2009, 03:33 AM

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BRAND NEW: The newly constructed bridge across the Cauvery connecting Thavuttupalayam in Karur district and Velur in Namakkal district

KARUR: All is set for the opening of the new four-lane stretch between Karur and Namakkal on Saturday.

The speciality of the project on National Highway 7 is that a new major bridge across the Cauvery has been constructed. The total cost of the project, executed on build, operate, transfer basis is Rs. 208 crore.

Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu will dedicate the highway stretch and the bridge to the nation on Saturday at a function at Velur on the banks of Cauvery.

The highway stretch from Mudalaipatty in Namakkal district to Manmangalam in Karur district, work on which commenced in October 2006, is 43.5 km long.

The project envisaged construction of two major bridges across the Cauvery and the Thirumanimuttar (Namakkal district) as also four other minor bridges. While the bridge across Cauvery is 900 metres long, the one across Thirumanimuttar is around 100 metres long. The new bridges have been constructed beside the existing ones.

The project also saw the construction of four flyovers at Velayuthampalayam, Mohanur Road, Vallipuram and Mudalaipatty, giving an imposing appearance to the whole stretch developed by the national Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from a two-lane highway.

The project envisages seven underpasses to facilitate movement of people, cattle and vehicles across the highway in important areas, 20 bus bays and service lanes stretching to 11.52 km. A toll plaza would be established at Keerambur in Namakkal district but collection would be deferred for some weeks.

Project contractor Gannon Dunkerley and Company Limited had constructed the existing bridge across the Cauvery in 1949.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/24/stories/2009012454140600.htm

Rasnaboy

January 25th, 2009, 04:14 AM

Four-lane, 30-km stretch from Namakkal to Karur dedicated to nation

PARAMATHI VELUR (NAMAKKAL): Four-laning of the 50-km Salem – Namakkal section of National Highway 7 is likely to be completed by the end of next month, Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said here on Saturday.

After inaugurating the four-lane, 30-km stretch of the highway from Namakkal to Karur at a function, the Minister said that there was no delay in the implementation of the four-laning project in the Salem – Namakkal section. Works in other sections were progressing well.

Mr. Baalu said the ministry had sanctioned over Rs.54,000 crore to Tamil Nadu for various projects. The total investment included about Rs.33,000 crore for developing road infrastructure. The projects also included establishment of a maritime university and a maritime complex near Chennai.

The development of better road infrastructure, he said, would help minimise road accidents and bring down operational cost of vehicles. The country witnessed over 4.6 lakh road accidents in 2006 in which over 1.05 lakh people lost their lives and about five lakh persons sustained injuries.

Apart from improving the road infrastructure to prevent accidents, the government was promoting awareness of traffic safety among people, he said.

Mr. Baalu said that the toll collected on roads in India was the lowest compared to many other countries, including developed nations.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/25/stories/2009012560460900.htm

Arul Murugan

January 25th, 2009, 07:56 AM

can anyone tell me, the entire stretch from Tindivanam to Ulundurpet 4 laning is completed, or any incomplete stretches are there? particularly tindivanam-villupuram

Still Tindivanam-Villupuram NH 45 4 laning is not completed. But when i traveled yesterday i can find some work is progressing in this stretch.

It looks they can open it before March end. If this is opened, Chennai to Ulunderpet Nh 45 will be fully 4 laned one.

But the quality of work from Tindivanam to Villupuram is not like the one from Tambaram to Tindivanam....

No bus bays... motels.... just TRB wants to open the stretches in half baked condition :bash:

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Any one update how the new Nammakal-Karur NH 7, 4 lane looks.

nagamoney

January 27th, 2009, 06:43 AM

the sad fact is , when Vajpai , then prime ministers, who was behind the art of connecting golden quardilateral, started it, from kanyakumari, is still in its primitive stage upto panagudi, for what everreason, they may attribute, the fact is fact

Brand coimbatore

January 27th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Wot guys no news abt the chengapalli-cbe-kerala border section of NH-47 6-lannin??

loggy

January 27th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Wot guys no news abt the chengapalli-cbe-kerala border section of NH-47 6-lannin??
The Section is not even awarded..
may be they will start only after completion of Salem-Komarapalayam-Chengapalli
It will be only four laning for few years

loggy

January 27th, 2009, 03:21 PM

Still Tindivanam-Villupuram NH 45 4 laning is not completed. But when i traveled yesterday i can find some work is progressing in this stretch.

It looks they can open it before March end. If this is opened, Chennai to Ulunderpet Nh 45 will be fully 4 laned one.

But the quality of work from Tindivanam to Villupuram is not like the one from Tambaram to Tindivanam....

No bus bays... motels.... just TRB wants to open the stretches in half baked condition :bash:

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Any one update how the new Nammakal-Karur NH 7, 4 lane looks.
Thanks arul for the updates

loggy

January 27th, 2009, 03:21 PM

With in a couple of years, you can expect the smart card you produce to pay toll tax along the IT Expressway in the city, to offer more services. For example, you can use it as a debit card at entertainment centres, hotels, fuel stations and parking lots along the expressway.

Efkon India, which enabled the smart card and the toll system on the IT Expressway intends to make the card a multi-purpose one. “But this necessitates installation of card readers at various locations on the IT Expressway, which may take up to two years. The smart card would function as a kind of a dedicated debit card,” said CEO Pushkar Kulkarni.

Efkon India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Austria-based Efkon, specializes in intelligent transportation systems and payment solutions on highways.

The graphics, personalisation and issuance of cards is being handled by IT Expressway Ltd (ITEL), a special purpose vehicle of Tamil Nadu Road Development Corp that developed the IT Corridor on Rajiv Gandhi Salai.

“Smart cards have to be touched at the readers located at the five toll plazas within the Expressway and the money is deducted from the cardholder’s account on ITEL’s website. According to the norms specified by the Reserve Bank of India, about Rs 20,000 can be stored on a card at a time if it is being used as a common purse for low value transactions,” Kulkarni told to The New Indian Express. Thereafter, it would have to be recharged with a fresh amount.

Efkon is also developing the Tiruchy tollway, which is currently in the design stage. “It will take another six months to complete.” Two more projects in traffic management systems and toll systems are underway between Salem and Kumarapalayam and Kumarapalayam and Chengapalli near Coimbatore. At present, they are in the installation and commissioning stage.

“While the setting up of the toll systems costs around Rs 5 crore, the traffic management system costs between Rs 5 crore and Rs 15 crore.Efkon sees fresh opportunity in the proposed toll roads in Karnataka.

“Developing the toll system for every 100 km of road means a Rs10 crore business for the company. Efkon holds a 50 per cent market share in the country,” pointed out Chief Technology Officer, V Rangarajan.

With the new projects in its kitty, the company’s revenue for present calendar year is expected to touch Rs 100 crore as against Rs 60 crore last year.

The credit crunch, he admitted, has affected new projects, as infrastructure companies are not being able to achieve financial closures.
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Arul Murugan

January 27th, 2009, 04:27 PM

NH 47 to get smart card?

Do any one know such smart card is there NH 45 or not?

gvijayan

January 27th, 2009, 08:30 PM

^^ Arul, please read the sentence "Efkon is also developing the Tiruchy tollway, which is currently in the design stage. " in the above news. This would definitely mean the NH-45, I believe.

nagamoney

January 28th, 2009, 01:49 AM

Arul Murugan

January 28th, 2009, 03:53 AM

^^ Arul, please read the sentence "Efkon is also developing the Tiruchy tollway, which is currently in the design stage. " in the above news. This would definitely mean the NH-45, I believe.

Vijayan i am asking about existing toll plazas in NH 45!!

nagamoney

January 29th, 2009, 06:19 PM

Rasnaboy

January 30th, 2009, 01:38 AM

CHENNAI: A grant of Rs.7.01 crore has been sanctioned for a road work in Sivaganga district.

According to a statement released on Thursday, Union Minister for Transport and Shipping T.R. Baalu announced the grant for the section of NH 210 between Nemanthanpetti and Karaikudi linking Tiruchi with Ramanathapuram. Heavy traffic and the recent rain have left the road in poor shape. Since this stretch will become a four-lane highway in the third phase of the national highway development plan, it is essential to restore the current two-lane highway first, stated the release.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/30/stories/2009013053700400.htm

madurai veeran

January 31st, 2009, 10:03 PM

the map put above is misleading and not complete, so far as chennai madurai link is concerned, any new driver knows the shortest and fourway road is there from tindivanam to madurai, without touching, salem, or dindugal, may any one correct it, or bring to the notice of the uploader

The map which you are talking about shows the road works taken up under NHDP phase I, II and III. The Chennai-Trichy-Madurai four laning of NH 45 does not come under this scheme.

drjeniki

February 3rd, 2009, 06:28 PM

itis said, that madurai, virudhunagar four lane is going to be opened in the first week of
Feb ,and the stretch is 48 KM, how far it has shortened due to straitening and bypassing the curved towns, can any one tell? I surmise, from
chennai to Kanyakumari, it may be more than 50 KM is to be shortened, May it be so

The other most important route from chennai to kanyakumari is the ECR through pondy, cudalore, nagapatnam, ramnad, tuticorin , tiruchendur it shotens distance by 125 kms that is 2hrs

nagamoney

February 4th, 2009, 03:01 AM

but the road condition ?

Rasnaboy

February 6th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Between Kayathar and Nanguneri laid at a cost of Rs.200 crore

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Safer and faster: The newly built overbridge at Coussennelpuram on the Tirunelveli-Nagercoil National Highway, in Tirunelveli.

TIRUNELVELI: The 44-km long four-lane between Kayathar and Thaazhaiyooththu (18 km) and Tuckerammalpuram and Nanguneri (26 Km), laid at the cost of Rs.200 crore, will be formally opened for vehicular traffic by Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu in a function to be held at VOC Grounds, Palayamkottai on Friday.

After the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee inaugurated the four-laning of Kanyakumari–Kashmir at the southern tip of the country in 2004, work on converting the 80-km long stretch between Muthusamypuram near Panagudi and Kayathar into four lane was taken up. Since the four-laning between the proposed Special Economic Zone site near Nanguneri and Kayathar was completed recently, it is going to be formally inaugurated on Friday.

Service roads

This stretch has 7 underpasses, 2 major bridges, 6 minor bridges and nearly 150 culverts (on an average of 3 – 4 culverts for every 1 Km to avoid damage to road normally caused by flood and torrential rain) and service roads have been provided for all adjoining villages.

To minimise the entry of trucks and the tourist vehicles into Palayamkottai, a bypass has been laid to connect Tuckerammalpuram, V.M. Chathram and Sankar Nagar.

95 per cent work over

Though 95 per cent of the work on the huge road over bridge on this bypass road at V.M. Chathram has been completed, it cannot be thrown open for traffic since work on two rail-over bridges and a bridge over Tamirabharani, all situated north of this huge bridge, is likely to be completed by April this year.

Once these bridges are completed, the bypass road can be used by those who want to avoid entering Palayamkottai.

Sources in the National Highways Authority of India told The Hindu that the stretch between Nanguneri and Muthusamypuram would be completed by this March-end while the remaining stretch up to Kanyakumari would be ready for traffic by June 2010.

Undisturbed movement

“Inauguration of this stretch will ensure undisturbed movement of vehicles in this region. Though this express thoroughfare is meant for vehicles moving at high speed, the drivers should understand the capacity of their vehicles and operate it accordingly to avoid mishaps,” a top official of the NHAI here appealed.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/06/stories/2009020657420600.htm

drjeniki

February 6th, 2009, 07:38 PM

but the road condition ?

well have u travelled between pondy and chennai, its the same

Rasnaboy

February 7th, 2009, 05:27 AM

TIRUNELVELI: Barring a small section between Panagudi and Kanyakumari, the four-lane stretch of National Highway 7, connecting Chennai with the southern tip of the country, will be fully ready for vehicular traffic before May this year, Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu said on Friday.

He was here to formally dedicate the 44-km four-lane stretch between Kayathar and Thaazhaiyooththu and Tirunelveli and the Nanguneri Special Economic Zone site.

Speaking at the function held on VOC Grounds, Palayamkottai, Mr. Baalu said that the United Progressive Alliance government, which gave greater thrust to the development of infrastructure with the ultimate goal of registering a better economic growth, had earmarked Rs.2.35 lakh crore in the past five years for four-laning of national highways across the country.

Tamil Nadu received its share of Rs.33,081 crore for conversion of the 3,261 km-long NH stretches into four-lane roads. A kilometre of four-lane stretch would create permanent job opportunities for five persons. Each rupee spent on this express thoroughfare would generate an income of Rs.7, according to an estimate by the World Bank. While boosting the nation’s economy by ensuring huge savings on fuel and attrition, the four-lane stretches also minimised the social cost of death by reducing fatal accidents.

Caution to drivers

“Consequent to the 4.60 lakh road accidents that took place across the country during 2006, over 1.05 lakh persons were killed, resulting in indirect loss of Rs.55,000 crore, which is almost 3 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product that year. So, we are minimising this loss by providing you the four-lane roads. However, drivers should not exceed the maximum speed limit of 80 km per hour to ensure every road user’s safety,” he said.

Mr. Baalu, while informing that work on NH 7A, connecting Palayamkottai with the Tuticorin port, could be resumed only after the case pending before the court was settled, said Tamil Nadu received Rs. 23,000 crore for the development of harbours in the past five years.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/07/stories/2009020754210400.htm

mara_thamizhan

February 8th, 2009, 11:46 PM

TIRUCHI: The ongoing four-laning work from Tindivanam to Tiruchi will be completed before March, said T.R. Baalu, Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, on Sunday.

Inaugurating a bridge across the Cauvery at a function held here, Mr. Baalu said the four-laning work from Tiruchi to Madurai would be over by June and between Madurai and Tirunelveli by May. The Minister said Rs. 2.35 lakh crore had been earmarked for improvement of national highways alone across the country during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
Expressway

The United Progressive Alliance government was planning to lay an expressway covering a distance of 15,600 km, he said.

Keeping in mind the increasing vehicular population over the years, the government had accorded a greater thrust to the road sector.

The freight movement by road had drastically increased from 14 per cent in 1950-51 to 61 per cent now. Similarly, movement of passengers by road had increased over the years, he said.

National Highway Authority of India Advisor Ashok Wasson said the 631 metre-long new bridge across the Cauvery was constructed at a cost of Rs. 30 crore.

State Transport Minister K.N. Nehru, State Forests Minister N. Selvaraj, Members of Parliament N. Siva and L. Ganesan, MLAs Anbil Periasamy, N. Rajasekaran and K.N. Sekaran spoke.

Source:http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/09/stories/2009020954020400.htm

ajithv

February 9th, 2009, 03:22 AM

The New Bypass at Vadipatti which is the part of NH-7 under NHDP-II will be inaugurated on 15.02.2009

senthilnatha

February 9th, 2009, 03:25 AM

deleted.. wrong posting

Arul Murugan

February 9th, 2009, 03:35 AM

TIRUCHI: The ongoing four-laning work from Tindivanam to Tiruchi will be completed before March, said T.R. Baalu, Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, on Sunday.

Source:http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/09/stories/2009020954020400.htm

That is excellent news!

So we should be able to travel from Tambaram to Trichy in 6hours.

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One more info. one of my friend traveled in newly inaugurated Villupuram-Ulunderpet NH 45 stretch, he simple mentioned "it is world class".

So i guess we will have very good road all the way from Tambaram to Trichy by March end.

nagamoney

February 9th, 2009, 03:54 AM

Already we can travel from tambaram to trichi in 6 hrs and so the new line will pay way for travel time to be less than 5 hrs, I hope if we travel with speed of 70 Km average, as the distance is less than 315 km

dis.agree

February 9th, 2009, 10:41 AM

That is excellent news!

So we should be able to travel from Tambaram to Trichy in 6hours.

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One more info. one of my friend traveled in newly inaugurated Villupuram-Ulunderpet NH 45 stretch, he simple mentioned "it is world class".

So i guess we will have very good road all the way from Tambaram to Trichy by March end.

we could do tambaram to trichy is less than 6 hrs even 10 years ago. right now we could do it in 5.5 hrs. did you mean tambaram - madurai in 6 hrs? also, road between villupuram & ulundurpet is not yet complete.

i just did this drive last week. overall i would say 80% complete till trichy. some stretches were very bad with not even one side completed. a lot of bridges between tindivanam & trichy need to be completed. bypasses at ulundurpet & also i think samayanallur not done yet and it was irritating to drive into these towns. i think it is another 6 months before it is all completed. short of ulundurpet was the only place for a stop over. otherwise no other decent place for even bio breaks in between. it is not a pleasant drive for such long distances with family.

traffic between tambaram - chengalpet was very heavy (@3 PM on thursday)and needs to be 6 laned with service roads. there were too many buses & trucks. i thought the traffic was much higher on this road than chennai - bangalore highways. i guess it is another 3-5 years before road till tindivanam is 6 laned. so expect to average <50 km/hr on this stretch and even lower when they start the 6 laning.

Arul Murugan

February 9th, 2009, 03:13 PM

^^

We can drive in car by 6 hours.

But the TNSTC, SETC buses takes more than 8hours to cover the distance. Now they blame the works as the reason for delay to the TNSTC/SETC time keepers.

Once the 4 laning is completely opened, they cannot tell those lame excuses and the TNSTC/SETC management will be forced to maintain the time.

mara_thamizhan

February 10th, 2009, 03:14 AM

Its a shame if we cant reduce the travel time by atleast 20-25% after spending 100s of crores on 4 laning. But am positive we should be able to do it in less than 5 hrs once its 100% complete, as i was able to drive in less than 6 hrs 2 months back with n number of diversions. And also hope it would be reducing the number of accidents especially the head on collisions.

loggy

February 10th, 2009, 06:40 AM

i'm doing chennai-salem via krishnagiri(fully 4 laned) total 360kms in 5 hrs On average speed of 100km/h...
so trichy also can be reached in 5 hrs by car..

Trichy_Arun

February 10th, 2009, 10:39 AM

we could do tambaram to trichy is less than 6 hrs even 10 years ago. right now we could do it in 5.5 hrs. did you mean tambaram - madurai in 6 hrs? also, road between villupuram & ulundurpet is not yet complete.

i just did this drive last week. overall i would say 80% complete till trichy. some stretches were very bad with not even one side completed. a lot of bridges between tindivanam & trichy need to be completed. bypasses at ulundurpet & also i think samayanallur not done yet and it was irritating to drive into these towns. i think it is another 6 months before it is all completed. short of ulundurpet was the only place for a stop over. otherwise no other decent place for even bio breaks in between. it is not a pleasant drive for such long distances with family.

traffic between tambaram - chengalpet was very heavy (@3 PM on thursday)and needs to be 6 laned with service roads. there were too many buses & trucks. i thought the traffic was much higher on this road than chennai - bangalore highways. i guess it is another 3-5 years before road till tindivanam is 6 laned. so expect to average <50 km/hr on this stretch and even lower when they start the 6 laning.

NH45 from ulundurpet to tambaram should be the bussiest road in Tamilnadu I guess, so much buses and lorries. It should have been made 6 lane instead of making 4 lane. After ulundurpet the traffic reduces but still there is heavy traffic till trichy.

When they are opening the railway overbridges near villupuram?

gvijayan

February 10th, 2009, 05:14 PM

bajk

February 10th, 2009, 05:22 PM

^^

Right, they should have planned 6 lane for Chennai-Ulundurpet that bares the maximum traffic.

madhan

February 10th, 2009, 11:22 PM

^^ Upto Ulundurpet the traffic will be really high as the Chennai - Ulundurper stretch is also being used by the vehicles boud to cities like Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Kochin and the rest of Kerala.

^^ The traffic to kerala from chennai will actually be split between Salem-CBE route and Tiruchi-MDU route. The traffic towards northern kerala (kochi, kozhikode) will be via salem and the one for THiruvananthapuram would be via tiruchi/south tamilnadu.

Arul Murugan

February 11th, 2009, 12:22 AM

^^

Friends,

But till Vikravandi, GST takes the load of delta district towns traffic i.e to Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur etc.,

And till Maduranthakam, it takes the load of Thiruvanamalai too.

The need is expressway for the future!!

gvijayan

February 11th, 2009, 01:08 AM

^^ The stretch between Chennai and Ulundurpet surely qualifies to be a 6/8 - lane expressway. It acts as the gateway to Chennai from the whole Tamil Nadu (except may be Vellore/Hosur) and Kerala.

calculus_ask

February 11th, 2009, 05:32 AM

MADURAI: The Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project will be implemented in the next one year, said Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu here on Tuesday.

Dedicating the Thirumangalam–Virudhunagar–Sattur stretch of the newly laid four-lane highway at a cost of Rs.250 crore, he said that only around 22-km stretch of dredging work was pending.

Stating that some anti-Tamil forces had stalled the project by approaching the Supreme Court, he said: “Even if I am there [as Union Minister] or not, whoever comes [to the post] cannot say no to the project. If it is not this alignment it will be some other [alignment].”

Mr. Baalu said that even the apex court had not asked to stop the project, but had only spoken about the present alignment.

“We will implement it on any one of the alignments proposed by Anna, Kalaingar (the Chief Minister) or Sonia Gandhi. No one can stop it. This is my promise to the people of Southern districts.”

Mr. Baalu said that his Ministry had brought in Rs.33,000-crore investment to Tamil Nadu in road projects alone. World Bank reports stated that every rupee spent on the road infrastructure would bring in Rs.7 in terms of economic development.

“Neither me, nor the leaders of alliance parties can take credit for this achievement. It is only you [voters] who did it by giving all the 40 seats in favour of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance in the 2004 general elections,” he said. State Ministers, Dindigul MP N.S.V. Chitthan, MLAs and officials participated.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/11/stories/2009021159770800.htm