36-km Walajah-Karaipettai NH widening to end in Sept

PROVIDING partial relief for motorists, the widening of the 36.08 km four-lane Chennai-Bengaluru NH into a six-lane stretch between Walajah and Karaipettai is likely to be completed in September.

- B ANBUSELVAN @Chennai

Of the entire stretch, six-lane expansion has already been completed for 33.25 km and the remaining works are scheduled to be completed by next month, officials from NHAI said. The project cost is estimated at ₹766.51 crore for 36.08 km.

However, six-laning of the remaining 34 km stretch between Sriperumbudur and Karaipettai, involving the construction of 16 flyovers and bridges, is expected to be completed only by October next year. The NHAI has appointed a new contractor for finishing the pending works in the 18 km Sriperumbudur-Karaipettai section for ₹411.16 crore in January. The 70-km NH section carries about 75,000 passenger car units a day.