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36 per cent of highways in Kerala found to be crash vulnerable: Report
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
|May 12, 2025
More than one-third of the highways in the state are prone to accidents, reveals a latest study report prepared by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC).
According to the 'Road Safety Action Plan for Kerala State (2025-2030)', more than 2,200 km of road corridors -- National Highways (NH) and State Highways in the state are found to be "crash vulnerable". The study has been done to facilitate the government to form a comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan which aims to cut the accident fatalities in the state by half by 2030.
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
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