Two flyovers on NH 66 to smoothen traffic flow at Edappally junction

The flyovers will come up a few hundred metres away from the existing flyover at Edappally

- Krishna Kumar K E @Kochi

IN SIX month's time, Edappally junction, among the busiest in the state and notorious for snarl-ups, is set to see a major transformation in traffic flow.

To facilitate the same, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is preparing to construct two flyovers-cum-underpasses either side of the junction on the NH 66 corridor.

The 650-metre-long flyovers, enabling 50-metre-wide underpasses, will come up a few hundred metres away from the existing flyover at Edappally.

While one is planned near the Oberon Mall to the southern side of the junction, the other will come up near the entrance to the LuLu Mall on the northern side.

"The target is to complete the construction of the pair of flyovers and underpasses in six months. While the work on the structure near LuLu has made considerable progress, around 50%, that at the Oberon side has begun," a senior NHAI official told TNIE.