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38km ECR stretch turns 4-lane road, travel time may come down by 2hrs
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|October 11, 2025
MOTORISTS travelling towards Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, and Nagapattinam along the East Coast Road (ECR) can look forward to smoother and faster travel with a saving of up to two hours in travel time as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed the four-laning of the 38-km Puducherry—Poondiyankuppam stretch, ending near Cuddalore.
The works, executed at a cost of ₹1,588 crore under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I, mark another milestone in the ongoing ECR widening project. The travel time between Chennai and Nagapattinam (320km) by car may come down from seven hours to six hours and by bus from nine hours to seven hours, sources said.
This story is from the October 11, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
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