Land acquisition starts for 4-laning of Pallavaram-Kundrathur highway

The road will be widened to a width of 24 meters. Land acquisition has begun across six revenue villages of Pallavaram, Pammal, Anakaputhur, Thirunageswaram, Manjeri, and Kundrathur B. Official

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

NEARLY 11 years after the initial notification for land acquisition, the long-pending project of four-laning the 6.8-km Pallavaram-Kundrathur highway has gained momentum. The state highways department has begun the land acquisition process to widen the existing two-lane road to four lanes after the Tambaram corporation completed the UGD works. A notification to this effect was issued recently.

According to official sources, local residents have long demanded the upgrade, as it currently takes around 35 to 40 minutes to travel 4 km between Anakaputhur and Pallavaram. This road also serves as a key link to the Kodambakkam highway at Kundrathur, which extends up to Sriperumbudur.