Kodungallur bypass

Kodungallur bypass
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India
Length3.58 km (2.22 mi)
Existed2014–present
Major junctions
FromChanthapura
ToKottapuram
Location
CountryIndia
Major citiesKodungallur
Highway system

The Kodungallur bypass is a 3.55 kilometres (2.21 mi) stretch road which bypasses the Indian city of Kodungallur. It is a part of National Highway 66. The total cost of the land acquisition and construction of the bypass is 1,168 million rupees.[1]

History

The first survey for the bypass was commissioned in 1977. In July 2008, notification was issued for acquisition of the land and, on 30 November 2008, land acquisitions were started. Resident associations and other families approached the lower court and Kerala High Court to stop the acquisitions by the National Highway Authority and Government of Kerala. On 30 May 2013, the government gave the total land to build the bypass. On 18 September 2014, Kerala's chief minister, Oommen Chandy, inaugurated the bypass.[2]

References

  1. ^ "CM to inaugurate Kodungallur bypass". Daily Hunt. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
    - "സര്‍വീസ് റോഡ് ടെന്‍ഡര്‍ നടപടി അവസാനഘട്ടത്തില്‍" [Serive roads tender in last stage]. Madhyamam (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Land acquisition for Kodungallur bypass". Projects Monitor. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
    - "Ministry nod for Kodungallur bypass". Business Line. Retrieved 17 September 2014.[dead link‍]