The Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones for three national highway projects in the downstream Kerala, said official sources, elaborating that the projects included the four-lane National Highway Thalassery-Mahe bypass project at Eranholi, costing ₹15.57 billion at Eranholi in Thalassery in Kannur district. These would include the construction of the 18.6 km, 4 lane Thalassery-Mahe bypass (NH-66) at a cost of ₹11.81 billion; construction of 0.78 km, 4-lane railway over bridge near Neeleshwaram town (NH-66) at a cost of ₹820 million and widening of 46.72 km from Nattukal to Thanav in Palakkad district of the same state, NH-66 to two lane with paved shoulder at an investment of ₹2.94 billion, they added.
