NHAI to start work on Chittoor-Thatchur e-way project

The National Highways Authority of India has finalized the contractors quoting the lowest price to build a 116.5 km long Chittoor-Thatchur six-lane expressway and the agency is now all set to issue orders to start construction work. The new greenfield project is a part of the Bengaluru-Chennai express highway, facilitating direct connectivity from Bengaluru to Kamarajar (Ennore) and Kattupalli ports, skipping Chennai city. It was proposed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana at an estimated cost of ₹3,197.6 crore. About 75 km of the proposed road runs through Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, and 41.5 km through Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. The revised highway alignment starts at Keenatampalli near Chittoor at the 152-km mark of the proposed Bengaluru-Chennai expressway, and ends at Thatchur, near Ponneri and Ennore. The highway joins the proposed 133 km Mamallapuram-Ennore Port Chennai Peripheral Ring Road (CPRR) at Kannigaipair, thereby providing a direct link to the Ennore Port. The access-controlled expressway will be fenced on both sides and designed for vehicles to travel at 100 kmph. It will be 70 m wide, with six-lane carriageways, and has been divided into four parts. After the pending paperwork, orders will be issued to begin the civil work. About 885.5 hectares of land is required for the project, of which 525 hectares are in Andhra Pradesh and 360.5 in Tamil Nadu.

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NHAI to start work on Chittoor-Thatchur e-way project

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