
The Kazhakkoottam-Parippally stretch is slated to be widened to 45m to facilitate the six-lane traffic and there will be service roads on either side and proper road safety measures will be put in place, as mandated by the Indian Road Congress. Once the road is widened, the travel time from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram, which normally takes 90 to 105 minutes during peak hours, will be reduced by 20 to 30 minutes.