KERALA

PROGRESS ON THE FAST LANE

Kerala, popularly known as God’s own country, nestling on India’s
tropical Malabar coast had 1,782 km of National Highways till May
2014. At present, after four years, the State has 505 km of new
and in-principle declared National Highways. In 2018, the total
length of National Highways in the State including in principle
NH has reached 2,287 km. 8 major projects spanning a total
length of 198 km, worth a total cost of Rs. 4,043 Cr are at various
stages of progress. Detailed project reports (DPR) for 1,290 km
of NH worth approximately Rs. 27,650 Cr are being prepared.
Under Setu Bharatam, 4 ROBs have been identified worth a cost
of about Rs. 200 Cr. These projects will be a boon for Kerala’s
economy and tourism.
“When a network of good roads
is created, the economy of the
country also picks up pace. Roads
are veins and arteries of the nation,
which help to transform the pace
of development and ensure that
prosperity reaches the farthest
corners of our nation.”
NARENDRA MODI
Prime Minister
“In the past four years, we have expanded the
length of Indian National Highways network to
1,26,350 km. The highway sector in the country has
seen a 20% growth between 2014 and 2018. Tourist
destinations have come closer. Border, tribal and
backward areas are being connected seamlessly.
Multimodal integration through road, rail and port
connectivity is creating socio economic growth
and new opportunities for the people.
In the coming years, we have planned projects with
investments worth over Rs 6 lakh crore, to further
expand the world’s second largest road network.”
NITIN GADKARI
Union Minister, Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways, Shipping and Water Resources,
River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Fast tracking National Highway
development in Kerala
NH + IN PRINCIPLE NH LENGTH
UPTO YEAR 2018

2,286.5 km

NH LENGTH
UPTO YEAR 2014

1,781.5 km
 Adding new
National Highways
in Kerala

505 km
212.5 km

Yr 2014 - 2018
Yr 2010 - 2014

New NH New NH & In principle NH length

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Construction of roads
in Kerala

104.74 km
44.3 km

Yr 2014 - 2018
Yr 2010 - 2014

Constructed Constructed
length length

104.74 km of National Highways

have been built in 4 years

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 Total Cost of Road
Projects awarded
in Kerala
Yr 2010 - 2014 Yr 2014 - 2018

Total Cost Total Cost

Rs. 1,811.16 Cr Rs. 5,978.5 Cr

Growth of 230% in the awarded cost

of road projects over last 4 years with
investments worth Rs. 5,978.5 Cr

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Accelerated NH Development
under Central Road Fund (CRF)
in Kerala
Yr 2010 - 2014 Yr 2014 - 2018

Total Cost Total Cost

Rs. 542.84 Cr Rs. 681.04 Cr

Significant increase in cost of CRF

works sanctioned for the upgradation
& improvement of roads & bridges in
the State

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 Landmark Projects
In Kerala

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 Thiruvananthapuram Bypass
Th e Th iru va n a n t h a p u ra m Byp ass is b eing
developed as a new 4 lane Greenfield Road corridor.
Part of NH-47, it connects the famous tourist
destinations of Kanyakumari, Kovalam, Tirunelveli
and Thiruvananthapuram.Upgrading this narrow
stretch of NH-47 to four lanes will decongest
Thiruvananthapuram city and ease traffic flows. It
will provide seamless connectivity for tourists, daily
commuters and heavy vehicles.

The bypass will also be a port connectivity link to the

upcoming Enayam International Transhipment Port
in Kanyakumari and the soon-to-be commissioned
Vizhinjam International Transhipment Port in
Thiruvananthapuram. It will be the first road project
in the State with concrete pavement.

The project, on completion will create new socio-

economic opportunities for the people and boost
trade and tourism in this region.

At a Glance
43 km total length
Rs. 1,167 Cr total cost

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Thalassery - Mahe Bypass
Work is being undertaken for 4 laning of Thalassery
- Mahe bypass on NH-66 on EPC mode.

At a Glance

19 km length Rs. 883.96 Cr total cost

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 Kuthiran Tunnel
A twin tube 6 lane road tunnel is being
constructed along Wadakkanchery -Thrissur
Section of NH-544 near the Kuthiran hills. The
existing road of NH-544 traverses through
steep gradients and sharp curves. Further, the
existing Highway is a major traffic bottleneck
and has accident spots on the busy Thrissur -
Palakkad section. The tunnel will reduce travel
time by almost 30% and will ensure safer
journeys. Once completed, it will be the South
India’s first ever 6-lane road tunnel and facilitate
large scale infrastructure development in Kerala.

At a Glance

6 lane Twin 2 km 955 m

tube tunnel length left tube
944 m Lighting and
right tube ventilation

Benefits
• Will ensure safer and faster connectivity
• Will reduce road accidents
• Will reduce travel time to Cochin Port
• Will boost industrial growth and economy
• Will ensure greater access to Guruvayur,
Munnar, Sabarimala etc
• Will seamlessly connect Kerala to Karnataka
and Tamil Nadu

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 Other important projects
Presently, 8 major projects spanning total
length of 198 km worth a total cost of Rs. 4,043
Cr are in various stages of progress.

Length Cost in
Project Project Status
in km Rs. Cr

Physical progress
Alappuzha bypass on NH-66
6.8 348.43 70%. Estimated Date
on EPC Mode
of completion- 2018

Physical progress
Kollam bypass on NH-66
13 352.05 69%. Estimated Date
on EPC Mode
of completion- 2018

Nattukal to Thanau Jn in
Palakkad of NH 966 on Estimated Date of
46.72 294.26
EPC Mode (2 lane with completion- 2019
paved shoulders )

Bodimettu to Munnar of
NH-85 (Old NH 49) to 2 lane Estimated Date of
41.78 380.76
with paved shoulders on completion- 2019
EPC Mode

6-laning of Wadakkanchery -
Thrissur of NH- 544 (47)
Physical
on BOT (Toll) mode including 28.355 617
progress-90%
Tunnel of 965 Km (2 tubes
of 3 lane)

4 laning of Kazhakootam to Physical progress-

Mukkola section of NH-47 26.798 669.06 75%. Estimated Date
on EPC mode of completion- 2018

4 laning of Mukkola Junction

Estimated Date of
to Kerala/Tamilnadu Border 16.202 497.08
completion- 2018
of NH-66 (47) on EPC mode

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 Ongoing Projects of NHAI in Kerala

Project Likely
Sl. Lok Sabha Length Start
Project Stretch NH No. Cost Date of
No. Constituency (km) date
(Rs. Cr) completion

Thalassery Mahe Dec-

1 Kozhikode 17 883.96 19 May-20
Bypass 17
Kozhikode Bypass
(Calicut Bypass) 17 (New appointed date
2 Kozhikode 1710 28.4
Vengalam Jn. to NH-66) pending
Ramanattukara Jn.
4 lane ROB and its
approaches including
allied works near 17 (New appointed date
3 Kasaragod 50.49 0.8
Neleshwaram town NH-66) pending
(Pallikara Railway Gate)
Kasaragod district
Vadakkancherry - Feb-
4 Thrissur 47 910 28.35 Jun-18
Thrissur section 10
Mukkola Juntion to
Thiruvanan- Jun-
5 Kerala - Tamil Nadu 47 497 16.2 Jun-18
thapuram 16
border
Thiruvanan- Kazhakkottam to Jun-
6 47 845 26.5 Nov-18
thapuram Mukkola 16

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Ongoing Projects of MoRTH in Kerala

Sanctioned Total Likely

Sl. Lok sabha NH No. Date of
Project Name Cost/TPC Length Date of
No. constituency (New) Start
(Rs. Cr) (km) completion
Construction of
two lane with
1 Alappuzha 66 274 6.8 Mar-15 May-18
paved shoulders
Alappuzha bypass
Rehabilitation work
of Perumattom
bridge and
2 Idukki 85 0.76 - Jan-18 Oct-18
strengthening
shoulders of
approach road
Strengthening
Work
of 5.92 km in
3 Ernakulam 966 B 7.94 5.92 Awarded -
Kodungallur
on Mar-18
Division
Widening to two
lane with Paved
4 Idukki 85 380.76 42 Jan-17 Aug-19
Shoulders from
Bodimettu-Munnar
Strengthening of
Work
the carriageway
5 Idukki 185 35.18 25.5 Awarded -
in Muvattupuzha
on Mar-18
Division
Strengthening Work
6 Idukki in Muvattupuzha 185 6.58 5.7 Awarded -
Division on Mar-18
Reconstruction
7 Kollam of Kazhuthurutty 744 3.35 0.03 Dec-15 May-18
Bridge
Reconstruction of
8 Kollam Muruganpanchal 744 3.25 0.03 Dec-15 Dec-18
Bridge
Construction of 13
9 Kollam km 2 lane Kollam 66 352.05 13 May-15 Aug-18
bypass
Awarded
on Dec-17.
Strengthening from
10 Mavelikkara 183A 13 16.1 Agreement -
Kollam - Adoor
executed
on Jan-18
Strengthening of Work
Pathanam-
11 the carriageway in 183A 14 14.1 Awarded -
thitta
Pathanamthitta on Mar-18
Awarded
Strengthening from on Jan-18.
12 Malappu-ram Kanamala Junction- 966 52 23 Agreement -
Mundakayam executed
on Feb-18
Widening to two
Lanes with paved
13 Palakkad shoulders Nattukal 966 294 46.72 Aug-17 Aug-22
to Thanau Junction
in Palakkad
Construction of
14 Wayanad 766 5 0 Jan-17 Dec-18
Patiri bridge
Work
Strengthening road 744
15 Wayanad 22.9 20 Awarded -
in Wayanad district (208)
on Mar-18

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 In-Principle declared NH in Kerala

Tentative Length (km)

Sl. No. Stretch
As on 30/11/2017

1 Alappuzha-Changanassery 30.00

The stretch from Changanassery on NH-183 - Karukachal-

2 18.00
Vazhoor on NH-183

The stretch from Kayamkulam at NH-47(66) to junction

3 23.00
with NH-183 near Tiruvalla

Stretch from junction of NH-183 near Vijaypuram to

4 45.00
Oonukal

Extension of NH-183A (Adur) upto Titanium junction,

5 17.00
Chavara at NH- 47(66) via Bharanikkavu

6 Road connecting Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala 72.00

Road connecting Hodurg- Panathur- Bhagamandala-

7 57.00
Madikeri (Kerala= 57 km and Karnataka= 53 km)

Road connecting Cherkala- Kalladka (Kerala= 28 km and

8 28.00
Karnataka= 23 km)

Road connecting Vadakkenchery- Pollachi (Kerala= 40 km

9 40.00
and Karnataka= 22 km)

From junction of NH-766 near Kalpetta connecting

Mannanthavaadi, H.D.Hote - Jayapura and terminating at
10 50.00
Mysore in Karnataka (length in Karnataka = 95 km;
Kerala = 50 km)

Madikeri- Virajpet- Makutta in Karnataka, connecting

11 55.00
Kannur in Kerala (Karnataka=45km, Kerala=55km)

Sub Total 435.00

NH connecting International sea Port, Vizhinjam with

12 Karamana- Kaliyikkavila stretch of NH-47 and NH-47(66) 45.00
bypass (Kazhakkuttom- Karode) (Vinzhinjam Port)

13 NH connecting Kannur- Mattannur road (Kannur) 26.00

14 Pamba- Laha in Pathanamthitta district 25.00

Sub Total 96.00

Total 531.00

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 Key Indian National Highways

SRINAGAR
Jammu

Jalandhar

DELHI
Gurgaon
Jaipur Agra Lucknow Gorakhpur
Ajmer Muzaffarpur
Gwalior Kanpur
Allahabad Guwahati
Jhansi Purnea
UdaipurShivpuri Varanasi SILCHAR
Barhi
Ahmedabad Panagarh
Rajkot Vadodara Lakhnadon Kharagpur KOLKATA
PORBANDAR Surat
Nagpur
Bhubaneshwar
MUMBAI
Pune
Satara Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam
Arabian Sea
Eluru Vijayawada
Belgaum LEGEND
Chilakaluripet
Golden Quadrilateral
Tumkur
Hosur CHENNAI
Bangalore Ranipet North South Corridor
Selam Krishnagiri
Bay of Bengal East West Corridor
COCHIN Madurai
Lakshadweep
KANYAKUMARI
Indian Ocean

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 National Highways - India Story
Fast tracking National Highway Development

Building National Highways

A new Pace of Progress

NH LENGTH
NH LENGTH

91,287 km 1,26,350 km
Yr 2010-2014 Yr 2014-2018

New National Highways being built

86,371.5 km of New and In-Principle National
Highways added in 4 years

New NH
34,391.5 km
+
In principle NH length
51,980 km
New NH
Total
20,353.2 km
86,371.5 km

Yr 2010 - 2014 Yr 2014 - 2018

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National Highways - India Story

Adding more National Highways

per day
Enhancing efficiency by building 28 km National 28
Highways per day in 4 years, up from 3 km km

22.5
km
16.6 2017-2018
km
12 2015-2016
km
2016-2017
2 3 2 3
km km km km
2014-2015

2013-2014
2012-2013
2010-2011 2011-2012 Rate of Highway
construction per day

Construction of roads
Rs. 3 lakh Cr worth investments in the road sector in 4 years
Significant growth of 158%
Yr 2014 - 2018

Yr 2010 - 2014 28,532 km

19,444 km

Total Cost
Rs. 1.16 lakh Cr
Total Cost
Rs. 3 lakh Cr

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 National Highways - India Story

Road Projects Awarded

100% increase in projects awarded with investments
of over Rs. 4.68 lakh Cr
Yr 2010-2014

Road Length Total Cost

25,609 km Rs. 1.62 lakh Cr
Yr 2014-2018

Road Length Total Cost

51,075.32 km Rs. 4.68 lakh Cr

Accelerated NH development
under Central Road Fund (CRF)
Significant increase of 207.6% in cost of CRF
works sanctioned for the upgradation & improvement
of roads /bridges in the Nation

2,876
Yr 2010 - 2014
Projects
935
Projects

Total Cost
Total Cost
Rs. 8,613.51 Cr Rs. 48,186.57 Cr
Yr 2014 - 2018

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Transforming India’s Transport Sector
Key initiatives in 2014 -2018
Over the past four years, various smart initiatives on
Indian National Highways have resulted in transparent
processes, last mile connectivity, safer roads, upskilling,
new opportunities and employment for the people.

Motor Vehicle (Amendment) E Toll - FASTag to enhance

Bill 2017: To bring transparency, efficiency, and reduce long
reduce corruption queues at Toll plazas

E-Rickshaws for last mile Exemption from the

connectivity requirement of commercial
licence for LMV and LCV drivers

Driving training schools in every 0.2%-15% decrease in road

district for skill development accidents and fatalities till 2017

Road Safety Greater Compensation for Partnering with

Annual Plan accident victims of upto NGOs to ensure
Rs. 5 lakhs road safety

Green buses and electric vehicles have been introduced. Emission

standards have been upgraded for vehicles. BS VI norms along with
bio fuel B-100, flex-fuel E-85 or E-100 & ethanol ED-95, methanol
M-15 or M-100 and methanol MD-95 have been standardised

15% methanol blending can result in the replacement of around

31.9 million tons of crude oil. With crude oil prices at USD 54
per barrel, the use of clean energy biofuels will reduce fuel costs
resulting in significant savings. Compared to neat gasoline, M-15
reduces CO and HC emission by 40%. Biofuels will help in reducing
vehicle pollution levels in India

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 Anti Lock Braking System Model Automated
ensuring vehicle and Centres for checking
passenger safety fitness of vehicles

Vehicle Fleet modernization Simplified forms for

programme obtaining driving licences

Increasing Speed Limits from Taxi Policy Guidelines to

100 km/h to 120 km/h, at par ensure safe, secure and
with the global practices affordable journeys, while
reducing congestion
as well as pollution in cities

Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS), the world’s

largest inventory of bridges, has been created for proper
maintenance of these structures. Till date 1,72,519
bridges of all ages and structures have been inventoried
across India,and assigned GPS based Location Numbers,
Classification Numbers based on features, Structural Rating
& Socio-Economic Rating numbers

789 black spots have been identified and assigned unique

ID numbers. Guidelines have been prepared and notified for
investigation and rectification of these road accident-prone
black spots on National Highways. 265 spots have already
been rectified

Rectification measures at 318 spots have been sanctioned

and are in various stages of implementation. 139 spots are on
State Government roads or with other agencies. Remaining
67 spots would be taken up separately or rectified as part of
ongoing projects

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