Summary:
He said that the 37-km stretch had earlier been upgraded as a four-lane tar road under the Port Connectivity Project. The carriageway (on which vehicles ply) of the remaining 30-km stretch would be further strengthened as tar road. He said that parallel flyovers would be constructed at Surathkal, Kottara Chowki and BC Road which have one-way flyovers now. The project proposal comprises constructing parallel flyovers, additional underpasses, widening of the highways at identified stretches, reconstructing the bridges and strengthening the highways and service roads. A major work proposed is to upgrade a seven-kilometre tar stretch between Baikampady and Lohitnagar in the city as an 11-m wide concrete road..