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We have decided to widen the nearly 12-km long road stretch from the present width of seven metres to 10.5 metres. The Tiruchi-Thindukarai stretch on Karur highway has several dangerous curves and is wide enough to accommodate just two vehicles. | Photo Credit: M_SRINATHmore-inThe Highways department has decided to widen the Tiruchi-Thindukarai section of the Tiruchi-Karur highway, revising its earlier plan of strengthening the narrow two-lane road. Since a by-pass was to be laid between Panchapur on Tiruchi-Madurai highway and the Tiruchi-Karur highway by the NHAI, the remaining stretch of the road was left with the State Highways department. The Highways department had earlier drawn up a plan to strengthen the road at an estimate of ?30 crore..