Kochi, May 23:
The Roads and Bridges
Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK) has started survey for the second
phase of developing the Airport-Seaport road.
A four-lane road is
being built from HMT Junction in Kalamassery to the international airport. The
project along the 15-km stretch is expected to be completed in four years'
time.
The State Minister for
Public Works, Mr V.K. Ibrahim Kunju, inaugurated the survey for the extension
work. The survey will initially be carried out up to the Naval Armament Depot
and this would be completed in 10 days.
A total of 13.65
hectares of land is required for the project. The total project cost for the
airport extension is estimated at Rs 662 crore, including land acquisition.
Except for a few
modifications of the proposed alignment near the airport's golf course, there
will not be any change in the project.
According to
officials, bridges would be constructed at Thottumugham Mahilalaya Junction and
Turuth, in two years' time.
The government has
allotted Rs 45 crore for the survey and first phase of road development. The
existing stretch from Karingachira to Kalamassery will be widened into
four-lane after the Kalamassery-Airport stretch is ready.
Land acquisition for
this will be minimal, since land is available in most places, the officials
said.
The extension of the
road up to the airport will considerably decongest the Aroor-Edapally NH Bypass
and also the Ernakulam-Aluva stretch of NH 47.
RBDCK will also
initiate steps to straighten the accident-prone Poojari Valavu and 55 cents of
land will be acquired for this. A compensation of Rs 10.50 lakh per cent has
been fixed for plots on the road side.
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