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• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved an INR 1,427.61 crore project for a four-lane Thiruvarur bypass in Tamil Nadu.
• The 14.9-km bypass will be developed on the Nagapattinam–Thanjavur section of NH-83 along with two additional road over bridges.
• The project aims to reduce traffic congestion inside Thiruvarur town and improve freight movement across central and coastal Tamil Nadu.
• The bypass will strengthen connectivity between industrial hubs such as Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore and port towns including Nagapattinam and Karaikal.
• The approval is part of the Centre’s wider push to improve national highway and logistics infrastructure in southern India.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved an INR 1,427.61 crore project for the construction of a four-lane Thiruvarur bypass in Tamil Nadu on the Nagapattinam–Thanjavur stretch of NH-83. The project will cover around 14.9 km and also includes the construction of two additional road over bridges on NH-129A and NH-134A. Advertisement
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the project is expected to improve connectivity between key industrial cities such as Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore and port towns including Nagapattinam and Karaikal. He shared through a social media post that the project would help strengthen transport infrastructure and support economic activity in the region.
The proposed bypass is expected to divert long-distance traffic away from Thiruvarur town, which currently faces congestion due to heavy passenger and commercial vehicle movement on NH-83. Officials expect the project to improve travel time, road safety and traffic flow for vehicles moving across the corridor.
The additional road over bridges planned under the project are expected to reduce delays at railway crossings and improve uninterrupted movement for freight vehicles. The corridor is considered important for cargo movement between industrial clusters and eastern coastal ports in Tamil Nadu.
The approval comes as the Centre continues to focus on highway expansion and logistics connectivity projects across Tamil Nadu. In the past few years, several road infrastructure projects including bypasses, elevated corridors and highway widening works have been taken up across the state to improve industrial and port connectivity.
Tamil Nadu remains one of the key states for national highway development due to its manufacturing base, automobile sector and port-linked trade activity. The Centre has also been increasing investments in road connectivity projects aimed at supporting faster cargo movement and reducing travel bottlenecks across urban centres.
The Thiruvarur bypass project is expected to support smoother regional connectivity and improve movement between industrial and port regions in Tamil Nadu. With traffic volumes rising steadily on national highways, bypass projects are becoming important for reducing pressure on town roads and improving logistics efficiency. The project is also likely to support long-term economic activity in the region by improving connectivity for trade, transport and commercial movement across central and coastal parts of the state.
Source PTI
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