After inspecting the progress on the phase II construction of the Kollam bypass to National Highway-47 on Monday, N.K. Premachandran, MP, said he was hopeful that the work would be completed in time so as to commission the bypass by November 2017.
A high-level team of officials accompanied the MP who expressed satisfaction at the progress of the construction. The inspection began from Altharamoodu Junction in Kavanad where the bypass gets reconnected with the NH-47 on the northern side. The 12.6-km Kollam bypass runs from Mevaram to Kavanad. Out of that the 4.3-km Mevaram-Kallumthazham stretch has been commissioned and opened to traffic. The remaining 8.3-km Kalluthazham- Kavanad stretch is being taken under the phase II work. While there are no bridges under the phase I work, phase II work comprises three bridges — a 900-m one at Kandachira, 600-m one at Aravila, and a 100-m one at Kadavur.
Mr. Premachandran said the construction of the bridges would start in August and about 18 months would be required to complete them. He said the development and designing of the bypass junctions along phase II would be taken up only after detailed discussions. The junctions would be scientifically constructed so that there would be no traffic jams.
