Massive road project in Tamil Nadu likely soon.

The State may soon witness the launch of a massive road sector project.

Detailed project reports on improvement of roads for about 600 km are getting ready. They will be finalised in a month and bids will be floated a few months later.

Once contracts are awarded, works are expected to be completed in two years, according to officials of the Highways Department. The government has decided to seek the assistance of the World Bank.

As a prerequisite to the approval of the multilateral agency, the Highways authorities have to start work in respect of one-third of the length of roads. This is why roads for about 600 km are being taken up. Totally, around 2,100 km are going to be covered under the proposed Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project (TNRSP)-II, which envisages an outlay of Rs. 9,000 crore.

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