NHAI Modifies Aroor-Edappally Highway Plan to Integrate Metro Viaduct.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has directed the Detailed Project Report (DPR) consultant of the proposed Aroor-Edappally elevated highway on NH 66 to modify the design, as the current plan is impractical at Palarivattom Junction, where the Metro viaduct for the upcoming Pink Line is planned to pass through.

Hibi Eden, MP, stated that the DPR consultant has been instructed to submit a revised report within a month. The proposed Metro viaduct, which will connect JLN Stadium to Kakkanad, needs to pass over the existing Palarivattom flyover. To accommodate this, NHAI has asked for necessary provisions in the design to allow the Metro viaduct to cross over smoothly.

While the DPR proposes an elevated highway alongside the existing flyovers at Kundannoor and Vyttila junctions, further analysis is needed for an improved design at the Palarivattom bypass intersection. The Edappally-Aroor project is planned as an extension of the Aroor-Thuravoor elevated highway.

According to a report by Highway Engineering Consultants Ltd, the DPR consultant, the project is expected to cost ₹3,600 crore. Eden emphasized the importance of completing the Edappally-Aroor stretch in tandem with the ongoing NH 66 widening works to ensure seamless traffic movement.

ET