Villupuram – Nagapattinam ECR section that is probably completed in October

The work is expected to expand the East Costa road (ECR) that will be executed from Villupuram to Nagapattinam as part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme, it is mostly completed to Satanathapuram with local motorists and long -distance travelers that They use.

RM Swethakumar, originally from Chidambaram and one that often travels to Potoucherry and Kumbakonam, said the new path has reduced the travel time considerably. “I can get to Cuddalore in 30 minutes and it takes 1.5 hours to go to Villupuram. People are now coming to their destinations faster, ”he said …

S. Arunachalam, who recently traveled to Kumbakonam, said he had started using the road recently and found it comfortable. “The old ECR used to be narrow and certain stretching with curves were really dangerous. On the new path, some scopes, especially those on the bridges, have no lights. There are also vehicles such as two -wheeled vehicles that come on the wrong side. He suggested that more restaurants, car parking places where families can take a break and hotels can be opened along the road.

Sources from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said that the road patrol would intensify and local motorists polite not driving on the wrong side. “They have still become accustomed to the road and seem to continue driving as if it were a small rural road. We have provided enough vehicle underground steps for local traffic. The lamps are installed in certain stretching and would be electrified soon, ”he said.

Four contract packages are carried out and this section of the road is about 5-10 km from the coast while the crow flies due to the need to safeguard the mangroves, which are in abundance in the area.

Minor works are being carried out in both 1 packets from Villupuram to Potoucherry for a distance of 29 km and built at a cost of ₹ 1,013 million rupees and in the range of 38 km from Potaryrry to Pondiyankuppam built at a cost of ₹ 1,228 crore.

In package 3 from Poodiyankuppam to Satanathapuram that extends by a length of 56.8 km and built at a cost of ₹ 2,120 million rupees, all works have been completed and the toll has begun in the square in Kothattai. In package 4, which operates from Satanathapuram to Nagapattinam that covers a distance of 55.75 km, 31 km have been completed. The work in this section has been carried out at a cost of ₹ 1,905 million rupees.