Two-way traffic trial run through Kuthiran a success
The Hindu
System to enable construction work for approach road for second tunnel
The trial run of two-way traffic through the first tunnel at Kuthiran on Mannuthy-Walayar National Highway 544 was successfully conducted on Thursday.
The trial run was conducted as part of the construction of the road towards the second tunnel, which will be ready for traffic soon.
The existing road towards Palakkad has to be reconstructed for the approach road towards the second tunnel. So vehicles towards Palakkad and Thrissur had to be routed through the first tunnel.
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