Parliament Question: New NHs in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3110 ANSWERED ON 7th AUGUST, 2025 NEW NHS IN TAMIL NADU 3110. SHRI MANI A: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has proposed any new National Highway (NH) projects in Tamil Nadu including Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Constituency in the past three years; (b) if so, the proposed projects including the name and location of each project, the proposed length and scope of the work and the estimated cost of each project; (c) the expected timeline for the commencement and completion of each of these proposed projects; and (d) whether any of these projects are being implemented under centrally sponsored schemes such as Bharatmala Pariyojana or other Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (d) The Government, through the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Details of projects sanctioned on National Highways in Tamil Nadu, including those in the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years, comprising the name / scope of each project, location, length, total project cost, date of commencement (Appointed Date), scheduled date of completion, and the mode of implementation such as Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), item rate or Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), are provided at Annexure.ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3110 FOR ANSWER ON 7th AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI MANI A REGARDING NEW NHS IN TAMIL NADU. Details of Projects sanctioned on National Highways in Tamil Nadu, including those in the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years Name of the Sched Parliame uled/R ntary Total Total evised Locatio Constitu Projec Sl. Leng Appoint Sched Mode of Name of Project n of encies t Cost No. th ed Date uled execution project (LS) (Rs.in (Km) Compl through Cr.) etion which Date project passes 1 Two Lane with Paved Thoppur Dharmap 85.00 242.40 Package Comple EPC Shoulder from Thoppur to uri, I = ted Mettur Bhavani Erode Lakshmi Erode & 04.08.20 Section of NH 544H Nagar Tiruppur 22 (Bhavani Package ) II = 25.07.20 22, Package III = 04.08.20 22 Package IV = 08.08.20 22 2 Improving the Thoppur Dharmap 6.60 905.00 21.03.20 20.03.2 HAM alignment of Thoppur to uri & 25 028 Ghat section from Km Sekkarai Salem 158/500 to Km 165/100 patti in Dharmapuri - Salem section of NH-44 3 Balance works of four Thiruninr Tiruvallur 17.52 467.99 21.09.20 30.09.2 EPC Lane from km 43+950 avur to 22 025 (Thiruvallur Bypass) to Thirupac km 61+470 hur (Veppampattu Bypass) passing throughThannerkulam, Thozur and Sevapet Bypass (17.520 Kms) of Tirupati-Tiruttani- Chennai Section of NH 205 4 4-laning of left over Kerala Kanyaku 53.71 1564.2 12.08.20 EPC works including /Tamil mari 3 23 16.04.2 Additional structures in Nadu 026 KL/TN Border Border Kanyakumari from Km to 43.000 to 96.714 of Kanyaku NH-47 mari 5 Completion of balance Utharap Tirupati 7.35 166.52 06.07.20 15.09.2 Item Rate works pending in bit ukhandri 23 025 and pieces and listed ga to balance works from Kaalur Km 247.800 to 338.00 in AP portion 6 Six laning of Tuticorin Thermal Tuticorin 6.14 200.30 05.07.20 Comple EPC Port Road section of Nagar to 23 ted NH-7A FCI Rounda na 7 New Double Tier 4- Vepperi Chennai 4.95 1388.5 23.11.20 20.02.2 EPC lane Elevated Corridor to Central 9 23 027 from Chennai Port to Pudupet Maduravoyal in Chennai District (P-1) 8 New Double Tier 4- Pudupet Chennai 5.10 1616.9 23.11.20 20.02.2 EPC lane Elevated Corridor to Central 7 23 027 from Chennai Port to Aminjika Maduravyal in Chennai rai District (P-2) 9 New Double Tier 4- Aminjika Chennai 4.49 1299.3 23.11.20 20.02.2 EPC lane Elevated Corridor rai to South 6 23 027 from Chennai Port to Arumbak Maduravoyal in kam Chennai District (P-3) 10 New Double Tier 4- Arumbak Sriperum 6.41 1205.4 23.11.20 20.02.2 EPC lane Elevated Corridor kam to budhur 0 23 027 from Chennai Port to Madurav Maduravoyal in oyal Chennai District (P-4) 11 Construction of Nemili Sriperum 1.10 157.63 26.02.20 31.03.2 EPC Trumpet Interchange budhur 24 026 Connecting Bangalore –Chennai Expressway (km.261+705 to km. 262+800) with Maduravoyal to Walajapet Section of NH 48 near Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza at km. 35+70012 4-laning of STRR S.Muthu Krishnagir 35.76 1260.7 18.05.20 31.05.2 HAM Bengaluru, NH 948A ganapalli i 6 4 23 026 Balagondapalli (Tamil to Nadu) to Devarap Karnataka/Tamil Nadu alli border from Km 144.170 to Km 179.936 (35.766 km) 13 Access Controlled Thirupac Tiruvallur 43.95 1376.1 28.12.20 27.12.2 HAM Highway of 4 Lane with hur to 0 24 026 Paved Shoulders from Tamil Tiruvallur (Design Nadu/ Chainage Km 17+56) Andhra to TN/AP Border Pradesh (Design Chainage Km Border 61+51) of NH-716 (Alamelu (Chennai-Tirupati mangap Package-1) uram) 14 Access Controlled Tamil Tirupati 37.43 1346.8 14.12.20 13.12.2 HAM Highway of 4 Lane with Nadu/ 2 24 026 Paved Shoulders from Andhra TN/AP Border (Design Pradesh Chainage Km 61+51) Border to Puttur (Design (Alamelu Chainage Km 81+540) mangap of NH-716 & 6 Lane uram) to with Paved Shoulders C.Mallav from Mallavaram to aram Renigunta (Chennai- Tirupati Package-2) 15 Balance Works for six Sriperu Kancheep 16.82 403.05 27.01.20 27.10.2 EPC laning of mbudhur uram & 0 0 25 026 Sriperumbudur to to Sriperum karaipettai section of Karaipett budhur NH-4 (New NH-48) ai from 37+000 (Existing Km 37+000) to Km 71+015 16 Access controlled Walajha Vellore & 28.02 1338.1 Not yet appointed HAM Highway of 4 lane with pet to Arakkona 1 40 paved shoulders from Muthara m Walajhapet/Ranipet sikuppa (Design chainage km m 106+800) to TN/AP Border (Design Chainage Km 134+821) of NH 40 17 Balance works for four Vikravan Viluppura 65.96 1163.1 25.06.20 24.06.2 EPC laning of Vikravandi to di to m & 7 25 027 Sethiyathopu section Sethiyat Cuddalor (from Km 0/0-65/960) hope e of NH45C 18 Elimination of identified Cuddalor 1.43 15.00 12.10.20 Comple EPC Black spots at Km Arasaku e 22 ted 46/020 – 46/810 zhi to (Arasakuzhi- TN-02- Adari310 and km 84/200 – 84/840 (Adari- TN-02- 112, by permanent Remedial Measures of NH-532 (Cuddalore- Vridhachalam –Salem Road) 19 Construction of Missing Villupura 8.00 15.34 10.02.20 Comple EPC Strom Water drain in Mazhav m 23 ted selected stretches from anthang Km 170/800-192/600 al, (7600m) and Kandach Construction of Box ipuram, culvert at Km Keezhva 171/0,174/0 & 197/8 lai, and Construction of Mangala Protection wall from puram, Km 170/8-171/100 Kedar & (L/S) (300m) & 199/0- Soorapa 199/200 (200m) of NH ttu 234 Mangalagiri- Vengatagiri-Kottah- Pernampet- Gudiyatham-Katpadi- Vellore-Polur- Thiruvannamali- Villupuram road 20 Four laning of Dindigul 17.17 172.15 18.05.20 Comple EPC Ottanchatram to Palani Samiyar 23 ted section of NH 209 from pudur to Km 30/700 to Km Ramana 55/000 of NH 209 tha including footpath for Nagar pedestrian and way side amenities except from Km 39/2 to Km 41/0, from Km 43/4 to Km -44/100, From Km 47/4- to Km 51/0 and from Km 52/2-52/965. 21 Widening to 4 lane in Usilamp Virudhun 42.70 94.69 20.02.20 Comple EPC Km.40/510 to 41/450 atti to agar & 23 ted and Strengthening Aniakara Theni from km 15/00 to pptti 19/800, Km.36/000 to 54/500, Km.55/375 to 57/400, Km.58/600 to 59/600, Km.60/200 to 61/900, Km.62/600 to 64/000, Km.74/000 to 75/126, Km.76/373 to 76/450 & Km.77/600 to 90/275 including Geometrical Improvement at Km.37/400 &Km.46/800, Construction of retaining wall & breast wall, construction of storm water drain, reconstruction & widening of culverts and Foot over bridge at Km.78/900 of NH 85 (Old NH-49 Extn.) 22 Improvement from Km Vasudev Kadayana 17.70 35.61 10.05.20 Comple EPC 94/0-96/0, 96/2-96/8, anallur llur & 23 ted 97/6-101/0, 102/0- to Vasudeva 103/0, 138/0-139/3, Kottaiva nallur 142/0-151/4 including sal Protective works and CD works of Thirumangalam - Kollam road NH 744 (Old No 208) 23 Construction of RCC Achamb Virudhun - 3.45 26.05.20 Comple Item Rate Retaining wall from km athu agar 23 ted 9/830 to10/065 (RHS) of NH-85 (Old NH 49 Extn.) (Madurai - Cochin Road) on Item Rate 24 Widening from two Ellaikatt Karur 26.13 137.25 07.03.20 Compl EPC lane paved shoulder to u valasu 24 eted four lane with paved to shoulder Km 81/300- Thennila 86/500,88/700-90/500, i and Km 90/900-96/300 and paramat 97/700-110/700 of NH- hthi to 81 (Old NH-67 Km Govindh 251/000- ampalay 245/800,243/600- am 242/800,242/400- 236/000 and 234/4- 221/600 and strengthening from Km 81/300-85/600 ,87/600- 96/3 of NH-81 (old NH- 67 251/0-236/0) including widening of pipe, slab culvert, Minor bridge , reconstruction of box culvert Kerb type Median, Retaining and well protective works and junction Improvements of NH- 81.25 Construction of Kombup Nilgiris - 9.27 31.01.20 Comple EPC Additional two lane allam 24 ted bridge at Km 249/6 of NH 948 (Bangalore - Coimbatore Road) 26 Strengthening in Km Kottamp Madurai 2.90 11.69 01.02.20 Comple EPC 0/0 -1/500 & Widening atti & & 24 ted and strengthening at Thirupat Sivagang Km 30/830 -32/230 of hur ai NH 383 Extn (Kottampatti - Thiruppathur Road) 27 Improvements to Barliar Nilgiris 3.44 42.21 09.02.20 Comple EPC existing Paver block to 24 ted carriageway at Km Udhaga 429/2 – 430/8 & Km mandala 433/2 (Selected m Stretches) and Providing safety measures at vulnerable location of Km 397/2, 397/4, 398/4, 398/6, 399/4, 399/6, 399/10, 400/2, 400/4 & 400/10 including of CD works and Protective works and Improvements to Charring Cross Junction at Km 430/8 - 431/4 of NH 67 (New NH 181) 28 Widening from Two Palladam 47.60 274.84 07.11.20 Comple EPC Lane with Paved Pallada 23 ted Shoulder to Four lane m Paved shoulder and Kurukath improvements at Km thi 26/5 - 34/2, 35/6 - 40/2, village 42/2 - 53/2, 55/8 - 56/2, 58/7 - 61/2, 76/6 - 81/2 and widening from Two Lane with Paved Shoulder to Four lane from Km 40/2-42/2, Km 53/2-55/8,Km 61/2- 66/7,Km 67/2-72/4 and improvements from km 34/2 – 35/6 including CD works of NH 81 (Coimbatore – Chidambaram)(Old NH-67) (Nagapattinam- Trichy-Coimbatore- Gudalur 29 Strengthening of two Manjava Dharmap 18.01 169.68 01.02.20 Comple EPC lane with paved di uri 24 ted shoulder from Km 17/8 Kanavai– 18/2, construction of to two lane with paved A.Pallipa shoulder from Km 18/2 tti to Km 20/0 and construction of four lane with paved shoulder from Km 20/0 to Km 35/6 of Salem- Thirupathur – Vaniyambadi road (NH-179A) 30 Construction of ROB Kunnaku Tenkasi 1.23 53.02 15.09.20 13.12.2 EPC and their Approaches di & 23 025 at Km 99/4 (LC Gate Kuthukal No.503/Spl – A -3/E) of Valasai NH208 Kollam – Thirumangalam Road including land acquisition 31 Permanent Cuddalo Cuddalor 0.60 31.44 24.01.20 13.01.2 EPC Improvement of Black re Town e 24 026 Spot (TN-(02)- 635) at New Cinema junction @ Km 62/4-63/0 by Providing additional high level bridge @ Km62/6-62/880 including widening of existing road with Centre median, Storm Water drain, CD works and Junction improvements of NH 45A (New NH 32) (Villupuram - Pondy - Nagapattinam Road) 32 Construction of Katpadi Vellore - 33.52 04.10.20 24.09.2 EPC additional 2 lane Bow– 24 026 String ROB adjacent to the existing 2 lane Bow–String ROB at Km 56/2 of NH-234 (new NH-75) (Mangalore – Villupuram Road) 33 Widening the leftout Shantha Erode 5.00 16.84 07.02.20 07.11.2 EPC existing 2L to 2L+PS, nlingapu 25 025 Strengthening the ram selected stretches from Village Km 9/6 - 15/6 of NH- to 381A (Vellakovil to Velayuth Sankari Road) ampalay am 34 Construction of RRM Bodimett Theni - 1.51 30.10.20 Comple Item Rate Retaining wall at u 23 ted Km.117/600 (LHS) ofNH-85 (Old NH 49 Extn.) (Madurai - Cochin Road) 35 Strengthening selected Chinnar Namakkal 9.6 19.01 12.12.20 Comple EPC streches from Km palayam 24 ted 58/700 to km 68/900 of to NH-381A (length 9.6 Sankagir Km) (Vellakoil- i Sangagiri Road) 36 Strengthening from Km Mazhav Villupura 31.8 42.52 19.08.24 Comple EPC 110/2 to km 142/0 of anthang m ted NH-38 (length 31.8 al to Km) (Mangalore- Ayinamp Villupuram Road). alayam 37 Strengthening selected Perk Coimbato 11.3 47.57 05.12.24 05.12.2 EPC stretches from km 1/2 school re 5 to km 23/6 (9.50 km) of junction NH-81 and to strengthening selected NGGO stretches from km 6/0 colony to km 23/0 (1.8Km) of NH-181 including junctions improvement at km 6/0 to km 6/4 of NH-181 38 Strengthening from Km Vellore Vellore 12.3 20.83 20.03.25 27.10.2 EPC 0/0 to Km 12/3 (4.92 (Green 5 Km) of NH-38 Circle) (Mangalore-Villupuram to road) Nelvoy 39 “Prevention of Kurumb Nilgiris 1.75 19.47 19.05.25 17.04.2 EPC Landslides and Soil adi 6 erosion by constructing to of Breastwall, Gabion Thorapal wall, Geo Mat li Covering the Earthslip portions including Grass Seedling & Construction of culvert from Km 66/4 – 155/8 (Selected Stretches) of NH 181(Coimbatore – Ooty-Gundalpet Road)” “Strengthening from Kannam Km 22/000 to 78/000 of agalam Arni & Bids under 40 NH-38 (Length 54.223 to Tiruvanna 54.22 71.03 EPC evaluation km) (Mangalore - Deepam malai- MP Villupuram Road) NagarProviding Speed calming measures in oodanth Kallar Elephant urai Corridor from Km village 28.02.20 28.09.2 41 Nilgiris 2.4 0.68 Item Rate 56/000 to km 58/400 of to 25 025 NH-181 (Coimbatore - oodanth Ooty - Gundalpet urai Road). Construction of Four Lane Bypass to Vettavalam Town from Oolaipad Ch.0/0 to Ch.4/465 i to 24.10.2 42 (Starting at km 104/850 Tiruvanna 4.47 50.68 02.05.25 EPC Anukum 026 and ending at km malai alai 109/190 of NH-38 Mangalore - Villupuram Road) Widening of existing 2 lane paved shoulder to 4 Lane paved shoulder in Km 268/40 to Km 271/30 & Km 273/00 to Km 273/80 of NH 948 Nallur to (Coimbatore - 23.01.2 43 Tanapud Nilgiris 5.40 52.21 24.07.25 EPC Sathyamangalam 7 hur Road) (Length 5.40 Km) including permanent retification of three black spots (IDs - TN -02-238, TN- 02-239 & TN-03-260) Widening to 2L+PS in km 15/600-38/800 (except km 28/2-28/6 & km 33/100-33/200) and Near improvements in km Noyyal 17/300-21/300, km bridge to 23.01.2 44 22/200-26/0, km Erode 22.70 63.60 24.07.25 EPC Near 7 26/600-28/0, km 28/60- Thambir 30/8, km 31/700- an 33/100, km 33/200- valasu 35/200, km 36/200- 38/800 of NH 381A (Length 22.70 Km) (Vellakoil - SankagiriRoad) Balance work of Widening existing two lane to four lane including strengthening the existing Samathu carriageway from km Krishnagir 03.06.20 02.03.2 45 vapuram 2.11 12.81 EPC 16/170 to km 18/110 i 25 026 to Hosur and Improvements from km 16/0 to km 16/170 of NH-207 (New NH-648) (Length 2.11 Km) Widening of existing two lane to four lane Koil with paved shoulders Palaym road and improvements Coimbato 46 to 4.00 44.09 Not yet appointed EPC from Km 302/60 to Km re Saravan 306/60 of NH 948 ampatty including CD works & Drain works Improvements to eliminate the Blackspot at Ganapathy Moor Market Junction (TN- 02-623) at Km 312/0 to Coimbat Coimbato 47 3.40 51.02 Not yet appointed EPC Km 315/4 of NH 948 ore re (Length 3.40 Km) (Banglore - Sathyamangalam - Coimbatore Road) Widening of service road in Mettupalayam Jothipur side approach of am Periyanaickenpalayam village Koundam Bids under 48 flyover including Land 0.40 7.43 EPC to palayam evaluation Acquisition from Km Jothipur 31/600 to 32/000 of NH am 181 (Coimbatore - Ooty - Gundlupet road)Strengthening from Km Peramb 78/200 to 106/200 on alur to Perambal 49 NH 136 Thanjavur - 28.00 28.82 Not yet appointed EPC Udumbiy ur Perambalur - Atthur um road Realignment from Km Araman 15/4 - 16/350 of NH- ur to Kallakuric Bids under 50 179A (Salem - Manjava 0.95 12.65 EPC hi evaluation Tirupathur - di Vaniyambadi Road) Kanavai Vilakkut hun to Theppak Strengthening from Km Madurai ulam & 0/000 to 3/200 on NH & 30.05.20 26.12.2 51 Kalavas 5.10 11.32 EPC 87 and from Km 46/275 Sivagang 25 025 al to to Km 48/175 of NH 85 ai Sivagan gai Town Improvement to the existing carriage way at Mathur Trichirapa 24.07.20 21.11.2 52 Km 33/610 - 44/010 of 10.40 7.51 EPC to Trichy lli 25 025 Pudukkottai - Trichy road (NH-336) Construction of Four Lane Bypass to Vellore Town starting from Km Latheri 53 47/400 of NH 75 & to 20.42 752.94 Bids invited EPC Vellore ending at Km 12.65 of Nelvoy NH 38 (length 20.492 Km) ******