Lok Sabha Question No. 1642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: NH  Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Malaiyarasan D

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1642

ANSWERED ON 05 TH   DECEMBER, 2024

NH Projects in Tamil Nadu

1642.  Shri Malaiyarasan D:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the National Highway (NH) projects completed/under construction in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year including total length and cost for each project;
- (b) the details of the new NH projects approved and funds sanctioned/utilized for the State of Tamil Nadu for the next five years;
- (c) the details of the pending constructions of underpasses on various NH running across the Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any target for their completion, if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  by  the
- Government for their timely completion?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)Total 120 number of National Highway works in a length of 1,840 km amounting  to  Rs.  22,579.76  crores  have  been  completed  during  the last  three  years  and  the  current  year.  Total  66  number  of  National Highway works in a length of 1197.8 km amounting to Rs. 41,206.88

crores are under construction in Tamil Nadu. A statement for National Highway projects under construction is placed at Annex. (b) Total 7 number of works for length of 123.37 km amounting to Rs. 221.11 crores has been approved, so far in the current year. (c)  to  (d)  Total  46  number  of  underpasses  for  length  of  31.07  km amounting to Rs. 943.40 crores are under construction in the State of Tamil  Nadu.  These  works  are  scheduled  for  completion  between January 2025 and October 2025. These projects are regularly monitored  through  Project  Management  Information  System  (PMIS) Portal  and  Data  Lake at  Executing Agency level and through Project Monitoring  Group  (PMG)  portal  at  Ministerial  level.  Specific  Project Implementation  Units  (PIUs)  and  dedicated  project  consultants  are placed at site for ensuring timely completion of projects.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1642 FOR ANSWER ON 05 TH   DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI MALAIYARASAN D. REGARDING NH PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU WORKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION DURING CURRENT YEAR FOR NHAI+STATE

PWD:

|   Sl N o. | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Length in km)   |   ( Sanction Cost (Rs. in crores) | Physical progr ess                                                                               |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Reconstruction of existing ROB at Km 113/4 and Construction of grade sepa rator at km 113/800 of NH-4 (Chennai - Chittoor- Bangalore road)                                                                              |                 |                             34.16 | 98%                                                                                              |
|         2 | Construction of grade separator at km 218/6 of NH 67 (New No - 81). (Nagap patinam - Guddalore - Mysore Road)                                                                                                           | 0.58            |                             30.52 | 0%,Matter is i n Arbitration                                                                     |
|         3 | Widening to Two Lane with Paved sho ulders from Km 414/4-428/0 and Stren gthening from Km 422/0 - 425/0 of NH 67                                                                                                        | 13.60           |                             36.48 | The physical p rogress for wo rk is 83% and the existing co ntract is propo sed for Termin ation |
|         4 | Construction of grade separator at km 51/2 of NH532 (Cuddalore - Vridhacha lam - Salem road town)                                                                                                                       | 0.93            |                             37.34 | 100%                                                                                             |
|         5 | Construction of ROB at km 22/2 of NH 49 Extn (New NH No 85) (Madurai - C ochin road) & Railway chainage in km 19/2-3 in lieu of LC-17 between Vadap alanji & Usilampatti Railway stations u nder Sethubharatham project | 0.01            |                             59.38 | 81%                                                                                              |
|         6 | Construction of ROB and their Approa ches at Km 81/800 (Near Kannamang alam) in Lieu of Existing LC No.109A/3 T at Railway Km 130/23-25 of NH-234                                                                       | 1.10            |                             98.55 | 30%                                                                                              |

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|    | (Mangalore - Villupuram Road) tretche s Land Acquistion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |      |        |      |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------|------|
|  7 | Construction of ROB at Km 93/4 of NH 49 Extn. (Madurai - Cochin road) in lie u of LC 85 and Railway Km 89/7-8 in b etween Theni and Bodi Railway Statio ns.Under SethuBharatham project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.85 |  45.18 | 25%  |
|  8 | Construction of ROB at Km 75/8 of NH 49 Extn. (Madurai - Cochin road) in lie u of LC 68 and Railway Km 72/6-7 in b etween Aundipatti and Theni Railway Stations Under SethuBharatham Proje ct                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1.26 |  92.02 | 45%  |
|  9 | Construction of ROB and their approac hes at Km 103/4 near Ettivadi in Lieu o f existing level crossing No. 86 of NH-2 34 (Mangalore -Villupuram road) inclu ding Land Acquisition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.01 |  64.18 | 5%   |
| 10 | Permanent rectification for the Black S pot ID:TN-(02)-680 (Alpet Junction) at Km 59/200-59/600 & 60/100-60/800 an d Black Spot ID:TN-(02)-457 (Manjaku ppam Clock Tower Junction) at Km 60/ 800-60/900 by providing widening the existing two lane with paved shoulders to four lane with Center median and St orm water drain including CD works of NH 45A (New No: NH 32) (Villupuram- Pondicherry-Nagapattinam Road) | 1.2  |   8.56 | 100% |
| 11 | Construction of 4 lane with paved shou lders Thiruvayaru Bypass in between e xisting Km.55/926 to 62/680 in NH 226 Extn. (New NH 136)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6.75 | 191.33 | 94%  |
| 12 | Construction of Vehicular Under Pass @Km6/6 (Ammakulam Cross Road) Ariyalur Bye pass in NH 226 Extn., (Ne w No.136)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.87 |  29.89 | 85%  |
| 13 | Reconstruction of Minor Bridges at Km 158/280,186/560 & 212/840 and Wide ning of Minor Bridges at Km 170/325,K m 184/760 & Km 218/010 of Kollam Th irumangalam Road NH 208 (New NH 7 44)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.01 |  13.33 | 90%  |
| 14 | Constructions of additional 2 lane High level bridge across the river kamandal a at Km 92/8 of NH-234 (New NH-38) (                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.08 |   8.25 | 100% |

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|    | Mangalore - Villupuram Road) on Engi neering Procurement and construction EPC basis contract in the state of Tami lnadu. ( Kamandala River )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |       |        |      |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|------|
| 15 | Construction of LVUP at Km 109/10 of NH-4 (New NH-40) (Chennai-Chittoor Bangalore road)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  0.5  |  13.51 | 33%  |
| 16 | Construction of Bypass to Gudiyatham Town in km 23/100 - 29/250 including LA & Shifting of NH-234 (Mangalore - Villupuram Road) (NEW NH-75)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  7.3  | 243.96 | 75%  |
| 17 | Widening from Two lane with paved sh oulder to four lane with paved shoulder and Strengthening in Km 0/8 - 17/6, 1 8/0 - 25/0, 25/500 - 27/900, 29/6 - 34/ 0 & Km 39/0-50/570 and strengthening in km 17/6-18/0,25/0-25/5,27/9-29/6, a nd widening from Four lane to four lan e with paved shoulder and strengtheni ng in km 34/0-39/0 including centre me dian in selected stretches, Constructio n of Storm water drain including Widen ing and Reconstruction of CD works a nd Additional Bridge at Km 39/8 of NH 532 | 42.69 | 294.7  | 45%  |
| 18 | Construction of bypass to Bagalur tow n branching from km 3/0 (Kothapalli) a nd joining at Km 9/350 (Jee Mangalam ) including LA & shifting of NH 207 (Ne w NH 648)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  4.58 |  90    | 31%  |
| 19 | Construction of Fly Over including Jun ction Improvements at Km 348/6 - 349 /8 of NH 67 (Km 15/6 - 16/8 of New N H 181) (Nagapattinam - Gudalur - My sore Road) at Saibaba Colony Junctio n in Coimbatore City                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  1.14 |  71.05 | 4%   |
| 20 | Construction of Bypass to Madurai - A chambathu - Viratipathu in Km 6/850 - 10/382 of NH 49 Extn. (New NH 85) in cluding LA & Shifting of Utilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  3.53 | 260.07 | 5%   |
| 21 | Widening to 4 lane in Km.40/510 to 41/ 450 and Strengthening from km 15/60 0 to 19/800, Km.36/000 to 54/500, Km. 55/375 to 57/400, Km.58/600 to 59/60 0, Km.60/200 to 61/900, Km.62/600 to 64/000, Km.74/000 to 75/126, Km.76/3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 42.7  |  94.69 | 100% |

|    | 73 to 76/450 & Km.77/600 to 90/275 in cluding Geometrical Improvement at K m.37/400 & Km.46/800, Construction o f retaining wall & breast wall, constructi on of storm water drain, reconstruction & widening of culverts and Foot over b ridge at Km.78/900 of NH 85 (Old NH- 49 Extn.)                                                                                                                                                                 |       |        |      |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|------|
| 22 | Four laning of Ottanchatram to Palani section from Km 30/700 to Km 55/000 of NH 209 (New NH-83) including foot path for pedestrian and way side amen ities except from Km 37/870 to 38/130, 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 to 52/965                                                                                                                                                            | 17.17 | 172.15 | 89%  |
| 23 | Improvement from Km 94/0-96/0, 96/2- 96/8, 97/6-101/0, 102/0-103/0, 138/0-1 39/3, 142/0-151/4 including Protective works and CD works of Thirumangala m - Kollam road NH 744 (Old No 208)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 17.7  |  35.61 | 100% |
| 24 | Construction of ROB and their Approa ches at Km 99/4 (LC Gate No.503/Spl - A -3/E) of NH2O8 Kollam- Thiruman galam Road                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  1.23 |  53.02 | 75%  |
| 25 | Widening from Two Lane with Pave d Shoulder to Four lane Paved shou lder and improvements at Km 26/5 - 3 4/2, 35/6 - 40/2, 42/2 - 53/2, 55/8 - 56 /2, 58/7 - 61/2, 76/6 - 81/2 and wideni ng from Two Lane with Paved Shoul der to Four lane from Km 40/2-42/2, Km 53/2-55/8,Km 61/2-66/7,Km 67/2-7 2/4 and improvements from km 34/2 - 35/6 including CD works of NH 81 (Co imbatore - Chidambaram)(Old NH-67) (Nagapattinam-Trichy-Coimbatore-Gu dalur | 47.6  | 274.84 | 72%  |
| 26 | Construction of Additional two lane bri dge at Km 249/6 of NH 948 (Bangalore - Coimbatore Road)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  0.1  |   9.27 | 81%  |
| 27 | Permanent Improvement of Black Spot (TN-(02)-635) at New Cinema junction @Km62/4-63/0 by Providing addition al high level bridge @Km62/6-62/880 i ncluding widening of existing road with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  0.6  |  31.45 | 15%  |

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|    | Centre median, Storm Water drain, CD works and Junction improvements of N H 45A (New NH 32) (Villupuram - Pon dy - Nagapattinam Road)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |       |        |      |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|------|
| 28 | Strengthening of two lane with paved s houlder from Km 17/8 - 18/2, construct ion of two lane with paved shoulder fro m Km 18/2 to Km 20/0 and constructio n of four lane with paved shoulder from Km 20/0 to Km 35/6 of Salem- Thirupa thur - Vaniyambadi road (NH-179A) o n EPC mode under Annual Plan 2022- 23 in the state of Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                         | 18.02 | 169.68 | 43%  |
| 29 | Widening from two lane paved shoulde r to four lane with paved shoulder Km 81/300-86/500,88/700-90/500, Km 90/ 900-96/300 and 97/700-110/700 of NH -81 (Old NH-67 Km 251/000- 245/800, 243/600-242/800,242/400-236/000 an d 234/4-221/600 and strengthening fro m Km 81/300-85/600 ,86/700-96/3 of NH-81 (old NH-67 251/0-236/0) includi ng widening of pipe, slab culvert, Minor bridge , reconstruction of box culvert K erb type Median,Retaining and well pr otective works and junction Improveme nts of NH-81. | 26.13 | 137.25 | 22%  |
| 30 | Strengthening in Km 0/0 - 1/500 & at Km 30/830 -32/230 of NH 383 Extn (K ottampatti - Thiruppathur Road)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  2.9  |  11.69 | 100% |
| 31 | Improvements to existing Paver block carriageway at Km 429/2 - 430/8 & K m 433/2 (Selected Stretches) and Prov iding safety measures at vulnerable loc ation of Km 397/2, 397/4, 398/4, 398/6, 399/4, 399/6, 399/10, 400/2, 400/4 & 4 00/10 including of CD works and Prote ctive works and Improvemets to Charri ng Cross Junction at Km 430/8 - 431/4 of NH 67 (New NH 181)                                                                                                                                        |  3.45 |  42.21 | 48%  |
| 32 | Construction of additional 2 lane Bow- String ROB adjacent to the existing 2 l ane Bow-String ROB at Km 56/2 of N H-234 (new NH-75) (Mangalore - Villu puram Road)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  0.5  |  33.52 | 0%   |
| 33 | Strengthening from Km 110/2 to km 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 31.8  |  42.52 | 0%   |

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|    | 2/0 of NH-38 (Km 170/4 - 202/6 of NH 234) (length 31.8 Km) (Mangalore-Villu puram Road) on EPC mode in Tamil N adu.                                                                                                                                                                                           |      |         |       |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------|-------|
| 34 | Strengthening the selected tretches fro m Km 58/700 to Km 68/900 of NH-381 A (Vellakoil-Sangagiri Road) on EPC mode in Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                                                                                            |  9.6 |   19.01 | 0%    |
| 35 | Strengthening selected stretches from km ½ to km 23/6 (9.50 km) of NH-81 a nd strengthening selected stretches fro m km 6/0 to km 23/0 (1.8Km) of NH-18 1 including junctions improvement at k m 6/0 to km 6/4 of NH-181 on EPC in Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 11.3 |   47.57 | 0%    |
| 36 | New Double Tier 4-lane Elevated Corri dor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (Package-1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  4.9 | 1388.6  | 2.9%  |
| 37 | New Double Tier 4-lane Elevated Corri dor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (Package-2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  5.1 | 1617    | 1.1%  |
| 38 | New Double Tier 4-lane Elevated Corri dor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (Package-3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  4.5 | 1299.4  | 1.6%  |
| 39 | New Double Tier 4-lane Elevated Corri dor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (Package-4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  6.4 | 1205.4  | 0.5%  |
| 40 | Balance works of four Lane from km 4 3+950 (Thiruvallur Bypass) to km 61+4 70 (Veppampattu Bypass) passing thro ugh Thannerkulam, Thozur and Sevap et Bypass (17.520 Kms) of Tirupati-Tir uttani-Chennai Section of NH 205                                                                                    | 17.5 |  468    | 60.4% |
| 41 | Completion of Balance works pending i n bit and pieces (incomplete stretch at 7 locations) and listed balance works fr om km. 274.800 to 338.030 in AP porti on and other listed balance works from km. 0.000 to km. 43.950 in TN portion of 4/2 laning of Tirupathi - Tiruttani - C hennai section of NH-205 |  7.4 |  166.5  | 70.2% |
| 42 | 4- laning of Mamallapuram - Mugaiyur section of NH-332A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 31   | 1360.5  | 38.5% |
| 43 | 4- laning of Mugaiyur - Marakkanam s ection of NH-332A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 31   | 1116.1  | 25.8% |
| 44 | Strengthening and Widening the existi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 85   |  242.4  | 95.0% |

|    | ng 2 lane carriageway to 2 lane with p aved shoulders from Km 0+000 to Km 85+000 of NH-544H (NH(O) Project (T hoppur - Mettur - Bhavani -Erode sec tion)                                 |      |        |       |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------|-------|
| 45 | 6-laning of Maduravoyal to Sriperumbu dur section of NH-4                                                                                                                                | 23.2 |  463.1 | 98.5% |
| 46 | 6- laning of Sriperumbudur to Karaipett ai Section of NH-48                                                                                                                              | 34   | 1314.8 | 57.3% |
| 47 | 6-laning of Karaipettai - Walajahpet s ection of NH-4                                                                                                                                    | 36.1 |  766.5 | 82.9% |
| 48 | Bangalore Chennai Expressway Phas e-III - Package I (Gudipala to Walajajh pet)                                                                                                           | 24   | 1341.5 | 72.4% |
| 49 | Bangalore Chennai Expressway Phas e-III - Package II (Walajahpet to Arakk onam)                                                                                                          | 24.5 | 1051.4 | 86.7% |
| 50 | Bangalore Chennai Expressway Phas e-III - Package III (Arakkonam to Kanc heepuram)                                                                                                       | 25.5 | 1458.5 | 52.4% |
| 51 | Bangalore Chennai Expressway Phas e-III - Package IV (Kanchepuram to Sr iperumbudur) section of NE-7                                                                                     | 31.7 | 3516.8 | 65.8% |
| 52 | Construction of Trumpet Interchange c onnecting Bangalore-Chennai Express way (Km 261+705 to Km 262+800) wit h Maduravoyal to Walajahpet section o f NH-48 near Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza |  1.1 |  157.6 | 15.2% |
| 53 | 4- laning of Neraluru - Thorapalli Agra haram section of NH-844 (P-1)                                                                                                                    | 23.4 | 1757.3 | 55.7% |
| 54 | 4- laning of Thorapalli Agraharam - Jitt andahalli section of NH-844 (P-2)                                                                                                               | 36.8 | 1243.6 | 75.0% |
| 55 | 4-laning of Puducherry - Poondiyanku ppam section of NH-45A                                                                                                                              | 38   | 1588.4 | 96.3% |
| 56 | 4- laning of Sattanathapuram to Nagap attinam Section of NH-45A (New NH-32)                                                                                                              | 55.8 | 2899.8 | 52.6% |
| 57 | 4-laning of STRR Bengaluru, NH 948A Balagondapalli (Tamil Nadu) to Karnat aka/Tamil Nadu border from Km 144.1 70 to Km 179.936 (35.766 km) in the st ate of Tamil Nadu                   | 35.8 | 1260.7 | 44.3% |
| 58 | 4-laning of Kamalapuram - Oddanchat ram section of NH-83                                                                                                                                 | 36.5 | 1051.7 | 77.4% |

| 59   | 4-laning of Madathukulam - Pollachi s ection of NH-83                                                                      |   50.1 |   1471.7 | 87.0%   |
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| 60   | 4-laning of Vadipatti - Thamaraipatti s ection of NH-744A                                                                  |   30   |    854.9 | 67.2%   |
| 61   | 4-laning of Melur - Karaikudi section N H-36, 338 and 383                                                                  |   45.9 |   1103.9 | 70.7%   |
| 62   | 4-laning of Thirumangalam - Vadugap atti section of NH-744                                                                 |   36   |   1077   | 69.0%   |
| 63   | 4-laning of Vadugapatti to Therkuveng anallur section of NH-744                                                            |   35.6 |   1317.1 | 82.0%   |
| 64   | 4-laning of left-over works including Ad ditional Structures in Kerala/ Tamil Na du Border - Kanyakumari section of N H-47 |   23.1 |   1564.2 | 25.0%   |
| 65   | 4-laning of Sethiyathope - Cholapura m section of NH-36                                                                    |   50.5 |   2356.2 | 92.2%   |
| 66   | 6-laning of Port Road section of NH-13 8                                                                                   |    5.2 |    180.3 | 70.0%   |
|      | Total                                                                                                                      | 1197.8 |  41206.9 |         |

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