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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">After much confusion over land acquisition and contractual issues, the second phase of the World Bank&nbsp;aided Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) to develop 363 Km of State highways to global standards was finally launched by Transport Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishanan at a function here on Wednesday.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">&lsquo;&rsquo;KSTP has helped in raising the State&rsquo;s development quotient. There was much skepticism voiced about Phase I of the project when it was launched. The substantial completion of Phase I works and the commencing of Phase II is an answer to all these criticisms,&rsquo;&rsquo; Thiruvanchoor said.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">&lsquo;&rsquo;The work of six roads will be taken up in the second phase at a cost of INR 2,403 crore. Of this, the work on three roads has already begun including the construction of a bypass at Tiruvalla. The authorities were keen on covering all the aspects before commencing the work including an environmental impact assessment. KSTP is a dream project and phase two will be completed by 2018,&rsquo;&rsquo; Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju said.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The works of the second phase include widening and strengthening the roads, reconstruction work of narrow bridges and culverts and improvements in drainage system. The objective of the project is to improve road conditions, traffic flow and road safety in the state&rsquo;s Core Road Network.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>