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Chennai-Tirupati 4-Lane Road to Be Ready By Next Year

  • The long-pending works on the Chennai-Tirupati road will be completed next year as decks have been cleared for converting the two-lane road into four lanes. Once the expansion works are completed, commuters travelling on the 124-km will have a smooth passage without having to face traffic snarls. Many VIP pilgrims from Chennai use this route to reach Triupati. In fact, there has been a demand to make this stretch as a national highway.

  • Road transport officials said over 20,000 vehicles ply on this stretch every day. The four-laning project is set to cost around Rs 1,000 crore. "We spent Rs 400 crore for acquiring land for laying the road. We are hoping to complete the works early next year," Ramesh Babu, national highways expansion project director, said. Works for widening the road were launched in 2002 but very little was done till last year. Only 20% of works have been completed on Tirupati bypass. The 124-km stretch passes through Kaluru cross in Chandragiri mandal, Putturu, Nagari and Thiruttani.

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