Work on Service Roads For Construction of Underpass at Nanthoor Junction Begins: Check Out

Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta visited Nanthoor Junction and surrounding areas a few days ago and directed the NHAI to commence the underpass construction work that was badly required to address the traffic bottleneck between Pumpwell Circle and KPT Junction.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has commenced work on the underpass at Nanthoor Junction in Mangalore by widening the flanks of Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 on either side for construction of service roads to divert the traffic. The NHAI began levelling the earth on either side of the Nanthoor Junction since a week to provide service roads, initially to divert the traffic during the underpass construction, and later to facilitate movement of vehicles to and from Mangalore -Bengaluru NH 75.

NHAI commenced the work initially on the left side of Nanthoor junction towards Pumpwell by pruning the hillock. While the underpass, at a depth of 5.5 metres, facilitates through traffic on NH 66 between Pumpwell and KPT Junction, the overpass above the underpass connects KMC Mercara Trunk Road (from Kadri) and Bikarnakatte (NH 75).

The NHAI would also take up the grade separator/underpass work at KPT Junction. The NH 66 underpass becomes at-grade at Nanthoor Padavu and then again becomes an underpass to cross KPT Junction. The underpass from Nanthoor (Sandesha) till Planet SKS (including KPT grade separator) would have 10.2-metre-wide carriageways each for a distance of about 2.4 km. There would be 8-metre-wide service roads (two-way) on both the sides of the underpass.