The Proposed Vehicular Overpass at Nanthoor Junction Will Offer Smooth Traffic Movement

The Proposed Vehicular Overpass at Nanthoor Junction Will Offer Smooth Traffic Movement

The proposed vehicular overpass at Nanthoor Junction from Kadri and Bikarnakatte above NH 66 that passes beneath the overpass at a depth of 5.5 meters, will offer seamless vehicular movement on NH 66 between Pumpwell and KPT.

As per the approved design of the grade separator, vehicles on Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 could move seamlessly towards KPT and beyond through the underpass that starts near the Sandesha Foundation and ends at Padua. However, vehicles from Pumpwell towards Bikarnakatte, from KPT towards Kadri, from Bikarnakatte (B.C. Road) towards KPT and Kadri and from Kadri towards Pumpwell would come face to face thereby the junction still requiring traffic management arrangements.

 

For the same reason, NHAI has not proposed a vehicular overpass at Padua, another busy junction between Nathoor and KPT. NH 66 underpass becomes at-grade here and then again becomes an underpass to cross KPT Junction.

The NH 66 underpass from Nanthoor (Sandesha) till Planet SKS (including KPT grade separator) would have 10.2 mtr wide carriageways each for a distance of about 2.4 km. There would be 7 meter wide service roads (two-way) on both the sides of the underpass.