Kochi: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari today announced 31 new road projects for the State worth Rs 50,000 crores. In a video message to the two-day Invest Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) 2025, he assured the Central government’s full support to all types of development in Kerala and said road projects worth Rs. 300,000 crores will be completed in the state during the current central regime.
As for road transport, he said his ministry has completed projects worth more than Rs 20,000 crores, while projects costing Rs 60,000 crores are being implemented.
Describing road infrastructure as the most important thing for Kerala’s tourism, business and industry, he also announced 31 new projects for the state worth Rs 50,000 crore. These include five packages of road construction of 120 km at a cost of Rs 10,840 crore. “These five packages are under the bidding stage. Within three months, we will start the work on this project.”
Another project costing Rs. 10,800 crores will provide seamless connectivity between Palakkad and Kozhikode, linking northern Kerala and the neighbouring industrial town of Salem, which is very important.
The other important project is the Ernakulam bypass (also known as the Angamaly-Kundannoor Bypass), which will connect Karayamparambu on NH 544 to Kundannoor on NH 66. To be built at a cost of Rs 6,500 crores, its length is 45 km. “Within six months, we will start this project. It ensures seamless connectivity”.
Another project is the Rs. 5000 crores Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road project of length 68.7 km. “We are going to start the land acquisition process and once 90% of the land is acquired, we will start the project. DPR is all ready. The Outer Ring Road will ensure seamless connectivity to Vizhinjam port,” said Gadkari.
The other project announced by the Union Minister was the Rs 3,000 crore four-laning of the Edamon-Kollam NH. The work would begin in four to five months. The DPR is in progress. The road will ensure seamless connectivity between Kollam in Kerala and Madurai in Tamil Nadu.