Kochi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said road projects worth ₹3,00,000 crore will be completed in the state during the current central regime. The Union minister assured the Narendra Modi-led central government’s full support for development in Kerala.
In a video message to the two-day Invest Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) 2025, Gadkari announced 31 new road projects for the state worth ₹50,000 crore.As for road transport, he said his ministry has completed projects worth more than ₹20,000 crore, while projects costing ₹60,000 crore are being implemented.
These include five packages of road construction of 120 km at a cost of ₹10,840 crore. “These five packages are under the bidding stage. Within three months, we will start the work on this project,” he pointed out.
Another project costing ₹10,800 crore 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 (the Angamaly-Kundannoor Bypass), connecting Karayamparambu on NH 544 to Kundannoor on NH 66. To be built at a cost of ₹6,500 crore, its length is 45 km. “Within six months, we will start this project. It ensures seamless connectivity and decreases the travel time from 1.5 hours to 20 minutes,” he said.
Another project is the ₹5,000 crore 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 ₹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. It would decrease the travel time from six hou₹to two hours.
Gadkari listed tourism, MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), coir and geotextile industry, rubber and Ayurveda as sectors with enormous potential for growth for Kerala.
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