COIMBATORE: The state highways department has completed 50% of Ukkadam-Athupalam flyover work in the city.
The flyover work will be completed by March 2023, according to officials of the state highways department.
The 3.8km-long Ukkadam -Athupalam flyover construction work was started in 2018.
Being constructed at a cost of Rs 280 crore, the flyover will have four lanes. The government will spend Rs 100 crore for land acquisition for the project.
Initially, the government had planned to construct the flyover between Ukkadam and Karumbukadai. Later, it was extended till Athupalam Junction.
“Work on Ukkadam to Karumbukadai portion of the flyover has been completed. The extended stretch of the work from Karumbukadai to Athupalam Junction was approved by the government in March 2020. Due to the pandemic, the extended stretch work was halted for more than a year. Now, the work has begun in the stretch. We are expecting that the entire stretch from Ukkadam to Athupalam will be completed by March 2023,” a senior official from the state highways department said.
He 50% of the construction work has been completed as of now. Land acquisition must be carried out in Athupalam area.
The official said a down ramp and an up ramp will be constructed to connect the Athupalam Junction–Palakkad Road and Athupalam Junction–Pollachi Road. A down ramp and an up ramp will be also be constructed to connect Sungam bypass road with Ukkadam Junction.
“Once the flyover work is completed, it will be a smooth ride on the stretch,” the official added.
