NHAI to open elevated hall on Chennai-Bengaluru Nationwide Freeway

The Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will formally open the elevated hall and the underpass beneath it on the Chennai-Bengaluru Freeway (NH-48) in Arcot city to public this week.

Officers of NHAI, which executed the work, stated that the ₹22-crore underpass and elevated hall close to the tri-junction of the stretch will assist to ease visitors on the busy route. It is without doubt one of the ‘black spots’ inside Ranipet district limits on the stretch.

“In a day or two, automobiles, together with authorities buses and college vans, will probably be allowed to make use of the newly constructed elevated hall. Equally, motorists may use the brand new underpass beneath the hall to take ‘U’ turns,” stated a senior police officer.

The black spots are accident-prone areas recognized based mostly on experiences given by the district police to the Collector at common intervals. As per the plan, the two-lane new elevated hall is 15 meters large, with automobiles from Chennai can use the ability, whereas motorists from Bengaluru have to make use of the prevailing carriageway of the stretch.

“The brand new underpass will assist with easy accessibility to the native market, faculties, hospitals and banks. Previous to it, residents should journey no less than 1.5 km to achieve the opposite aspect of the stretch,” stated B. Sukumar, a motorist.

The brand new underpass beneath the elevated hall is 4.5 meters excessive and 20 meters large. It’ll accommodate two-wheelers, automobiles and buses. Such association will assist to cut back the entire variety of the prevailing ‘U-turn’ flip spots on the stretch to forestall accidents. The stretch has a number of authorities faculties, healthcare centres, banks, a bus terminus and authorities places of work.

At current, NHAI officers stated that black topping of the carriageway on the elevated hall is being achieved to make sure evenness of the stretch for utilization. LED road lights on each side of the hall will probably be put in within the coming days. Reflectors, signage, blinkers and different highway security measures are additionally being achieved.

As per norms, every vehicular underpass, on a mean, on the freeway needs to be constructed at a distance of 1.5 km to assist guarantee secure crossing. Additionally, such amenities can come up at key intersections, crowded spots like meals joints on the freeway. Presently, the freeway between Krishnagiri and Walajapet (Ranipet district), a distance of 148 km, has 19 such underpasses between Walajah and Krishnagiri, NHAI officers stated.