CHENNAI: Minister for Highways and Public Works Department (PWD) EV Velu announced in the Assembly on Tuesday that 435 ground-level bridges will be converted into high-level bridges at a cost of Rs 1,105 crore.
Replying on the debate regarding demands for his departments, Velu said that to ensure free flow of traffic on State Highways under the CM’s Road Development Project, 150 km of roads will be widened to four-lane stretches, and 600 km of roads will be widened to two-way roads at a cost of Rs 2,300 crore.
