CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated tenders for phase III of Chennai-Bengaluru highway under ‘Bharatmala’ scheme.
The 24 km four-lane stretch, which will connect Walajapet with Gudipala in Andhra Pradesh, will be constructed for Rs 931 crore.
Bids, which opened on October 9, will close on November 23 and can be submitted only online through NHAI e-tendering portal (https://etenders.gov.in).
On the proposed safety measures, a senior NHAI official said CCTV cameras will be fixed at various points on the stretch to ensure all vehicles crossing the area are monitored. By this, tracking those involved in accidents, particularly hit-and-run cases, and other crimes will become easy. At present, police mainly depend on cameras in toll plazas for tracking crime.
The project proposal stresses on the need for setting up traffic-aid and medical-aid posts at all toll plazas on the route by coordinating with state governments, so that accident victims can be easily moved to nearby hospitals through ambulances.
