Pravachambalam-Kodinada road may be opened next week

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major relief to the motorists and commuters who travel through the Karamana-Kaliyikkavila road regularly, the second reach of the six-lane stretch from Pravachambalam to Kodinada in Balaramapuram is likely to be commissioned by the second week of February.

According to sources close to Public Works Department (NH), Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the 5.5- km stretch. Though the exact date of commissioning is not finalised, sources said it will be be opened next month.

The corridor will ease traffic congestion, which has been a major issue faced by motorists for a long time, on the stretch. Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) Ltd, which has undertaken the work, has ensured that the stretch would be a model for all roads, with street lights and garden on median, proper lane marking and sign boards, footpath with handrails and traffic signals at all junctions.