KOCHI: Presenting a status report of the progress of the national highway development projects in Kerala, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that the six-laning of NH 66 will transform the landscape of Kerala and reduce the travel time from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram from 17 hours to 7 hours.
“It will be a big boost for Kerala’s tourism and industrial development and we are working very fast to complete the project within the deadline. The target is to complete the project by December 2025,” he said while dedicating five completed projects and laying the foundation stone for seven projects worth Rs 1,464 crore on Friday.
