THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The six-laning of the Kazhakkoottam-Paripally stretch of NH 66 near Kadampattukonam at Thiruvananthapuram-Kollam border is likely to begin after two months. Recently, Kochi-based RDS Projects Ltd had won the bid for construction work at a cost of Rs 790 crore.According to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), an agreement will be signed with the company soon and the proceedings will take two months to complete.
“We have issued the letter of acceptance. Now, the contractor needs to submit the performance bank guarantee. Then an agreement will be signed and this process will take at least 30 days for scrutiny and other procedures. Then, we will handover the land to the company and an appointment date will be sent to them for starting the construction.
