CHENNAI: The road connectivity in interior parts of Tamil Nadu may improve soon as the government has approved a proposal to upgrade 1353.15 km rural roads in 27 districts.
The state government has issued two government orders regarding the project last week and has granted Rs 956.36 crore to State highways for upgrading roads in 519 panchayat and panchayat union in the current fiscal.
“The existing village roads are mostly mud roads which are 1.5 m to 3 meters in width. However, under the proposed project the roads will be widened to 3.75 meters, as per the standards of other district roads category,” said a senior highway official. The ambitious road upgradation project includes widening of roads, constructing roads over bridges and culverts, straightening of the curves, improving road junctions and construction of retaining walls.
