THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The construction work of a hi-tech bypass road of BM-BC standards, connecting the hill highway and three panchayat areas in the district, will begin in the first week of February, said MLA Hareendran on Saturday. The by-pass will be constructed from Elluvila to Tripalavur via Kottukonam Narani and Mooverikara, and from Manchavilakam village panchayat to Kottakkal, connecting Kunnathukal and Kollayil village panchayats. The bypass will have a width of 8 metres and a 5.5-m wide bitumen macadam rubberised tarring.
