The Union government approved the four-laning of two National Highways at an estimated cost of Rs.2333.26 crore on 21 July 2011. The four-laning of the National Highways will help to reduce the cost and time of travel between Orissa and Chhattisgarh and that of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) approved the four-laning of the 150-km-long Chhattisgarh-Orissa Border Aurang section of NH-6 at an estimated cost of Rs.1548 crore.
The CCI also approved the four-laning of a 54-km stretch of the Walayar-Vadakkancherry section of NH-7 at an estimated cost of Rs.785.26 crore. The project when completed will provide relief to the heavy traffic between Palakkad, Thrissur, Kochi and other parts of central Kerala to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
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