NHAI approves service roads at Bannadka, foot overbridge at Vamanjoor on NH 169, says Captain Brijesh Chowta
The NHAI has approved the construction of service roads and a foot overbridge on NH 169 in Dakshina Kannada to improve road safety. The project, estimated at ₹5.83 crore, follows local complaints regarding frequent accidents caused by poor road design.
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Infrastructure improvements are essential for public safety and local economic connectivity in rapidly developing regions.
Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Captain Brijesh Chowta informed that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has given in-principle approval for the construction of left-over service roads at Bannadka and a foot overbridge at Vamanjoor (Vamanjur), on the Mangaluru-Solapur National Highway 169, which is being widened into four lanes between Bikarnakatte (Mangaluru) and Sanoor (Karkala).
On July 22, Capt. Chowta informed that the projects would be taken up at an estimated cost of ₹5.83 crore by Dilip Buildcon Limited.
Residents of Bannadka had been fuming over repeated accidents in the village because of the absence of service roads for a distance of 700 metres that forced them to drive against the traffic. The accidents were attributed to driving against the traffic and crossing the median.
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