NHAI faces flak over shoddy service roads, carriageway on Edappally-Aroor NH 66 bypass
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is facing criticism for the poor condition of service roads and construction delays on the Edappally-Aroor NH 66 bypass in Kerala. Residents and local officials are calling for urgent repairs and better traffic management to address the resulting congestion and safety hazards.
Why it matters
Infrastructure delays on major national corridors directly impact public safety and economic efficiency in high-traffic urban regions.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is facing considerable flak over the shoddy condition of service road stretches on either side of the 17-km-long Edappally-Aroor NH 66 bypass, considered the busiest national highway (NH) corridor in Kerala.
The situation is particularly bad on either side of the Edappally overbridge-Edappally Junction-Palarivattom stretch, where the agency has been constructing a pair of flyover-cum-underpasses for well over a year.
“Motorists and pedestrians have been hard hit by the inordinate delay in completing the flyovers, unscientific diversion of vehicles, severely potholed service roads and the resultant traffic chaos on Kerala’s busiest NH corridor,” said D.G. Suresh, acting president of Ernakulam District Residents Associations’ Apex Council (EDRAAC) and a resident of Palarivattom.
The pothole-ridden service road of the NH bypass on the Palarivattom-Edappally stretch. | Photo Credit: JOHN L. PAUL
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