The 623km project runs from Pozhiyoor in Thiruvananthapuram to Thalapady in Kasaragod, traversing nine coastal districts. The nine districts are – Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur.
The estimated cost of this project is Rs 6,500 crore. The highway will run parallel to the Arabian coast.
About 468 km of the project will be built by the Kerala Road Fund Board’s project management unit (KRFB-PMU), and the remaining work will be completed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as part of the Bharat Mala Pariyojana Scheme.
While 470 km of the new road would need to be constructed, 155 km of that distance will be combined with sections of NH-66 and other portions that pass near the ocean. By 2026, the project is anticipated to be finished.
