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NHAI resumes stalled ₹22 crore vehicular underpass work in Ranipet

Published - January 03, 2026 08:20 pm IST - RANIPET Motorists say that dust from the incomplete elevated corridor above the subway affects clear visibility especially during night | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has resumed work for the ₹ 22 crore vehicular underpass on the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) at the new campus of Christian Medical College (CMC) in Puttuthakku village near Arcot town in Ranipet on Saturday. This comes after The Hindu in its news report dated January 2 highlighted the plight of motorists in using narrow service lanes especially the ones that lead to Vellore. The previous contractor had abandoned the work due to lack of funds, several weeks ago.

NHAI resumes stalled ₹22 crore vehicular underpass work in Ranipet

Credit: Thehindu

Key Highlights

  • “We will work with the new contractor, who has been roped in for the job, in the coming days.
  • However, incomplete works like levelling of carriageway and the median portion have commenced,” a NHAI official told The Hindu.
  • NHAI officials said that the incomplete elevated corridor below the new underpass has been closed to complete the remaining work.
  • Traffic has been diverted to service lanes of the stretch.
  • In the coming days, the NHAI will lay bitumen on the elevated portion of the stretch.
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