trichy thanjavur highway

A tragic collision between a government bus and a tourist van near Thanjavur on the Trichy-Thanjavur highway resulted in five fatalities and over 20 injuries on Wednesday night. The accident occurred around 8 pm when the bus was dropping off passengers, and the van, carrying a group from Bengaluru to Velankanni, collided with it.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has identified consultants for widening the Trichy-Chennai and Trichy-Thanjavur national highways. NHAI will convert four lanes of the two highways into six lanes. The study is likely to be completed in three months.

The Federation for Retrieval of Trichy Palpannai - Thuvakudi service road on Sunday passed resolutions announcing a series of protests to attract the attention of state government and political parties to expedite the pending service roads for Trichy-Thanjavur National Highway.

After a brief delay, the state highways department has begun work on widening the Thanjavur Main Road near Palpannai. As part of widening the carriageway, it is now working on the storm water drains on both the sides of the road.

The recent announcement by Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari that only one toll plaza will function within a 60 km radius of NH has put the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in a fix over establishing a new toll plaza on Trichy semi-ring road.

Traffic diversions in Trichy due to a damaged railway overbridge highlight the need for pending semi-ring roads. The incomplete Trichy Semi-ring Road could have provided an alternative to the congested Chennai-Trichy national highway. However, it remains partially completed after 15 years. Another proposed semi-ring road north of Trichy has also made no progress.