Tamil Nadu: national highway projects worth about Rs 3,700 crore opened and started
The 36-km four-lane Vadugapatti–Therkuvenganallur section of NH-744 and the 30-km four-lane Madurai Ring Road section of NH-744A were opened. Work was formally started on a four-lane Thiruvarur bypass on the Nagapattinam–Thanjavur section of NH-83. All three were part of a larger package in Chennai worth over Rs 13,000 crore.
Roads Tamil Nadu About Rs 3,700 cr
Why it matters: Faster trips to pilgrimage and industrial centres, and less through-traffic inside Madurai and Thiruvarur.
Official sources
- Press Information Bureau, curtain-raiser, release 2321671, 10 Oct 2026
- Prime Minister's Office (pmindia.gov.in), Chennai projects, 11 Oct 2026
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