National Highway 716B (India)
Chittoor–Thatchur, newly numbered as NH716B, is a 117-kilometre (73 mi) under-construction green field access controlled highway in India. The highway will be part of Bharatmala Pariyojana and will start at Keenatampalli near Chittoor and terminate at Thatchur near Ponneri Chennai.[1]
Status updates
[edit]- Feb 2019: Farmers in some villages are opposing land acquisition.[2]
- Aug 2020: The target date for completion of expressway is set as March 2024.[3]
- Mar 2024: Construction not yet commenced due to farmer protests
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coming, yet another greenfield highway from Chennai to Chittoor". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Farmers up in arms against Thatchur-Chittoor expressway project | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "23 new expressways and highways coming up in next 5 years | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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