National Highway 966A or NH 966A starts at
Kalamassery (junction with
NH 544) and ends at
Vallarpadam International Container Transhipment Terminal in
Kochi,
Kerala,
India. The total length of the highway is and runs only inside Kochi.
[ Start and end points of National Highways]
The four-lane NH connectivity is one of the pre-requisite for the setting up of the Rs 2,118-crore International Container Transhipment Terminal project of the
Kochi Port
Cochin Port or Kochi Port is a major port on the Arabian Sea – Laccadive Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route in the city of Kochi and is one of the largest ports in India. It is also the first transshipment port in India. The port lies on two ...
at
Vallarpadam.
The road start from the second bridge of the
Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) and stretch across the
Kochi suburbs of
Bolghatty Island,
Moolampilly,
Kothad,
Cheranelloor
Cheranallur or Cheranellore or Cheranelloor is a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India and lies on the banks of the Periyar River. According to tradition, the area was named by its earlier inhabitants who found this place very fert ...
,
Manjummel and
FACT
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Gypsum Ground to reach
Kalamassery. The NH 966A is crossing the NH 66 at Cheranalloor making it the only major junction and it is one of the biggest junction in the city and state.
The road link required building 24 bridges of varying sizes, the longest of them being nearly 1 km and has been described by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) sources as one of the most important infrastructure projects now on in Kerala.
The road and rail links to Vallarpadam cross each other at Mulavukadu island.
According to a rough estimate, around 10 lakh tonnes of metal was used for the project which involved erecting many stone columns as well as laying road metal filters.
See also
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List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
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List of National Highways in India
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National Highways Development Project
References
External links
NH 966A on OpenStreetMap
966A
National highways in India
Roads in Ernakulam district
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