Chittoor–Thatchur, newly numbered as NH716B, is a under-construction green field access controlled highway in India. The highway will be part of
Bharatmala Pariyojana
The Bharatmala Pariyojna ( 'India garland project') is a project in India implemented by Government of India. It was slated to interconnect 550 District Headquarters (from the current 300) through a minimum 4-lane highway by raising the numbe ...
and will start at Keenatampalli near
Chittoor
Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division respectively. The city has a popul ...
and terminate at
Thatchur near Ponneri
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
.
Status updates
* Feb 2019: Farmers in some villages are opposing land acquisition.
* Aug 2020: The target date for completion of expressway is set as March 2024.
* Mar 2024: Construction not yet commenced due to farmer protests
See also
*
Bangalore–Chennai Expressway
References
Proposed expressways in India
Roads in Tamil Nadu
National highways in Andhra Pradesh
Transport in Chittoor district
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