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Traffic congestion continues on Edappally-Mannuthy stretch of NH-544
Ashoka Buildcon said that NHAI has barred it from participating in any ongoing or future bids for one month.
Pantheerankavu, an unauthorized crossing on the National Highway, has been sealed following a rise in accidents.
NHAI ordered urgent safety audit.
Rajesh (48), from Pallippad, Haripad, was crushed to death when a massive girder collapsed onto his pickup van on NH 66, where the elevated highway is under construction.
One of Rajesh’s friends said the authorities or the state government must assure that such incidents will not be repeated.
According to the District Collector, the girders slipped from the jack while workers were attempting to position them on the under-construction flyover.
A man was killed and several houses were destroyed in the incident, during which mud and earth caved in, even when there was no rain.
Residents alleged that the highway work was being carried out without any safety precautions.
Overdependence on the twin-tunnel project has delayed the construction of other alternative roads.
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