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| Length | 17 km (11 mi) | |||
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| From | Kalamassery, Kochi,Kerala | |||
| To | Vallarpadam, Kochi,Kerala | |||
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| Country | India | |||
| States | Kerala | |||
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National Highway 966A orNH 966A starts atKalamassery (junction withNH 544) and ends atVallarpadamInternational Container Transhipment Terminal in Kochi, Kerala, India. The total length of the highway is 17 km (11 mi) and runs only inside Kochi.[1]
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 theKochi Port atVallarpadam.The road start from the second bridge of theGoshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) and stretch across the Kochi suburbs ofBolghatty Island,Moolampilly,Kothad,Cheranelloor,Manjummel andFACT Gypsum Ground to reachKalamassery. The National Highway 966A[2] 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.
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