Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. (RInfra), part of the Reliance Group, announced completion of widening of the entire 136 km Salem-Ulundurpet road in Tamil Nadu through its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) - SU Toll Road Pvt. Ltd.
Built at a cost of Rs. 1,061 crore, the SU corridor connects major tourist destinations, industrial zones in Salem district and the Chennai international airport. The popular hill station Yercaud in Tamil Nadu will also be easily accessible through this corridor.
The project has been executed on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) pattern under the aegis of National Highways Authority of India. RInfra has been awarded the contract to operate and maintain the road for a concession period of 25 years.
Commenting on this development, Sudhir R Hoshing, CEO (Roads), Reliance Infrastructure, said, “We are happy to complete the widening of the entire stretch of Salem-Ulundurpet road that will provide a hassle-free, safe and smooth driving experience. We expect an increase in traffic of over 4,000 more vehicles per day. The new toll plaza is closer to Salem, which is an industrial centre with numerous steel, textiles, cement and electrical equipment manufacturing units. Such industrial traffic would benefit from faster and convenient passage through the road.”
The SU road has already been revenue operational since July 28, 2012 with two toll plazas located at Nathakkarai and Veeracholapuram. A third toll plaza at Mettupattai has now become operational. Toll collection has started at all toll plazas.
The SU corridor project required major realignment work along with widening the entire stretch right from Salem to enable construction of four lanes. With the completion of the project, the average speed of vehicles will now double to approximately 70 km/ hr, thereby reducing the traveling time by upto 50% and also saving fuel cost by almost 40%.
Commuters traveling the entire 136 km stretch can now cover this distance in less than two hours,whereas earlier the same distance used to take nearly four hours. Keeping in mind the traffic density, 10 lane toll plazas have been constructed on the SU road.
All toll plazas are equipped with Automated Toll System to cut down stopover time. Commuters residing within 10 and 20 km radius of the toll plazas can also avail the benefit of monthly discounted passes costing Rs 150 and Rs 300 respectively.
All toll plazas are equipped with an Emergency Control Room with 24x7 ambulance services to locate accident sites and provide medical services within the minimum response time. Two patrolling cars will patrol the entire corridor 24X7 to ensure the safety and security of the commuters. The corridor also has 38 Passengers Bus shelters with various commuter centric facilities like Reverse Osmosis (RO) drinking water kiosks, Truck Lay byes, etc
Built at a cost of Rs. 1,061 crore, the SU corridor connects major tourist destinations, industrial zones in Salem district and the Chennai international airport. The popular hill station Yercaud in Tamil Nadu will also be easily accessible through this corridor.
The project has been executed on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) pattern under the aegis of National Highways Authority of India. RInfra has been awarded the contract to operate and maintain the road for a concession period of 25 years.
Commenting on this development, Sudhir R Hoshing, CEO (Roads), Reliance Infrastructure, said, “We are happy to complete the widening of the entire stretch of Salem-Ulundurpet road that will provide a hassle-free, safe and smooth driving experience. We expect an increase in traffic of over 4,000 more vehicles per day. The new toll plaza is closer to Salem, which is an industrial centre with numerous steel, textiles, cement and electrical equipment manufacturing units. Such industrial traffic would benefit from faster and convenient passage through the road.”
The SU road has already been revenue operational since July 28, 2012 with two toll plazas located at Nathakkarai and Veeracholapuram. A third toll plaza at Mettupattai has now become operational. Toll collection has started at all toll plazas.
The SU corridor project required major realignment work along with widening the entire stretch right from Salem to enable construction of four lanes. With the completion of the project, the average speed of vehicles will now double to approximately 70 km/ hr, thereby reducing the traveling time by upto 50% and also saving fuel cost by almost 40%.
Commuters traveling the entire 136 km stretch can now cover this distance in less than two hours,whereas earlier the same distance used to take nearly four hours. Keeping in mind the traffic density, 10 lane toll plazas have been constructed on the SU road.
All toll plazas are equipped with Automated Toll System to cut down stopover time. Commuters residing within 10 and 20 km radius of the toll plazas can also avail the benefit of monthly discounted passes costing Rs 150 and Rs 300 respectively.
All toll plazas are equipped with an Emergency Control Room with 24x7 ambulance services to locate accident sites and provide medical services within the minimum response time. Two patrolling cars will patrol the entire corridor 24X7 to ensure the safety and security of the commuters. The corridor also has 38 Passengers Bus shelters with various commuter centric facilities like Reverse Osmosis (RO) drinking water kiosks, Truck Lay byes, etc
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