Lessen congestion:An official from Department of Highways explaining the proposed bypass road project in a meeting held with Tirunelveli Collector M. Karunakaran in chair on Thursday. To minimise traffic congestion in Tirunelveli city, the district administration has forwarded a proposal to the State government for forming a new bypass west of Tirunelveli Town. The proposed road will connect the four-lane national highway beyond Sankar Nagar and Ponnakudi via Ramaiyanpatti, Abhishekapatti and Tharuvai. Besides forming a bypass in the west, the proposed road, along with the four-lane national highway in the east that already serves as a major thoroughfare, will form a ring road around Tirunelveli. If the bypass proposal gets the government nod, the entry of west-bound heavy vehicles into the city will be avoided.

Source: The Hindu September 16, 2016 00:22 UTC