• The Seaport-Airport Road ends at Karingachira, causing peak-hour congestion around Hill Palace, Thiruvankulam and Tripunithura. Its proposed extension from Karingachira to Kundannoor has been abandoned; the state Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala said it had not been entrusted with the proposal. The agency is set to implement a separate 14.3km second-phase stretch from HMT Road in Kalamassery to Kochi airport.
• The old Tripunithura bypass, connecting Mattakuzhy near Puthenkurish with Kundannoor, was announced in 1989. Only 4 of 34 hectares had been acquired over 25 years, leaving the project stalled and residents along its proposed route unable to buy or sell land. Authorities have not clarified whether the proposed Angamaly-Nettoor bypass will follow the old alignment.
• The over-2km Mamala-Chitrapuzha Bund Road, planned to ease congestion on the Hill Palace-Thiruvankulam road, remains unbuilt despite landowners surrendering land and the state allocating ₹75 crore. Tripunithura municipality has approved an IOC LPG pipeline.
• The SN Junction-Poothotta four-lane project also remains unimplemented.

• Gross rental yields near Infopark and Kakkanad are estimated at 4–5%, depending on purchase cost, unit size, floor, amenities and project profile. Furnished 2- and 3-bedroom flats attract professionals, relocation-led households and couples; larger homes may suit senior professionals working hybrid schedules.
• Kakkanad recorded 10.3% year-on-year price appreciation, with yield around 5%, according to recent marketplace data cited in the article. Investors are advised to assess maintenance, furnishing costs, vacancy risk and resale prospects.
• Kakkanad is close to Infopark, SmartCity and SEZ offices; Edachira offers office access, Thrikkakara has educational institutions and work routes, and Vazhakkala connects with Kakkanad, Edappally and Palarivattom. Vyttila is a transit hub; Marine Drive offers waterfront living.
• Infopark’s proposed Phase IV expansion in Tripunithura covers 33.5 acres. Kochi Metro Phase II’s planned Pink Line, with a revised April 2027 rollout, will span about 11 km, linking central Ernakulam with Kakkanad, Infopark and SmartCity. Stations include Vazhakala, Padamughal, Cochin SEZ, KINFRA, District Headquarters, Rajagiri Vidyapeetham and Infopark; integration with Water Metro is planned.

Railways is considering a new terminus at the Irumpanam marshalling yard, in addition to Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town. The Thiruvananthapuram division’s plan is at the concept stage; surveys and feasibility checks are pending, and another site would be identified for the yard. The 110-acre site near Tripunithura could accommodate 15 platforms, six pit-lines and 10 stabling lines without land acquisition. The proposal followed a finding that Ernakulam Town could not be expanded further. A new terminus could ease congestion at Ernakulam Junction.

Ernakulam Town station redevelopment is due for completion by 2027, with one construction segment scheduled for this financial year. Remaining work at Ernakulam Junction will be re-tendered after contractor Bridge and Roof Company (India) was dismissed over complaints of poor work and blacklisted from future railway projects.

A proposed halt station near Kochi airport at Nedumbassery, near Angamaly, will cost ₹18 crore and is expected to operate within two and a half years. It will have high-level platforms, foot overbridges, an automated passenger information system, approach roads and an airport shuttle service. Railways plans another expression of interest for converting Cochin Harbour Terminus into a museum and tourist space; IRCTC occasionally operates tourist services from it.

Thripunithura Rajanagari Union of Residents' Associations (TRURA) and others demand widening Seaport-Airport Road's Bharat Mata College-Irumpanam stretch into four-lane corridor and extending it approximately three km to Puthiyakavu through fallow land. Current stretch congested and accident-prone with passenger vehicles and goods carriers competing for space. Proposed extension would decongest road. Thiruvankulam regional committee of Ernakulam District Residents Associations' Apex Council (EDRAAC) holding dharna at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at passport office, Karingachira, inaugurated by MLA Anoop Jacob. Other demands: develop Mamala Bund Road and conserve Thannerchal Park. Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK) acquired land at 30-metre width over two decades ago for four-lane widening. Implementation stalled due to state funding delays and Thripunithura Bypass construction deadlock. Water and gas pipelines beneath stretch require relocation. Kundannoor-Angamaly NH 544 and Kochi-Theni NH 85 alignments pass through region.