Kerala Road Fund Board project executed by Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society. Minister K Muraleedharan inaugurating work on Monday.

First phase: 7.215 km stretch including Sasthamangalam-Mannarakkonam road, Thoppumukku-Vattiyoorkavu road, Mannarakkonam-Peroorkada road, 120-metre Mannarakkonam-Vazhayila section, and Mannarakkonam junction expansion.

Roads currently 7-10 metres wide being upgraded to 18.5 metres width. Construction in phases to minimise traffic disruption.

Budget: Rs 73.61 crore total. Rs 6.46 crore for KSEB line relocation, Rs 6.93 crore for Kerala Water Authority works. Total project received revised administrative sanction of Rs 531.76 crore in 2025, with Rs 458.94 crore for land acquisition.

Works include drain construction both sides, retaining walls, culverts, utility connection relocation.

Project announced years ago; delayed by estimate issues, administrative approvals, land acquisition delays, demolition and utility shifting.

After months of delay, Vattiyoorkavu junction and road development project and Peroorkada flyover set to move into construction phase. Tenders for both projects open February 17; preliminary construction activities expected first week of March. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan likely to lay foundation stone for Vattiyoorkavu project February 22.

Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) implementing Vattiyoorkavu project; Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK) executing Peroorkada flyover.

Vattiyoorkavu junction and road development project involves widening and modernising arterial corridor connecting Sasthamangalam, Mannarakonam, Vattiyoorkavu, Peroorkada and Vazhayila. Road will be developed into four-lane stretch with improved junction design, footpaths, drainage and street lighting. Land acquisition largely completed; rehabilitation measures including shopping complex for affected traders part of plan.