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South India’s 1st double tunnel road meets a milestone

Mathrubhumi   21 February 2017   India   Kuthiran  

The six-lane road from Vadakkancherry to Mannuthi is ready with the first edition of its double tunnel stretch at Kuthiran. The tunnel on the left side which will be carrying vehicles coming from Palakkad to Thrissur has finally been connected from both the ends. The tunnel being bored into the hard rock mountain using the specialty imported instrument called Boomer since May 2016 was being drilled in with utmost precision using satellite imaging technology. The machine bore in 622 meters from Irumbupalam side and 340 meters from Narikidannapara before the two ends met each other on Monday morning at 7.30.

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