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- The NHAI has terminated its contract with D.P.
- Jain for the 24.5-km Arakkonam-Kancheepuram section of the Bengaluru-Chennai Greenfield Expressway after the company completed only about 54% of the work and halted construction by May 2025.
- Fresh tenders have been floated for the remaining works at a cost of ₹633.12 crore, to be completed within 18 months, with a five-year maintenance clause.
- This is the second termination notice issued to the company, the first coming in November 2025, after its legal appeals in the Madras High Court were disposed of.
- Other sections of the expressway in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are largely complete, and the Tamil Nadu stretches are expected to be ready by the year-end.
What to watch next
- Award of fresh tenders and selection of the new contractor for the Arakkonam-Kancheepuram stretch
- Progress of the Sriperumbudur-Kavarapettai six-lane widening work, expected to finish by April 2027
- Completion of the Sriperumbudur trumpet interchange and shifting of EHT power towers affecting the Tamil Nadu timeline
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S. Yuvaraj
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“The road is really world-class. There are no towns nearby. Efforts must be made to provide eateries, petrol bunks, mechanic shops, toilets and rest areas along the road.”
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…Sand Lorry Association said the government should take steps to complete the stretch in Tamil Nadu at the earliest. “My wife and I have travelled via the completed portions in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The road is really world-class. There are no towns nearby. Efforts must be made to provide eateries, petrol bunks, mechanic shops, toilets and rest areas along the road. ” Six-lane highway As far as the existing Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway is concerned, the road is being widened into a six-lane facility. The 34-km stretch from Sriperumbudur to Kavarapettai is yet to be completed…
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Named India · D.P. Jain · Power Grid Corporation of India · Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation · Madras High Court · National Highways Authority of India · P.S. Kumar · S. Yuvaraj · Tamil Nadu Sand Lorry Association
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