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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Elevated highway under construction in Kerala, India}}<br />
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| name = Aroor–Thuravoor Elevated Expressway<br />
| translation = അരൂർ–തുറവൂർ ആകാശപാത<br />
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| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]<br />
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| length_km = 12.75<br />
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| districts = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]<br />
| direction_a = South<br />
| direction_b = North<br />
| terminus_a = [[Thuravoor, Cherthala|Thuravoor]]<br />
| terminus_b = [[Aroor]]<br />
| cities = [[Cherthala]], [[Kochi]]<br />
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The '''Aroor–Thuravoor Elevated Highway''' is a {{convert|12.75|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, six-lane, elevated highway envisaged to decongest the suburb of [[Kochi]] city and currently under construction in [[Alappuzha]] district of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Indo-Asian News |date=2022-12-08 |title=India's longest elevated 6-lane flyover to come up in Kerala |url=https://www.siasat.com/indias-longest-elevated-6-lane-flyover-to-come-up-in-kerala-2474663/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> Upon completion, this would be the longest elevated highway in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aroor Thuravoor Flyover : ആലപ്പുഴയിലേത് ഏറ്റവും ചെലവേറിയ ദേശീയപാത; ഒറ്റവരിത്തൂണിൽ ആറുവരി ഹൈവേ; 1675 കോടിയുടെ നിർമാണം തുടങ്ങുന്നു |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/latest-news/kerala-news/nhai-plans-to-build-aroor-thuravoor-flyover-as-an-elevated-highway-on-single-line-pillars/articleshow/97032768.cms |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> It begins from [[Aroor]] and ends at [[Thuravoor, Cherthala|Thuravoor]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In 2021, Union Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]] revealed that central government is planning for a six-lane elevated highway from [[Aroor]] to [[Thuravoor, Cherthala|Thuravoor]]. In December 2022, it was announced that the construction work will begin in 2022 and will be completed in three years. The construction work was finally started in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aroor Thuravoor Elevated Highway: 'അരൂര്-തുറവൂര് 13 കിലോമീറ്റര് ആകാശ പാത; 3 വര്ഷത്തില് പണി തീര്ക്കും' {{!}} AM Ariff arif mp facebook post on aroor thuravoor elevated highway construction |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/local-news/am-ariff-arif-mp-facebook-post-on-aroor-thuravoor-elevated-highway-construction-r4gufb |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.asianetnews.com}}</ref><br />
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The six lane elevated highway will be constructed in a length of 12.75&nbsp;km from just before Aroor to south of Thuravoor at a width of 26 meter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.75 കി.മീ. നീളം, 26 മീറ്റർ വീതി; അരൂർ മുതൽ തുറവൂർ വരെ വരുന്നത് രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും നീളം കൂടിയ ഉയരപാത |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/ernakulam/2023/02/01/aroor-thuravoor-elevated-road-will-acquire-land.html |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.manoramaonline.com}}</ref> The construction contract has been taken over by the Ashoka Buildcon Company of Maharashtra for ₹1,668.50 crore. The highway will be constructed by installing large pillars in the center of the existing four-lane road.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Construction of India's longest elevated highway between Aroor and Thuravoor to begin in January |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=975480&u=construction-of-india%E2%80%99s-longest-elevated-highway-between-aroor-and-thuravoor-to-begin-in-january |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref> It will be also one of the longest single-pillared skyway in the country and is expected to be opened in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |title='അരൂർ മുതൽ തുറവൂർ വരെ ആകാശപാത; 3 വർഷം കൊണ്ട് പൂർത്തിയാക്കും' |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/12/21/aroor-thuravoor-elevated-highway-construction-to-begin-before-mid-2022.html |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.manoramaonline.com}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kochi Bypass]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Alappuzha district]]</div>Banti