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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Segment of highway in Kerala, India}}<br />
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| country = IND<br />
| name = Thalassery-Mahe Bypass<br />
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| length_km = 18.6<br />
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| established = 2024<br />
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| terminus_a = {{jct|state=Kerala|NH|66|country=IND}} in [[Muzhappilangad]]<br />
| junction = * {{jct|state=Kerala|SH|30|country=IND}} in [[Eranholi|Chonadam]]<br />
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| terminus_b = {{jct|state=Kerala|NH|66|country=IND}} in [[Azhiyur]]<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| districts = [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Mahe district|Mahe]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]<br />
| cities = [[Thalassery]], [[Mahé, India|Mahe]]<br />
| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]<br />
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'''Thalassery-Mahe Bypass''' is a part of [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH 66]] that bypasses [[Thalassery]] city in [[Kerala]] and [[Mahé, India|Mahé]] [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]. The busy 18.6&nbsp;km long bypass starts at [[Mahé, India|Mahé]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], via [[Muzhappilangad]] in [[Thalassery]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/prime-minister-inaugurates-thalassery-mahe-bypass-political-showdown-between-ldf-and-bjp-follows/article67939555.ece|title=Prime Minister inaugurates Thalassery-Mahe bypass, political showdown between LDF and BJP follows|work=The Hindu|date=March 11, 2024|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://morth.gov.in/sites/default/files/0294-2022%281%29.pdf|title=National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India }}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
The Thalassery-Mahe National Highway bypass connects [[Muzhappilangad]] in the [[Kannur district]] to [[Azhiyur]] in [[Kozhikode]], India. 6 lane signal free national highway project along the coast of the Indian state Kerala. The bypass includes four river bridges in Anjarakandi, Kuyyali, Dharmadam, and Mahe, 21 underpasses, a railway flyover, and<br />
a toll plaza in Kolassery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/thalassery-mahe-bypass-impresses-anand-mahindra-distance-time-route-toll-features/anand-mahindra-surprised/slideshow/109241282.cms?from=mdr|title=Thalassery-Mahe bypass impresses Anand Mahindra: Distance, time, route, toll, features - Anand Mahindra surprised|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> It intersect with [[State Highway 30 (Kerala)|State Highway 30]] Thalassery-Coorg-Mysuru road at [[Eranholi|Chonadam]]. The Maximum permissible speed for this road is 100 km/h on 6-lane national highways in kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speed limit revised again to 100 kmph and 90 kmph on NH-six lane in Kerala |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2024/05/21/speed-limit-revised-national-highway-kerala-roads.html |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Speed limit revised again to 100 kmph and 90 kmph on NH-six lane in Kerala |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Cost of the bypass project ==<br />
The bypass project was first pitched in 1977. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the construction of the road<br />
project in 2018. The total cost of the project was 1543 crore, and the 45-meter-wide six-lane road was constructed on 85.5 acres<br />
of land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1265179&u=|title=Four and a half decades wait is over; Thalassery - Mahe Bypass becoming reality; Prime Minister to inaugurate on 11th|first=Keralakaumudi|last=Daily|website=Keralakaumudi Daily}}</ref><br />
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== Main Intersections ==<br />
* Intersecting with [[State Highway 30 (Kerala)|State Highway 30]] Thalassery-Coorg-Mysore Road at [[Eranholi|Chonadam]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Thalassery]]<br />
* [[Mahé, India|Mahé]]<br />
* [[Valanchery Bypass]]<br />
* [[Kottakkal Bypass]]<br />
* [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH-66]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{NH Bypasses in Kerala}}<br />
[[Category:NH bypasses in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:National highways in Kerala|66]]<br />
[[Category:2024 establishments in Kerala]]</div>TobyRamer579490