623 Km Coastal Highway, Kerala.

The construction of a new 623 km coastal highway connecting Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod in Kerala, India is set to begin, with preliminary land acquisition proceedings now underway. The highway, which will have a width of 14 m, will start at Pozhiyoor in Thiruvananthapuram district and end at Kunjathoor near Thalapady in Kasaragod district.

It is expected to cost approximately Rs 6,500 crore and will be implemented in three phases. The highway will run parallel to the coast and pass through several districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod.

The Kerala Road Fund Board project management unit (KRFB-PMU) will be responsible for constructing 468 km of the highway, with the remaining distance to be built by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Bharat Mala Pariyojana Scheme. The state government and KRFB plan to complete the land acquisition process within two years, and the draft of the detailed project report (DPR) has already been finalized.