The long-awaited Mananchira–Vellimadukunnu road widening project in Kozhikode is set to begin on June 16, with Public Works Minister PA Mohamed Riyas scheduled to inaugurate the first phase. The 5.32-km stretch from Mananchira to Malapparamba will be developed at a cost of Rs 79.90 crore. Land acquisition for this phase has been completed and handed over to Midland Contracting, the firm awarded the project.

The road, part of the City Road Improvement Project, is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 481.94 crore. So far, Rs 344.5 crore has been sanctioned for land acquisition, and an additional Rs 137.44 crore has received administrative approval for construction. The 24-mtrs. wide road will include concrete drainage, two-mtrs. wide footpaths on both sides, a two-mtrs. central median with streetlights, 21 bus stops, seven bus bays, a foot overbridge near the Civil Station, and traffic signals at key junctions. Nighttime drainage work has already commenced to reduce daytime traffic disruptions.

The Mananchira–Vellimadukunnu Road Action Committee has demanded that tenders be floated for the remaining three-km stretch from Malapparamba to Vellimadukunnu, which falls under NH-766, though NHAI has not announced development plans yet.