Reliance Infrasturcure's two road projects worth Rs 760 crore in Tamil Nadu
have been opened for traffic.
The Namakkal-Karur toll road and the Dindigul-Samayanallur toll road started
toll collection from August and September 2009, respectively.
The Rs 344.77-crore Namakkal-Karur project falls on NH-7 between the proposed
flyover at Namakkal and the start of Karur bypass totalling a length of 41.775
km. The Dindigul-Samayanallur project at a cost of Rs 412.26 crore also falls on
NH-7, totalling a length of 53.025 km.
The Union Government, through the NHAI, had awarded the projects to Reliance
Infrastructure in January 2006 with a concession period (tolling rights for 20
years, including construction period of 30 months). The project funded by the
concessionaire plus grant from NHAI is on build, own and transfer basis.