The NH47 highway which is India’s one of the important highway which connects NH7 to the cochin sea port. The road which starts from Salem connects Coimbatore, Cochin and other parts of Kerela.

The 4lane works which was started a couple of year before. The Stretch  from Salem to Komarapalayam is almost completed except one of the two  flyovers near magudanchavadi. The sankagiri by-pass is completed and opened to traffic. This eases the car travellers, trucks and other point to point bus service by avoiding the narrow and congested sankari town road. This also helps to reduce the traffic inside sankari town itself and ICL area. The river bridge and a flyover near komarapalayam is completed and open to traffic.

The entire stretch seems to have a good alignment and service roads in needed places. Although a flyover near Ariyanoor Junction is missing,  which is a much deserved one.

A toll gate is about to come up near vaigundam just before sankagiri. The offical inaguration is expected to be in next month and the toll gate may start collecting tolls after it.

The stretch from Komarapalyam to Chengampalli was already inaugurated and open to traffic last year. Chemgapalli to Coimbatore and further stretches are yet to start the 4lane works.

-SalemJilla Team