The highway was built by Raja Kesavadas, the dewan of the Travancore Kingdom. The MC road was renovated under the World Bank aided 'Kerala State Transport Project (2006)'. The upgrading was carried out in two phases. Under phase 1, two stretches, Thaikkod (near Venjarammoodu) – Chengannur and Muvattupuzha – Angamaly were upgraded and works were completed in 2010. In addition, a new road link to NH 66 has been completed between Thaikkad and Vettu road (near Kazhakootam in Trivandrum). In phase 2, the Chengannur – Ettumanoor 47 km (29 mi) stretch was upgraded. The road has a total width of 10 metres (33 ft) and facilitates two-lane traffic. The road also have a 7-metre (23 ft) carriageway and a sealed shoulder, having width of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). The project also features protection walls and adequate drainage facilities. The construction of seven bridges has also been envisaged as part of the project. This includes the constructions at Neelimangalam, Manipuzha, Pannikuzhy, Arattukadavu, Illimala, Thondara, and Kallissery. In addition, three existing bridges along the route is also widened. The work was launched on 14 September 2014 and completed in 2018.[2]
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The Motor Vehicles Department, in partnership with the Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) and the police has installed automatic traffic enforcement camera systems in between Venjaramoodu - Chengannur section of MC road for detecting speed violations of vehicles.[3]
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The Main Central Road better known as MC Road is the arterial State Highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly a suburb of Kochi city in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala India It is designated as State Highway 1 by the Kerala Public Works Department The highway was built by Raja Kesavadas Dewan of Travancore Plan for a new highway called Thiruvananthapuram Angamaly Greenfield Highway which runs parallel to the MC Road is proposed and is under early stage of development State Highway 1SH 1 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by Kerala Public Works DepartmentLength240 6 km 149 5 mi ComponenthighwaysNational Highway 183 near Chengannur to KottayamMajor junctionsSouth endKesavadasapuram ThiruvananthapuramMajor intersectionsSH 47 Vembayam SH 46 Kilimanoor SH 64 Nilamel SH 48 Ayoor NH 744 Kottarakara NH 183A SH 5 Adoor SH 7 Thiruvalla NH 183 Kottayam SH 16 Perumbavoor NH 85 SH 41 MoovattupuzhaNorth endNH 544 in AngamalyLocationCountryIndiaStateKeralaDistrictsThiruvananthapuram Kollam Pathanamthitta Alappuzha Kottayam ErnakulamHighway systemRoads in IndiaExpressways National State AsianState Highways in Kerala SH 2 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Main intersections 4 Surveillance 5 See also 6 ReferencesRoute description EditThis road starts from National Highway 66 at Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of Kerala and joins the NH 544 at Angamaly 1 Ernakulam district The MC Road passes through Venjaramoodu Kilimanoor Nilamel Ayoor Kottarakkara Enathu Adoor Pandalam Chengannur Tiruvalla Changanassery Kottayam Ettumanoor Kuravilangad Monippally Puthuvely Koothattukulam Muvattupuzha Pezhakkappilly Mannoor Pulluvazhy Perumbavoor and Kalady In addition an MC bypass road linking thaikkad with Vettu road junction near NH66 in Kazhakoottam is also part of the road in Thiruvananthapuram district Before NH 544 was built through Angamaly MC road extended up to Karukutty village 6 km 3 7 mi away from Angamaly town in the Chalakudy road A section of this road between Mulakuzha and Kottayam is now upgraded as a section of NH 183 MC Road is a popular route to access the shrine of Sabarimala It covers many important towns of Central and South Kerala History EditThe highway was built by Raja Kesavadas the dewan of the Travancore Kingdom The MC road was renovated under the World Bank aided Kerala State Transport Project 2006 The upgrading was carried out in two phases Under phase 1 two stretches Thaikkod near Venjarammoodu Chengannur and Muvattupuzha Angamaly were upgraded and works were completed in 2010 In addition a new road link to NH 66 has been completed between Thaikkad and Vettu road near Kazhakootam in Trivandrum In phase 2 the Chengannur Ettumanoor 47 km 29 mi stretch was upgraded The road has a total width of 10 metres 33 ft and facilitates two lane traffic The road also have a 7 metre 23 ft carriageway and a sealed shoulder having width of 1 5 metres 4 ft 11 in The project also features protection walls and adequate drainage facilities The construction of seven bridges has also been envisaged as part of the project This includes the constructions at Neelimangalam Manipuzha Pannikuzhy Arattukadavu Illimala Thondara and Kallissery In addition three existing bridges along the route is also widened The work was launched on 14 September 2014 and completed in 2018 2 Main intersections EditThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one Please improve this article if you can November 2021 M C Road near Chengannur Kesavadasapuram in Trivandrum joins with the National Highway 66 Mannanthala Sreekaryam Peroorkada Road Vattapara Pothencode Nedumangad Road Vembayam State Highway 47 Kerala connecting Attingal and Nedumangadu Thaikkad jn MC Bypass road Venjarammoodu State Highway 47 Kerala connecting Attingal and Nedumangadu Kilimanoor State Highway 46 Kerala connecting Attingal and Kilimanoor Nilamel State Highway 64 Connecting Varkala amp Madathara Ayoor Kollam Road amp State Highway 48 Kottarakara NH 744 Kollam Thirumangalam Road crosses Adoor Central Junction Pathanamthitta road National Highway 183A India amp State Highway 5 Adoor High School Junction State Highway 5 Pandalam Medical Mission Junction Pandalam Nooranad Kayamkulam road via Kudassanad Pandalam Mavelikkara Pathanamthitta road Pandalam Kulanada T B Junction Pandalam Aranmula road via Kulanada Mulakuzha Mavelikara road via Kodukulanji Chengannur Mavelikara road via Puliyoor Kerala Thiruvalla SH 07 towards Pathanamthitta amp Kumbazha Thiruvalla Ambalapuzha Kayamkulam road Changanassery Alapuzha road Changanassery Vakathanam Road amp Vazhoor Road Kottayam NH 220 towards Kumily amp Teni Kottayam Baker Jn Kumarakom amp Cherthala Ettumanur MG University road Ettumanur Pala amp Poonjar road Ettumanur Vaikom amp Ernakulam road Kuravilangad Vaikom amp Alapuzha road Kuravilangad Pala road Kuravilangad Njeezhoor amp Peruva amp piravom road Monippally Ernakulam Palai road Piravom Peruva Vaikom Ramapuram Uzhavoor road Koothattukulam Palai Piravom amp Kalamassery Proposed NH Road Muvattupuzha Thodupuzha Road Main Eastern Highway End Reach Muvattupuzha Kochi Madurai NH 49 Intersection Perumbavoor Aluva Munnar Road amp Kolenchery Road Kalady Malayattoor Road amp Aluva Deasm Road Kalady Mattoor Junction Nedumbassery Airport North Paravur Road Angamali NH 544 Surveillance EditThe Motor Vehicles Department in partnership with the Kerala Road Safety Authority KRSA and the police has installed automatic traffic enforcement camera systems in between Venjaramoodu Chengannur section of MC road for detecting speed violations of vehicles 3 See also EditThiruvananthapuram Angamaly Greenfield Highway Punalur Muvattupuzha road National Highway 183 India NH 66 NH 544 Roads in Kerala List of State Highways in KeralaReferences Edit State Highways in Kerala Archived from the original on 1 December 2010 Retrieved 17 November 2010 George Sarath Babu 14 September 2014 Chengannur Ettumanoor road work to be launched The Hindu Retrieved 12 July 2019 More roads under surveillance Route map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Main Central Road amp oldid 1141691845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
