Highways Secretary inspects road widening, ROB works in Vellore

By The Hindu Staff

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Highways Secretary inspects road widening, ROB works in Vellore — Photo credit: The Hindu

Principal Secretary of Highways Department Sung Chong Nam Zatak Siru inspecting the road widening and bridge works near Katpadi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

An expert team led by the Principal Secretary of Highways Department assessed the quality of ongoing road widening and Road Over Bridge (ROB) works in Vellore town on Saturday.

Officials of the State Highways, which executes these multi-crore works, said that some of the major works that were assessed by the team included the ₹102.83-crore Outer Ring Road (ORR), and road overbridges (ROB) on the Katpadi – Tirupati rail line and a bowtring additional steel bridge at Katpadi railway station.

The team also inspected the ongoing railway bridge work that will replace the railway level crossing (LC 128) near Manga Mandi in Vellore’s Old Town area. “The works, especially for bridges, also involve Southern Railway. Most of these works will be ready for public use in the next few months,” S. Poovarasan, Assistant Engineer (AE), State Highways (Vellore), told The Hindu.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 19, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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