The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of handing over the 30 km stretch of NH716A from Janapanchathram to Uthukottai in Tiruvallur district to the state highways. It proposed to de-delegate/de-register the road and hand it over to State Highways. State Highway 51, as it was then known, was declared a national highway in 2022.
Official sources in the NHAI said they have written to the NHAI headquarters for permission to de-trust the road. “We are waiting for their concurrence. The de-registration has become necessary as this road runs parallel to NH716B, the greenfield Chittoor – Thatchur Highway, which is currently under construction. Once this road is completed and operational, most of the commercial traffic on NH716A is expected to shift to the new road.
Published – 25 March 2026 04:30 IST
