Updated: February 17, 2021 01:33 IST The 34-km stretch between Sriperumbudur and Karaipettai is being widened at a cost of ₹654.26 crore Share Article AAA The 34-km stretch between Sriperumbudur and Karaipettai is being widened at a cost of ₹654.26 crore Around 30% of the work to widen the 70-km Sriperumbudur-Walajapet stretch of the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway, which is being carried out in two portions, has been completed. The road is being upgraded to a six-lane facility with service lanes and around 30 flyovers and underpasses. The 34-km stretch between Sriperumbudur and Karaipettai is being widened at a cost of ₹654.26 crore and on completion will have three flyovers, eight underpasses, four underpasses for light vehicles and five minor bridges. “About 10% of the work has been finished in this section, which was beset with delays in land acquisition. We began work with only 60% of the land required. Those who had been paid compensation could not move out for various reasons. We had to wait for that since without making the service lanes, we cannot commence work on construction of flyovers,” said a source in the NHAI.