Thiruvananthapuram Outer Area Growth Corridor (OAGC) (also known as: Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road) is a proposed 6 lane
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducin ...
in
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
, the capital city of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. It is part of the Capital Region Development Programme-II (CRDP-II) in Thiruvananthapuram City which comes under the Centre’s
Bharatmala Pariyojana
The Bharatmala Pariyojna ( 'India garland project') is a project in India implemented by Government of India. It was slated to interconnect 550 District Headquarters (from the current 300) through a minimum 4-lane highway by raising the numbe ...
scheme. Central government officially notified the road as
National Highway 866 (NH 866).
The road starts at
National Highway 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
International
* European route E66
Australia
* Barkly Highway (Northern Territory)
* Riddoch Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 66
* Highway 66 (Ontario)
Cuba
* Autopista Sancti Spiritus (4-6 ...
from
Navaikulam
Navaikulam is a panchayat in Varkala Taluk, it the northernmost tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated 11km east of Varkala town and 37km north of Trivandrum City along NH66. Navaikulam shares many cultu ...
and ends at
Vizhinjam
Vizhinjam () is an area located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. which belongs to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation . It is located 16 km south west from the city centre and 17 km south of Trivand ...
with a length of 65.630 km. There is also a link road connecting Thekadda to Mangalapuram at a length of 13.250 km. Apart from the 70m wide six-lane road and a 10m wide service road, the corridor will also have special economic development zones making it a hub for logistics, IT and entertainment. This includes logistics hub of 60 acres at North Mangalapuram and south Neeramankuzhy.
Andoorkonam
Andoorkonam is a village and gram panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram Taluk in the Indian state of Kerala.
It is located approximately 20 km from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station. Andoorkonam is noted for its reserves of Kaoli ...
(48 acres) and Panthalacode (80 acres) are the economical and commercial zones. The proposed alignment is through Navaikulam,
Kilimanoor
Kilimanoor is a panchayat and a town in the Varkala taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala, India. It is located on Main central Road, MC/SH 1 Road, northwest of the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), east of Attingal and eas ...
, Thekkada, Ozhukupara,
Vembayam
Vembayam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Vembayam is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It comes under Nedumangad Taluk. Nearest airport is ...
, Mangalapuram,
Pothencode
Pothencode, is a rapidly developing business town, northern suburb of Trivandrum city and a developing commercial
area of Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Sarasw ...
,
Nedumangad
Nedumangad is a municipal town in the Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the headquarters of Nedumangad Tehsil and Nedumangad Revenue Division. It is a suburb of the extended metropolitan region of Thiruvanantha ...
,
Aruvikkara
Aruvikkara is a panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala India. It is located on the banks of the Karamana River, 15 km from Thiruvananthapuram.
Aruvikkara is the capital of the state of Kerala in South India and o ...
,
Cheriyakonni, Chowalloor, Vilappilsala,
Maranalloor,
Ooruttambalam, Mudavoorpara, Chavadinada,
Venganoor
Venganoor is an area within the Trivandrum City of Kerala, India, which is situated 13 km south of the city. It is known as the birthplace of Ayyankali, the great Dalit leader of Kerala. Venganoor is located near Vizhinjam where an intern ...
, Kalluvettankuzhi and Vizhinjam.
References
Roads in Kerala
Proposed roads in India
Proposed infrastructure in Kerala
Transport in Thiruvananthapuram
Ring roads in India
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