Puducherry, Oct. 14 -- Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for three National Highway projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore in Puducherry on October 13, 2025.

The projects include a 4 km elevated corridor between Indira Gandhi Square and Rajiv Gandhi Square on NH-32, improvements to a 14 km stretch of ECR Road on NH-332A, and the 38 km four-lane Puducherry-Poondiyankuppam section of NH-32.

The new road infrastructure is expected to ease traffic congestion, enhance urban mobility, and reduce travel time between Indira Gandhi Square and Rajiv Gandhi Square from 35 minutes to about 10 minutes.

It will also improve road safety, reduce fuel consumption, and support tourism by i...