Coimbatore-Karur Greenfield Expressway
Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Source: The New Indian Express
The proposed 120-km Coimbatore-Karur Greenfield Expressway was expected to reduce travel time between the two cities to around 60 to 90 minutes while opening up large stretches of dry land across Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Karur districts for industrial and MSME development. The project was first proposed in 2016 and its Detailed Project Report (DPR) was completed in 2018. The project has been disc
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The New Indian Express
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Description | The proposed 120-km Coimbatore-Karur Greenfield Expressway was expected to reduce travel time between the two cities to around 60 to 90 minutes while opening up large stretches of dry land across Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Karur districts for industrial and MSME development. The project was first proposed in 2016 and its Detailed Project Report (DPR) was completed in 2018. The project has been discontinued by NHAI following directions from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). A fresh DPR is being prepared for a new Tiruchy-Karur-Coimbatore Greenfield Corridor. |
Original sector | Transport |
Location
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
City | Coimbatore |
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Source | The New Indian Express |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2026-07-17 |
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