The 148.3 km-long Krishnagiri-Walajahpet stretch of the Chennai-Bengaluru Road has been chosen one among the top 20 National Highways stretches in the country. It came sixth in terms of the total score obtained. It got 87.15 points under three heads user Services, highway efficiency and highway safety.
The 142.87 km stretch running through four districts Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore and Ranipet witnesses around 37,000 vehicles daily. We have divided the stretch into three portions and have individual accident response teams with ambulances and cranes. Apart from this we have emergency calling booths every 2 km through which people can call our control room, said a source in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).