The Kerala High Court on Wednesday prolonged the interim suspension of toll assortment on the National Highways Authority of India’s Paliyekkara toll plaza and directed the NHAI to report back to the Thrissur Collector on steps being taken to decongest the Edapally-Thrissur NH 544 hall.

The Collector (who appeared on-line earlier than the courtroom) must confirm whether or not the directives he issued to the NHAI to decongest the stretch had been being complied with and report back to the courtroom, mentioned a Bench of Justice A. Muhammed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V. Menon. The case was posted for listening to on September 15.

The courtroom had on Tuesday directed the Collector to seem on-line to offer updates on the problem. In early August, the courtroom had ordered interim suspension of toll assortment on the Paliyekkara toll plaza, within the wake of large visitors hold-ups within the NH hall resulting from insufficient and shoddily-maintained diversion/service roads close to underpass and flyover work websites.

This suspension of toll assortment was subsequently prolonged until September 9, whereas listening to a petition filed by Thrissur native Shaji J. Kodankandath, looking for steps to make sure protected and streamlined circulate of autos within the toll hall.

The police had knowledgeable the courtroom on Tuesday that there have been nonetheless bottlenecks on some service roads close to underpass and flyover work websites within the hall. This was additionally resulting in accidents close to worksites.

Published – September 10, 2025 09:34 pm IST

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