Drove from Chennai to Vellore: My disappointing experience using NH48

I drove between Chennai and Vellore in May 2024 and there was no highway at many places.

BHPian searacer932 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

It's sad to see the poor condition of the Chennai Bangalore highway. The highway stretch between Chennai and Vellore is atrocious to say the least and it's a crime to collect toll in this stretch. Is it worth raising an issue on PG Portal grievance about this? The URL to this grievance site is : https://pgportal.gov.in/

I drove between Chennai and Vellore in May 2024 and there was no highway at many places. Had to drive in service lane for many many kilometers and it appears that things have remained the same since then. There were plenty of unfinished bridges with no sign of any construction! and the road was dug up at many many places. I suspect this situation will remain the same for the next couple of years until NHAI completes the Chennai Bangalore Expressway and post that may be they might divert funding and resources to the National Highway but there should be no toll collection between Chennai and Vellore until the time there is a road which qualifies the criteria of a 'National Highway'.

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