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{{Short description|Road in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{infobox road
|country=IND
|name= Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road
|translation=കൊല്ലം-പരവൂര്‍ തീരദേശ റോഡ്‌
|lang=ml
|map=
|map_notes=
|image= Paravur-Kollam Coastal Road at Thanni, Dec 2015.jpg
|image_notes= Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road near [[Kollam Beach]]
|direction_a= North
|terminus_a= [[Chinnakada]]
|junction= [[Kochupilamoodu]]<br>[[Kollam Beach]]<br>[[Mundakkal Beach]]<br>Kakkathoppu<br>Mukkom<br>Thanni<br>[[Pozhikara]]
|direction_b= South
|terminus_b= [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]]
|history=
|status=Under Reconstruction
|formed= 
|maint= Kerala Harbour Engineering Department
|length_km=14.1
}}
'''Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road''' ({{lang-ml|കൊല്ലം-പരവൂര്‍ തീരദേശ റോഡ്‌}}) is one of the important city roads currently under construction in [[Kollam]] city in [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/huge-waves-lash-kollam-coast/article330876.ece |title=Huge waves lash Kollam coast |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/sea-gnaws-away-parts-of-coastal-road/article6099719.ece |title=Sea gnaws away parts of coastal road |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> The {{convert|14.1|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} road starts at [[Chinnakada]] in the north and ends at [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] town in the south, via [[Kollam Beach]], [[Mundakkal Beach]], Kakkathoppu, Mukkom, Thanni and [[Pozhikara]]. Coastal road is considered one of the important roads in [[Kollam]] city as it is passing through the suburbs like [[Kochupilamoodu]], [[Mundakkal]], [[Valathungal]] and Vadakkumbhagam. It is also known as Eravipuram-Paravur Coastal road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finance.kerala.gov.in/ |title=Annual Plan write up 2014(for Transport and Communication) |publisher=Finance Department-Government of Kerala |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/13/stories/2005031307160300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140818120646/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/13/stories/2005031307160300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |title=Kollam-Paravur coastal road to be revived |date=2005-03-13 |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>

==Importance==
Kollam-Paravur Coastal is one of the scenic roads in the [[Kerala|state]]. 90% of this road is passing through the coastal areas of [[Kollam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article46137.ece |title=Sea erosion in Kollam; 10 houses damaged |publisher=TNIE |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> As a city road, Kollam-Paravur Coastal road has its own importance as it is acting as a bypass that helps to divert the traffic on the congested [[Chinnakada]]-[[Kottiyam]] stretch of [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway-47]] passing through the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/priority-for-kollam-port-coastal-road-mla/article2098509.ece |title=Priority for Kollam Port, Coastal Road: MLA |publisher=Hindu |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> In addition to that, the Harbour Engineering Department (HED) of [[Kerala]] is planning to make New [[Port Road, Kollam|port road]] towards [[Kollam Port]] as part of this coastal road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/new-road-to-port/article1927575.ece |title=New road to port |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> So after completion, the road will serve as a coastal bypass for [[Kollam]] city.

The Harbour Engineering Department had completed the renovation works in [[Pozhikara]]-Thanni stretch of coastal road and opened for the public in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/paravurkollam-coastal-road-opened-to-traffic/article8027887.ece |title=Paravur-Kollam coastal road opened to traffic |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=25 December 2015}}</ref> Bus services through coastal road, connecting Paravur with Kollam, has been resumed on 8 July 2016, after a gap of 24 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/commuters-hail-resumption-of-bus-service-on-coastal-road/article8842042.ece |title=Commuters hail resumption of bus service on coastal road |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=13 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/beached-vessel-a-major-crowdpuller/article8846888.ece |title=Beached vessel a major crowd-puller |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Roads}}
* [[Roads in Kerala]]
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Kollam District]]
* [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]]

==References==
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[[Category:Roads in Kollam|Coastal Road]]


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