The budget has given major attention to the  plight of the roads in the state and to ensure better roads, the Finance Minister has allocated `855 crore for the development of the state and district roads this year.

Widening of tarred roads, construction of bus bays and over bridges would get priority. 50 per cent of the cost of Kollam and Alappuzha bypass projects will be borne by the State Government. `50 crore has been allocated for this projects.

Bypasses in Kozhikode, Thalassery-Mahe,  Sulthanbathery, and Chengannur would be given `5 crore each. `15 crore has ben allotted for under passes, over bridges and parking facilities near bus and rail stations.

In association with the local bodies where land is made available free of cost, new bypasses will be constructed. 100 km roads in the state will be constructed with B M and B C standards with five-year performance guarantee.

`170 crore has been allocated for upgrading 551 km long roads. `280 crore was allocated for the KSTP second phase, which has an estimated cost of `2005 crore. `20 crore has been set apart for Kumarakom-Nedumbasseri state highway. Seaport-airport road project will get `25 crore.