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‘U’ shaped Flyover at Tidel Park Junction and Indira Nagar Junction

To address the traffic congestion at TIDEL Park Junction and Indira Nagar Junction, Government of Tamil Nadu has accorded administrative sanction of Rs.108.13 Crores for “Development of Comprehensive Integrated Traffic Infrastructure at TIDEL Park Junction including ‘U’ shaped flyovers at TIDEL Park Junction and Indira Nagar Junction in Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR)”, vide the G.O […]

Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Phase – II)

The 25 Km stretch of Rajiv Gandhi Salai from Siruseri to Mamallapuram will be widened in Phase-II to six lane configuration as in Phase-I (including two bypasses at Kelambakkam and Tiruporur). The Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 465.13 crores for acquisition of 88.62 hec of land in 13 villages along the proposed the […]

Elevated Road

The Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had made an announcement for the construction of an Elevated road from Taramani to Siruseri, under phase-I and from Siruseri to Mahabalipuram under Phase-II, for a total length of 45 Km. Also, administrative sanction of Rs.5.0 Crore has been accorded for the preparation of DPR for the above […]

Project Description

In Phase-I, the 20.1 km stretch between Madhya Kailash Temple Junction to Siruseri is widened to dual three lane carriageway with median, service road, pedestrian footpath and planter strip. The ECR Link Road has also been improved to dual two lane carriageway. Another significant feature of the Project is the construction of service trenches/ducts for […]

Project Phasing

The Rajiv Gandhi Salai Project is being implemented in two phases. Phase-I between Madhya Kailash Temple Junction and Siruseri and Phase-II between Siruseri and Mahabalipuram. The 2.1 km long ECR Link Road connecting Rajiv Gandhi Salai at Sholinganallur and East Coast Road at Kudumiyandithoppu is also included in Phase-I.

About Itel

TNRDC floated a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary viz., IT Expressway Ltd (ITEL) for domiciling the IT Corridor Project. ITEL being an investment vehicle, engaged TNRDC as its Managing Associate and is responsible for project implementation, operations and maintenance of IT Corridor.

Genesis of Project

Due to heavy movement of traffic and on account of poor soil condition, the pavement of the Corridor had deteriorated. The opening of the Mass Rapid Transit Line along the first three km stretch and the presence of densely populated residential areas along the Kottivakkam-Perungudi stretch had also led to congestion and accidents. The IT […]

IT Corridor

Rajiv Gandhi Salai is a major road connecting Chennai with Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu. It is 45 km long and was earlier known as the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR). The road starts from Madhya Kailash Temple Junction on Sardar Patel Road in south-east Chennai and terminates on East Coast Road near Mamallapuram. The prestigious TIDEL Park, […]