MoRTH launches ₹1,621-cr elevated road in Chennai

The Union transport minister has laid the foundation stone for the 10.01-km long elevated highway from Uppilipalayam to Goldwins on Avinashi Road in the city at a function at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai. For the project, involving an investment of ₹1,621 crore, the state highways department will carry out the construction work in a phased manner. The plan is to implement the project on two stretches - from Codissia to CITRA and Lakshmi Mills Junction to Jail Road Junction - simultaneously in the first phase. These are comparatively wider stretches with less traffic flow where the project involves the construction of 397 piers, each of which would be five to six metres deep underground. The up and down ramps will be constructed at Anna statue, Nava India, Hopes College and airport as part of the project for which the state administration has to acquire 25,000 square metres.