The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has recently initiated preliminary work on the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated expressway at an investment of ₹1,815 crore. In this connection, NHAI has prepared a new and revised detailed project report (DPR) for the elevated expressway. In the latest development, the project‘s executing agency initially initiating work on the 19-km expressway as there is no significant change in the alignment of the road. Land acquisition for the project has been initiated and authorities are in the process of floating a new tender for the revised program. An expert team would inspect the pillars to check the structural stability and ageing factor. Nearly 14 km of the 19 km elevated expressway runs along the Cooum and that the corridor once completed is expected to de-congest traffic in Ambattur Estate Road and Ponamallee High Road, said NHAI sources.
