TN Govt approves ₹250-cr road widening in Chennai

The congested southern gateway of Chennai is ready for expansion as the state has given the approval to widen the four-lane GST Road to an eight-lane road till Paranur on the outskirts of Chengalpet at a cost of ₹250 crore. The road widening would ease traffic movement on the national highway between the city and southern suburbs beyond Tambaram. The state highways department has commenced preliminary work for the eight-lane road and is conducting inspections for shifting of utilities including electric poles. A stretch of about 13-km from Guduvanchery to Paranur would be taken up for road widening, while the expansion of the tollway into an eight-lane road from Perungalathur to Guduvanchery is nearing completion. The state highways department NHAI, which maintains the road, has agreed 'in-principle' for the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to take up the road expansion work.