The Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, BDR Palanivel Thiagarajan, stated that a four-lane flyover will be constructed on Anna Road from Thenampet to Saidapet during the upcoming year. This project is estimated to cost Rs 621 crore. The announcement was made during the presentation of the budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the Legislative Assembly. The government is prioritizing road infrastructure development to promote the economic growth of the state.
Under the Chief Minister’s Road Development Scheme, 148 km of roads will be widened to four-lane roads, costing Rs 1,407 crore, and 524 km of roads will be widened to two-lane roads, costing Rs 803 crore. The construction of a modern engineering feat, a flyover over the Chennai Metro Rail tunnels, will consult with international engineering experts. Once completed, traffic congestion at several major junctions will be improved, and road safety will be increased.
215 land bridges will be replaced at a cost of Rs 996 crore to avoid disruption of traffic during monsoons and floods, while Rs 1,847 crore has been allotted for the Chennai Ring Road Project, Rs 1,500 crore for the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project, and Rs 645 crore for the Tamil Nadu Road Development Project-II. Finally, Rs 19,465 crore has been earmarked for the highways and minor ports sector in these estimates. Read the highlights of Tamil Nadu Budget 2023 for more information.
Chennai: In the coming year, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister BDR Palanivel Thiagarajan said that a four-lane flyover will be constructed on Annasalai from Thenampet to Saidapet at an estimated cost of Rs 621 crore.
Finance Minister PDR Palanivel Thiagarajan presented the budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the Legislative Assembly today. He then announced the projects related to the highways department and the details of the financial allocation for the same. Description: To increase the economic growth of the state, the government is giving high priority to the development of road infrastructure.
> Under the Chief Minister’s Road Development Scheme, widening of 148 km of roads to four-lane roads at a cost of Rs 1,407 crore and widening of 524 km of roads to two-lane roads at a cost of Rs 803 crore have been undertaken.
> In the coming year, a four-lane flyover will be constructed on Anna Road from Thenampet to Saidapet at an estimated cost of Rs 621 crore. The flyover to be constructed over the Chennai Metro Rail tunnels will be a modern engineering feat after consultation with international engineering experts. Once these works are completed, traffic congestion at several major junctions will be reduced and road safety will be improved.
> Construction of 215 land bridges is underway to replace 215 land bridges at a cost of Rs 996 crore to avoid disruption of traffic during monsoons and floods.
> Rs 1,847 crore has been earmarked for the Chennai Ring Road Project, Rs 1,500 crore for the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project and Rs 645 crore for the Tamil Nadu Road Development Project-II.
> 19,465 crore has been earmarked for the highways and minor ports sector in these estimates. | Read > Highlights of Tamil Nadu Budget 2023