In the next ten years, under the Mukhyamantri Sadak Vikas Karyakram, about 2,200 km of state highways connecting district headquarters and taluk headquarters will be converted into four lanes and 6,700 km into two lanes. It will be taken on the basis of traffic density.
In the first phase in the current financial year, 250 km of two-lane roads will be converted into four-lane at a cost of Rs 2,000 crore and another 600 km into two-lane roads at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore, the government announced in the state assembly. Presenting the demands for grants on the Highways and Minor Ports Department on Friday.
Due to the commencement of Metro work, the collection of toll fee at four toll plazas at Perungudi at Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thoraipakkam, Kalaignar Salai and Medavakkam Salai will be stopped from August 30.
policy note
In view of the increasing vehicular traffic and demands of road users, the state government developed a long-term vision for the next 10 years, said the Highways and Minor Ports Department’s policy note for 2021-2022, tabled in the assembly on Friday. Is.
All State Highways meeting the traffic intensity will be upgraded to four lanes and all major district roads connecting Taluk Headquarters, National Highways and State Highways will be upgraded to two lanes depending on the traffic intensity. To reduce traffic congestion, bypasses will be built for municipalities along state highways and panchayat or panchayat union roads are being upgraded.
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The government plans to increase the cargo handling capacity of the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board from 1.5 million tonnes to 10 million tonnes. Action will be taken to expedite the state level projects of the Government of India. These include the elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal, four-laning of the Vikravandi-Kumbakonam Thanjavur road, upgradation of the East Coast Road from Chennai to Kanyakumari to four lanes and construction of a sea bridge from Chennai Port to Manali-Thiruvottiyur Junction. traffic, stated in the policy note.
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