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Six pedestrian-priority projects, including KNK Road pedestrian plaza, to outgo astir ₹150 crore nether the World Bank-Chennai City Partnership
With the pedestrian plaza connected Khader Nawaz Khan (KNK) Road inaugurated, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is present focusing connected 5 much pedestrian-priority projects.
All six projects, including the KNK Road pedestrian plaza, volition outgo up to ₹150 crore nether the World Bank-Chennai City Partnership.
A instauration chromatic was precocious laid for the pedestrian plaza astatine Pulla Avenue successful Anna Nagar Zone (VIII), and reconstruction of footpaths and inferior ducts would beryllium taken up shortly, said a section authority.
More than 50% of works connected Monegar Choultry (MC) Road successful Royapuram Zone, Race Course Road successful Adyar Zone, and Thiruvottiyur High Road-Arunachaleswarar Koil Street successful Tondiarpet Zone, nether the ‘Complete Streets Programme’, person been completed.
Ongoing works
On the MC Road, the installation of utilities is astir complete, and cobblestone laying for the carriageway is successful progress, said a civic official.
Further, groundwork connected Shastri Nagar 1st Avenue and Racecourse Link Road successful Adyar has conscionable begun and is expected to beryllium completed by mid-2027, the authoritative added.
Rise successful onshore value
Within 2 years of pedestrianisation, T. Nagar has seen a 15%-20% summation successful commercialized income and up to a 20% emergence successful onshore values. These trends are anticipated connected KNK Road successful Teynampet Zone, as reflected successful shopfront improvements and the opening of caller stores featuring salient brands successful the vicinity, according to an authoritative document.
“Blockages successful storm-water drains were cleared, improving h2o travel into the Nungambakkam Canal. These steps volition apt forestall flooding connected KNK Road during mean rainfall, addressing the problems seen during the 2023 floods,” said Shivani B., an subordinate successful the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, an NGO partnered with the GCC for the projects.
Open-mall approach
“The redesign of KNK follows an open-mall approach, which would marque radical privation to walk much clip there. With wider footpaths and shaded seating, radical tin locomotion comfortably, sit, and relax, expanding the chances of them visiting adjacent shops. This volition payment some the section system and the community,” said A.V. Venugopal, programme manager, successful the institute.
