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The Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), rolled retired a fewer days ago, has chalked retired a elaborate program to amended commuting and identified 12 aboriginal corridors for gathering Metro Rail, six for Light Rail Transit system, 1 for tram, and 4 Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) respectively. By 2048, the CMP has estimated that ₹1,09,182 crore volition beryllium required to found assorted types of wide accelerated systems for the city.
As portion of its 25-year program for the city, the CMP has projected 2 caller important corridors to physique Metro Rail system, which see SIPCOT II to Kalaignar Convention Centre successful Muttukadu (2 km) and Assisi Nagar to Wimco Nagar (11 km — this volition supply yet different nexus betwixt signifier II web and signifier I network) earlier 2030.
Some of the already announced corridors similar Light House to High Court (4.7 km), Poonamallee - Kuthambakkam - Sunguvarchatram (27.9 km), Koyambedu - Avadi - Pattabiram (20.8 km) and Airport - Kilambakkam - Chengalpattu (42.4 km) person besides been mentioned successful the report.
Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) has besides suggested a fewer different corridors for processing Metro Rail system, arsenic portion of its semipermanent program (before 2040), which see Sunguvarchatram to Parandur (25 km), Sholinganallur to Akkarai (2 km) and Perungalathur to Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus (34.6 km) and Tambaram to Adyar via Guindy and Velachery (25 km). The study besides recommended linking Kelambakkam with Tiruporur (8 km) by Metro Rail strategy earlier 2048.
For stretches which person lesser rider postulation ranging betwixt 5,000 to 10,000 PPHPD (passengers per hr per direction), CUMTA has recommended little capableness and cost-efficient modes similar Light Rail Transit (LRT) oregon Metro-Neo for six corridors, which see Tondiarpet to Nallur (18.4 km), Koyambedu to Poonamallee (12.9 km), Pallavaram to Kundrathur (7.5 km) and Vandalur to Kelambakkam (18.7 km) earlier the twelvemonth 2040. Two much corridors projected arsenic a semipermanent program (before 2048) are Central to Ambattur via New Avadi Road (13.5 km) and Gerugambakkam to Morai via Avadi (21.5 km).
Interestingly, the study has identified establishing a tram web for a magnitude of 15.4 km connecting T Nagar, Nungambakkam, Nandanam and Light House.
To bolster connectivity betwixt Chennai and neighbouring towns similar Puducherry, Vellore, Nellore and Villupuram, CUMTA has shortlisted 4 RRTS corridors — Alandur/Tambaram-Parandur - Kancheepuram (42 km), Kancheepuram - Ranipet, Vellore (66 km), Alandur/ Tambaram - Chengalpattu - Tindivanam - Villupuram/Puducherry/ Cuddalore (141 km) and Chennai Central - Gummidipoondi - Sri City - Nellore (190 km).
Water Metro besides finds a spot successful the CMP. “The agelong betwixt Central and Kovalam (35 km) with further hold up to Mamallapuram (an further 20 km) tin supply sustainable mobility options and easiness unit connected parallel roadworthy corridors. It whitethorn besides beryllium utilised for tourism and recreational purposes. Further, the bluish agelong from Central towards Ennore and Pulicat whitethorn besides beryllium taken up,” the study states.
According to the CMP, by 2048, it is estimated that the nationalist transport stock is expected to spell up to 48.1 per cent. The trips by nationalist transport volition summation from 64.4 lakhs to 119.5 lakhs, which underscores the request to person a high-capacity wide transport web for the city.
