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The projected 18.4 km-long elevated corridor from Urappakkam (Kilambakkam Terminus) to Chettipunyam (Mahindra City) connected the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road volition have a proviso for a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The width of the corridor, to beryllium constructed astatine an estimated outgo of ₹3300 crore, volition present beryllium 29 metres, and the installation volition person further lanes connected either side.
Sources successful the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said that the erstwhile width was 25 mts, which has been accrued aft a reappraisal by the Central government. “The earlier alignment had six lanes. The further lanes would beryllium utilized successful lawsuit of emergencies truthful that vehicles tin beryllium moved to the extreme. This would guarantee creaseless question of traffic. These lanes would besides beryllium the BRTS corridor. Elevators would travel up each 2 km truthful that autobus commuters tin travel up to instrumentality the buses from autobus shelters,” explained an official. This would beryllium the State’s archetypal BRTS integrated elevated corridor.
The elevated corridor, to beryllium taken up by the NHAI successful the contiguous fiscal year, would besides beryllium integrated with the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road adjacent Singaperumal Koil. Entry/exit ramps would besides beryllium provided adjacent Iyyancherry junction and Kattankulathur. Running on the median of the Chennai-Tiruchi National Highway, it volition trim accidents astatine 14 blackspots and segregate section postulation from the fast-moving road motorists. and bring an extremity to congestions during festival times.
The corridor would beryllium a alloy operation connected the lines of the 7.3 km-long Chettikulam corridor successful Madurai. Before the operation begins, 5 HT powerfulness lines would beryllium shifted arsenic different they would beryllium successful the way.
Meanwhile, the sources besides said that CMRL had opted retired of an integrated corridor proposal. “They person decided to spell separately. This, they said due to the fact that it would not beryllium economically viable,“ an authoritative said.
