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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is acceptable to commencement enactment connected the 448-metre span crossed the railway tracks astatine LC2A connected Ennore High Road successful northbound Chennai. The enactment volition beryllium completed successful 18 months.
As the postulation constabulary has accorded support for roadworthy closure for the task from June 6, 2026 to December 5, 2027, the civic assemblage is readying to start work connected June 12. Traffic volition beryllium diverted to Manali Road and Thoppai Vinayagar Koil Street during the span construction.
Chennai Corporation officials said the span is expected to easiness postulation congestion successful northbound Chennai and amended connectivity betwixt Wall Tax Road adjacent Chennai Central Railway Station and areas specified arsenic Tiruvottiyur and Manali.
The span is estimated astatine ₹75 crore. The operation volition person a 10-metre-wide carriageway with 0.5-metre clang obstruction connected some sides. The civic assemblage volition besides conception a 5-metre-wide work roadworthy with a 1.5-metre footpath and a stormwater drain with dimensions of 1.5 metres x 1.5 metres. A full of 2558 sq m, including 1277 sq m of patta onshore and 1281 sq m of authorities onshore is besides required for the operation of the bridge, officials said.
The civic assemblage is acceptable to commence enactment connected different span adjacent Korukkupet Railway Station astatine LC2 shortly. “LC2 is the past level crossing successful the metropolis wrong Chennai Corporation zones. A span volition easiness postulation congestion successful northbound Chennai,” said an official.
The Highways has already started constructing bridges successful the metropolis astatine LC4 successful Tiruvottiyur and LC6 successful Wimco Nagar.
