Chennai Outer Ring Road Phase II
Posted on: 23/Jul/2013 2:31:36 PM
Work connected with phase-I of Chennai Outer Ring Road, from Vandalur to Nemilichery is nearing completion. At this juncture, the Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Ltd (TNRDC) has awarded the development of Chennai Outer Ring Road Phase II from Nemilichery in NH 205 to Minjur in Tiruvottiyur - Ponneri - Panchetti (TPP) Road on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis to the consortium of Ashoka Buildcon Ltd and GVR Infra Projects Limited.
The project is on annuity basis with a concession period of 20 years and TNRDC cost of the project is Rs. 985.44 Crores.
On completion, the 61.65-km-long road will form a semicircle around the city and help decongest Chennai�s roads. It will act as a major link and connect four national highways � NH 4, NH 5, NH 45 and NH 205.
The various features of the road include a flyover at Red Hills�Tiruvallur Road, an interchange on the Kolkata Road at Padianallur and a bridge across the Kosasthalaiyar river near Minjur.
The end point at Minjur is on the Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetty Road, which is 10 km away from Ennore Port to which the road will provide connectivity.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is carrying out land acquisition for the project and of the 278.25 hectares of private land, 90 per cent has been acquired. Government land too is required for the project. The road would pass through the Sidco Industrial Estate near Vellanur.
Meanwhile, lighting on 25 km of phase-I has been completed and residents of villages such as Mannivakkam, Varadharajapuram, Nazarathpet, Kolapancheri, Amudurmedu and Thandarai have begun using the road.
