Chennai Urban Planning
Chennai to Get Major Public Transport Overhaul with New Mobility Plan in August
The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) has been organizing plans to present an encompassing Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) in August next year...
Chennai Metro Drops Kaliamman Koil Station, Adds Direct Koyambedu Link in Corridor 5 Revamp
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has started construction on a modified alignment of the Corridor 5 project (Madhavaram-Sholinganallur), which has dropped the Kaliamman...
Six Chennai Arterial Roads May Soon Be Widened to Ease Traffic
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) have directed a feasibility study to expand six broad city roads...
Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor Faces Delays, Says Minister
E.V. Velu, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Public Works, Highways, and Minor Ports, told the Assembly that periodic review meetings were being conducted to...
T Nagar, R K Nagar Flyovers to Open by May – More Projects on the Way
The much-awaited T Nagar and R K Nagar flyovers will be thrown open to the public by May after about two years of construction,...
Chennai’s First Steel Bridge to Link Thoraipakkam and Neelankarai – Construction Begins in April
Chennai to get its first steel bridge across Buckingham Canal between Thoraipakkam and Neelankarai. Officials from the Highways Department said the project had been sanctioned...
Chennai to Get 20 Zones as Civic Body Restructures for Better Services
In a significant measure aimed at improving civic services, GCC has decided to increase its administrative zones to 20 from the existing 15. The...
CMDA Announces ₹10 Crore Revamp for Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex
In a major facelift, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has planned a ` 10-crore comprehensive renovation for the Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex. The...
Koyambedu-Pattabiram Metro Line Will Change the Way People Travel in Chennai
The already extensive Metro network in Chennai is about to get a significant expansion with the completion of a new 21.76 km stretch between...
Chennai’s New Construction Waste Rules: Clear Debris in 7 Days or Face Penalty
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has released strict guidelines for construction and demolition (C&D) waste management in the city. Under these new rules, debris must...
