Chennai Urban Transport
Chennai’s First ₹131 Crore Steel Flyover in T-Nagar to Open by Month-End
Chennai’s first ₹131 crore steel flyover in T-Nagar, spanning 1.2 km and linking with North Usman Road flyover, will open by September-end to...
Chennai Metro Phase 2: TBM Kurinji Completes First Breakthrough at Kolathur Station on Line 5
The Chennai Metro Rail project announced a high achievement this week that the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Kurinji made its very first breakthrough...
Teynampet-Saidapet Flyover Emerges as Tamil Nadu’s Costliest, at ₹195 Crore per Km
The Tamil Nadu Highways Department’s ambitious 3.2-km Teynampet-Saidapet flyover project has sparked debate for being the state’s and possibly the country’s costliest elevated...
Chennai Metro to Expand Network with Two Key Extensions: Tambaram–Velachery and Light House–High Court
Two coordinated metro line extensions by the CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) are aimed at improving connectivity and making commuting easy, thus ensuring...
Marina–Besant Nagar Sea Link Delayed Until After 2026 Elections Over Land Acquisition Hurdles
The proposed sea bridge linking Srinivasapuram off Marina Loop Road with the Besant Nagar Broken Bridge has hit a political and logistical roadblock,...
Chennai’s MRTS Extension Stalled Again—Metro Rail Work Near St. Thomas Mount Delays Completion
Almost 18 years since the project was announced, the long overdue extension of the Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) from Velachery to...
Chennai Metro to Run Trial Run on Poonamallee-Porur Route Today
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will conduct trial runs on the new 9.1-km elevated route from Poonamallee to Porur today, April 28. This...
Chennai Metro’s Airport-Kilambakkam Corridor Gets TN Nod, Centre’s Approval Awaited
The Tamil Nadu government has approved the ₹9,335 crore Airport-Kilambakkam corridor of Chennai Metro Rail and forwarded the project report to the Centre...
Delhi Metro to Operate and Maintain Chennai Metro Phase 2
The DMRC was awarded the contract for the operation and maintenance of Chennai Metro’s ambitious expansion, spanning 118.9 km across three important corridors, under...
Chennai Metro Planning Rapid Transport System at Parandur Airport
While Chennai’s second airport is in Parandur, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is working on a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) that looks to...
