Namma Chennai
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🚨 WHY MUCH OF CHENNAI DOESN’T TAKE A METRO RIDE 🔸CMRL's 50 four-car trains lag behind six-car trains in other cities, affecting ridership. 🔸Issues include poor first/last-mile connectivity and high last-mile costs. 🔸Expansion plans in Phase II could boost future ridership.
🚨 Hosur Airport: TN may finalise site in 6 weeks, land acquisition in 3 months T.N. may begin land acquisition for Hosur airport in 3 months. Both shortlisted sites are feasible despite terrain challenges. Final location to be picked in 1.5 months based on consultant’s report.
🚨 Broadway Redevelopment Begins; GCC Sets Up Temporary Bus Hub Near Clive Battery Broadway bus terminus will shut in early August for redevelopment. A temporary terminus with 55 bus bays, shelters, lights, seating, and water facility is ready at Ibrahim Salai, Royapuram.
🚨 Built in 1862, Madras HC’s 163-Year Legacy Gets a New Crown
🚨 Port–Maduravoyal Corridor Faces Delay, Now Set for Feb 2027 Chennai Port–Maduravoyal corridor delayed to Feb 2027 due to slow land handover along Cooum, NGT’s seasonal curbs, and traffic restrictions on construction vehicles during the day.
🚨 Highways plans to widen S P Road into 6 lanes; Madhya Kailash flyover to be completed by October A 3-km stretch will be widened without private land acquisition as the government owns the land. All 19 flyover pillars are up; pipeline shifting caused delays.
🚨 Chennai Metro completes its longest Phase 2 tunnel (2.047 km) from Panagal Park to Kodambakkam The tunnel passed below 190 buildings—over 50 of them old—along with churches, an active railway line, and the Kodambakkam flyover, all without disturbing residents or traffic.
🚨 Velachery set for New Flyover to decongest busy junctions A new 3km, 3-lane flyover is planned on Velachery Main Road to reduce traffic congestion. It will run from near the Sardar Patel Road junction to the Velachery Bypass, easing key junctions in peak hours.
🚨 CMDA to Build AC Bus Shelters in 4 Locations AC bus shelters with toilets and seating are coming up at: 🔸Kolathur 🔸Royapuram 🔸Wall Tax Road (78 seats each) 🔸Perambur (54 seats) ₹8 cr project to be completed in 4 months.
🚨 Chennai’s Pothole Problem: Over 900 Roads Await Re-Laying 📍18,895 roads identified for re-laying (2021–26) ✅ 15,107 completed 📅 3,838 roads planned for 2025–26 ❌ Delays due to Metro/Tangedco work 💸 ₹1,692 crore spent so far 🔸North & Central Chennai are the worst hit.
🚨 Pattabiram ROB sanctioned in 2011 set to finish after 14-Year wait Though sanctioned in 2011, Pattabiram ROB work began only in 2018. One arm opened last year, but the second arm is still incomplete. Officials now say it will be ready in 3 months, pending Railway coordination
🚨 Parking within Chennai Corporation limits to be free temporarily GCC's parking contract with Texco ended Sunday and won’t be renewed due to overcharging and corruption complaints. From Monday, no parking fees will be collected. CUMTA’s parking policy may be adopted later.
🚨 Kathipara Metro Flyover Takes Shape: Corridor 5 Work Speeds Ahead
🚨 15 years on, Kovalam’s legacy garbage woes mount daily A 15-year-old dumpyard in Thiruvidanthai, Kovalam panchayat, has grown into a garbage hill, attracting cattle and flies. Waste is still burnt at night. A plan to hand over the land to EB for a substation is stalled.
🚨 Chennai Metro introduces bi-directional gates to ease peak-hour congestion CMRL installs bidirectional gates at key stations like Thousand Lights, Government Estate, and AG-DMS to ease the peak-hour crowd. Gates will also come up at Chennai Airport and more stations soon.
🚨 T Nagar Bus Terminus to Get Hotels, Shops, Library in ₹254 Cr Upgrade 🔸New 5-storey building will have a hotel (116 rooms), shops, restaurants, and a library. 🔸75 bus bays and 9 rows of parking planned. 🔸Work to begin in December after land handover from MTC.
🚨 City to grow taller under CMDA’s third master plan CMDA's third master plan proposes higher FSI in key zones like metro corridors and industrial areas to boost vertical growth, while upgrading underground utilities to avoid strain on city infrastructure.
🚨 MRTS-CMRL Merger in Final Approval Stage The MRTS transfer to Chennai Metro is close to final Railway Board approval, with only the Chairman and Union Minister's nod pending. Once cleared, CMRL will prepare a detailed plan for phased Station and Train management.
🚨 Semmencheri Depot delay threatens IT Corridor Metro Launch CMRL can’t run trains on the IT Corridor until a depot is built at Semmencheri. Land-acquisition delays have frozen work; CMRL warns it needs the site soon, as depot construction itself will take about 2 years.
