Sardar Patel Road to be widened at a price of 45 crore

The State Highways Department will quickly name for tenders to widen Chennai’s Sardar Patel Road. The estimated price of including two extra lanes, constructing close to footpaths for pedestrians, and developing a soundproof wall for the Cancer Institute (WIA) might be roughly Rs. 45 crores.

Sources within the division stated that the highway is a crucial one which connects two vital roads — the IT Corridor and Anna Salai — which might be every six lanes large.

“It is pertinent that this highway with a number of tutorial establishments and memorials, has the same width. Already, as a result of development of the flyover at Madhya Kailash junction, the carriageway beneath has been widened for about 400m. The remaining portion from IIT Madras to Anna Salai will change into broader to hold extra automobiles,” defined an official.

The work is to be taken up in two phases, with section 1 working to a size of 1.70 km from IIT Madras to Raj Bhavan to be the primary. The remaining 0.80 km from the Raj Bhavan to Anna Salai might be taken up later. A few months in the past, Highways Minister E. V. Velu had taken upon himself to examine the width of the highway after inspecting the flyover.

The highway has large footpaths simply after Gandhi Mandapam to accommodate the big variety of pedestrians getting into/exiting the memorials and the tutorial establishments. However, the footpaths close to the hospital and IIT Madras want widening.

“They are extraordinarily slim and even when individuals stroll in single file, it’s practically unattainable to maintain off the highway. We see sufferers and their attenders strolling on the facet of the highway ignoring the flowing visitors. It can be nice if the footpath in that stretch can also be widened,” stated Mary, who works at a retailer in Adyar. Highways officers stated that this portion was additionally of their scope of labor.

A retired official of the division recalled that approach again in 2005-06 when the Chennai Metropolitan Development Plan (CMDP) was launched, it was proposed to widen the highway and an administrative sanction was obtained from the State authorities for Rs.6 crore. “We had additionally accomplished the land plan schedule. However, for the reason that highway belonged to the Chennai Corporation, the plan was dropped. We fashioned bus bays at Anna University and close to the memorials at that time,” he recalled.