The Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway is a proposed 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) elevated expressway in the city of Chennai, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The corridor begins at Chennai Port

Chennai Port

Chennai Port , formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India, it is over 125 years old, although maritime trade started way back in 1639 on the sea...

 Gate no. 10 and travels along the bank of the Cooum River

Cooum River

The Cooum River , is an urban river which ends in the city of Chennai draining into the Bay of Bengal. Along with the Adyar River running parallel to the south, the river trifurcates the city and separates Northern Chennai from Central Chennai.The name of Cooum appears to be derived from Tamil...

 till it reaches Koyambedu

Koyambedu

Koyambedu is a locality in the South Indian city of Chennai. The Koyambedu area has become a major hub of activity in Chennai City after the inauguration of the market and the bus terminus...

 and along the median of NH4

National Highway 4 (India)

National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...

 thereon till it reaches Maduravoyal

Maduravoyal

Maduravoyal is a suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 2 miles west of Chennai corporation limits. It is on the Chennai-Bangalore National highway. The second phase of Chennai Bypass cuts through Maduravoyal to reach the northern borders of...

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Project Details

This corridor is implemented under Phase-VII of National Highways Development Project

National Highways Development Project

The National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...

 by NHAI. The Feasibility study cum DPR was done by Wilbur Smith Associates. This expressway forms a part of the circular corridor 2 of the High Speed Circular Corridors

Chennai HSCTC

Chennai High Speed Circular Transportation Corridors is an urban road transit in the form of elevated concentric beltways planned for the city of Chennai. The beltways are envisaged as an elevated 2-tier system with design speed of 80 km/h. The top tier is a 2-lane dedicated corridor for the...

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Alignment

• Km 0 - Km 1.56 reaches Northern Cooum River bank and parallel to MRTS line
• @ Km 2.1, the Expressway crosses the Elevated MRTS line between Chintadripet and Park Town Stations
• @ Km 3.2, it crosses the Longs Garden Bridge to prevent conflict with Chennai Metro alignment
• @ Km 5.3, it crosses Binny Bridge near Taj connemara
• @ Km 6.5, it crosses College Road Bridge
• @ Km 8.1, it crosses Chetpet Road
• @ Km 9.2, it crosses Choolaimedu Railway Bridge
• @ Km 11.3, it crosses NH4 near Arun Hotel
• @ Km 13.1, it crosses Arumbakkam Bridge
• @ Km 13.8, the Road splits into two and merges with NH4 as entry and exit ramps.
• The Expressway section meets the Koyambedu Grade Separator and the section between them will be 10-laned with 2-lane service roads on both sides
• At-grade stretch of 1.5 km because of Koyambedu Grade Separator and Chennai Metro
  Chennai Metro
  The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Phase I of the project consisting of two corridors is under construction. The elevated section of the project is scheduled to be operational by 2013 and the entire project is scheduled to be completed by the financial...
  
   over-head line crossing just after the grade separator
• @ Km 14.227, the Elevated Expressway restarts and goes along NH4 median
• @ Km 17.3, the Expressway starts coming down and meet the Maduravoyal clover-leaf grade separator
  Maduravoyal Junction
  Maduravoyal Junction is an important junction in Chennai. It is located to the west of Koyambedu Junction at the intersection of National Highway 4 and Chennai Bypass.-Maduravoyal Grade Separator:...
  
   and the section will be 14-laned [8-lane toll plaza + 6-lane NH4] with 2-lane service roads on both sides
• Elevated section — 17.5 km
• Total Length - 19 km

Interchanges

• A modified parclo interchange is under construction at Koyambedu junction with 2 arms of a clover leaf and an elevated loop on the third side.

Project status

7 March 2008:

• The project was officially launched with the passing of a government order by the Tamil Nadu
  Tamil Nadu
  Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
  
  state government http://www.tn.gov.in/gorders/highways/hway_e_63_2008.pdf.

Jan 2009:

• Prime minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for elevated expressway from Chennai Port to Madhuravoyal.
• Soma enterprises bagged the project and the project is under construction.

June 2009:

• Physical work on the corridor to commence from November 2009. Land acquisition and preliminary works like casting yard are under progress.

July 2010:

• Environmental clearance has been obtained from National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA).