After change in alignment, work on 133 km Chennai Peripheral Road to start next year
CHENNAI: Work on the first phase of the Chennai Peripheral Road (CPR) for which a loan agreement worth Rs 2,470 crore was signed between India and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help improve connectivity of container movement from southern industrial districts to Ennore and Kattupuli is likely to start by the first or second quarter of next year, according to an official source.
The five-phase 133 km Peripheral Road for which land is being acquired will address the rapidly increasing road traffic demand in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The project is expected to improve the connectivity in and around Chennai by formulating the radial-ring road network in collaboration with other ring roads such as Inner Ring Road, the Chennai Bypass and Outer Ring Road to provide alternative routes for traffic as well as improve the road network.
