CHENNAI : After two consultancy studies for development of a 50 metre wide strip of land abutting Outer Ring Road (ORR) for optimum utilization, it is learnt that Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited is seeking to hire a consultant for preparing the feasibility report to develop the 50 metre stretch.The proposal also comes in the wake of L&T Ramboll submitting a final report three to four years ago and TNRDC, in association with CMDA, commissioned SOWIL Limited, to prepare the Detailed Feasibility Report (DFR) for Chennai Outer Ring Road (ORR) in 2004.
The total strip of land acquired for development of ORR corridor is 122m in which 50m is being used for road development. Twenty-two metre strip of land between left and right carriageway is reserved for public transport corridor (PTC) and the remaining 50 metre wide strip on eastern side of ORR, is reserved for commercial developments as per the earlier plan of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
