CHENNAI: The order to build the first phase of Rs 2,100 crore Chennai Peripheral Road (CPR) project, from Northern Port Access Road connecting strategically important Ennore Port with Thatchur on Asian Highway-445, was bagged by Tata Projects Limited.
The first phase also includes building the Link Road to Chennai Outer Ring Road from Northern Port Access Road. The five-phase of 133-km Peripheral Road is expected to improve connectivity in and around Chennai City, by formulating the radial-ring road network in collaboration with other ring roads such as Inner Ring Road, Chennai Bypass, and outer ring road to provide alternate routes for traffic as well as to improve the redundancy of the road network.
