The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : IT corridor opened to traffic, partly

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Friday, Jun 30, 2006

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IT corridor opened to traffic, partly

T. Ramakrishnan

So far, work has been completed only on a 1.3-km stretch

SOME RELIEF: A part of the Old Mahabalipuram Road (IT corridor) has been opened to traffic after widening of the key road. — PHOTO: SHAJU JOHN

CHENNAI: Traffic is being allowed on an improved portion of the Information Technology corridor from near the Government Women's Polytechnic at Taramani to Madhya Kailash temple.

Originally scheduled to be completed by April, work has been completed only on a 1.3 km stretch. The plan is to improve the road from the Madhya Kailash temple to Siruseri, a distance of over 20 km. Official sources say that work will soon begin on the other side of the stretch. At present, work is going on in the middle portion of the key link that connects the city with the offices of IT majors and dozens of higher educational institutions Authorities plan to complete work on a 3 km stretch in a couple of months. Shifting of service lines and poor planning are among the factors responsible for the delay in execution of the work, sources said.

Recently, Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran said the project was likely to be completed early next year. Noting that work was in progress from the Siruseri side too, he said the problem areas were in the middle portion, which included residential localities in Perungudi.

Since the "middle part is the most difficult," a link road connecting the Old Mahabalipuram Road to East Coast Road. A grade separator (flyover) from Central Leather Research Institute to Madhya Kailash is also under consideration, he said.

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