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Chennai Corporation revives proposal for escalators-fitted overbridges

Deepa H Ramakrishnan

Cost of the facility is estimated at Rs.2.50 crore
Delhi, Mumbai and Indore have similar facilities

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation has revived the proposal for the escalator-fitted foot overbridge (FOB) at Little Mount (Taluk Office Road) in the city.

The proposal to establish bridges with escalators in 10 busy locations had not seen progress for some time.

The civic body had intended to identify private developers who would invest in the facilities to be constructed on a design-build-operate-transfer basis.

The Corporation would give them advertising rights on the bridge’s panels and they could then recover the costs.

In view of the Supreme Court direction on regulation of hoardings, the Corporation has now decided to develop the facilities on turnkey basis, which means ‘ready to operate.’

By March 2009

Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni said, “As there have been 4-5 fatal accidents at this location, the police had asked us to construct such a facility. We are not looking to make any revenue out of it. We expect the bridge to be completed by March 2009.”

The cost of the facility is estimated at Rs.2.50 crore.

As far as Chennai is concerned, this would be a pilot project. Cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Indore have similar facilities.

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