Highlights of the Recommendations of the State Level Committee on Road Connectivity & Traffic Improvements in Chennai
This Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority report, prepared at the request of the Government of Tamil Nadu, describes a traffic and transportation infrastructure plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area and surrounding region. It draws on the State Level Committee on Road Connectivity & Traffic Improvements and the initial findings of the Comprehensive Transportation Study, but the supplied text does not identify an order number or publication date.
What the document covers
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority report presents transport infrastructure recommendations for the Chennai Metropolitan Area and surrounding region. The Government of Tamil Nadu formed the State Level Committee on Road Connectivity & Traffic Improvements in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore in April 2007 to improve transport infrastructure in those cities.
The plan followed committee discussions, recommendations from four subcommittees and a special meeting organised by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority with the subcommittee chairpersons on 1 February 2008. The overall plan was submitted to the Government of Tamil Nadu on 12 March 2008.
Main subjects
The report addresses:
- Chennai's population growth and projected population.
- Existing road, rail, bus, port and airport transport systems.
- Vehicle growth, vehicle types and changes in travel modes.
- Congestion, travel speeds, road accidents, pedestrian movement and air quality.
- Forecast travel demand, including public transport, private transport and mass transport trips.
- Transport policies and strategies.
- Medium-term and long-term transport measures.
- A primary road network for connectivity across the Chennai Metropolitan Area and surrounding region.
- A shelf of road and transport schemes proposed for immediate implementation.
- Proposed agencywise budget allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.
The listed maps cover preliminary recommendations for flyovers, road over bridges, road under bridges, pedestrian subways and multi-level parking. They also cover bus depots, terminals and workshops, projects involving the Department of Highways and the Corporation of Chennai, and longer-term transport schemes.
Who may be affected
The recommendations are relevant to residents, road users, businesses, transport operators, public agencies and property owners in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and surrounding region. Property buyers and owners near a proposed road, flyover, bridge, subway, terminal, depot or parking project may wish to check the relevant scheme maps and later project records.
The supplied text describes a planning report and proposed schemes. It does not identify individual properties, announce land acquisition, change land use or state that any listed project has received final approval.
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Common questions
Does this report change the land use of my property?
The supplied text does not make any land use change. It describes transport recommendations and proposed infrastructure schemes for the Chennai Metropolitan Area and surrounding region.
Does the report identify land that will be acquired for roads?
The supplied text does not identify individual properties or announce land acquisition. It lists scheme maps and proposed road and transport projects.
What kinds of projects are included?
The report lists flyovers, road over bridges, road under bridges, pedestrian subways, multi-level parking, bus depots, bus terminals, workshops and road connectivity schemes.
Are all the listed transport projects finally approved?
The supplied text describes recommendations, preliminary recommendations and shelves of immediate and long-term schemes. It does not state that every listed project has final approval.
