Chennai Elevated Expressways

[Rasnaboy]

Cross-posting from "Chennai Bypass/IRR/ORR & Road Construction Update" thread...

Originally Posted by gandharva95

Please follow this link for alignment drawings, structures etc:

http://nhai.org/Doc/15Dec08/feasibility%20report.zip

I have stitched together the alignment map for the elevated expressway project, from the feasibility report:

Thanks for the finding, Gandharva!

[Arul Murugan]

great find gandhavara.

So there is one more entry and exit in Egmore, why cant they have one more entry, exit point at CMBT too?

Is this port expressway can be used by all vehicles or only for trucks?

Can any one enlight about this?

[Kewl Batty]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

great find gandhavara.

So there is one more entry and exit in Egmore, why cant they have one more entry, exit point at CMBT too?

Is this port expressway can be used by all vehicles or only for trucks?

Can any one enlight about this?

Its not only for trucks, but mainly built for trucks!
Except, two and three wheelers (autos especially), all other vehicles will be allowed on the expressway. (AFAIK)

And in CMBT, already the grade separator is coming up which can be used to access the corridor and no separate entry-exit point is needed as it is very much clear from the map above!

[PlaneMad]

nice work gandharva. so the nhai are using outdated survey of india maps to plan future infrastructure projects. cmbt is still a farm :haha:

it'll be real sweet if all these expressways are built within 5 years

[krishnancv]

What a toll plaza right at the end of Maduravoyal flyover?? The planners must be crazy. If there is a traffic pile up it will extend into the flyover which will be miserable.

[PlaneMad]

thats what im wondering, shouldnt the toll plaza come before entering the interchange, since even the bypass is also tolled? or will they be collecting seperate tolls for each

[Rasnaboy]

How will the expressway intersect with the Metro Line: elevated or underground? (There appears a gap in the expressway.) If it is not an elevated one, how can it be treated as a "continuous" 18.3-km long elevated corridor? Can anyone clarify this?

[Arul Murugan]

Thanks kewl....

So Mofusil buses too can use this expressway!

Hope the construction starts soon.

And alignment not yet fixed at Metro criss cross!ForMRTS, expressway will be on the top.. Hope the river cleaning project also gets some attension, so that Chennai will be true Singara Chennai!

[Arul Murugan]

TIRUCHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the four-lane elevated corridor between War Memorial and Maduravoyal in Chennai on January 8 in the presence of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.

Disclosing this here on Thursday, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said the corridor would be built at a cost of Rs.1,600 crore.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/26/stor...2653910400.htm

[dis.agree]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

Thanks kewl....

So Mofusil buses too can use this expressway!

Hope the construction starts soon.

And alignment not yet fixed at Metro criss cross!ForMRTS, expressway will be on the top.. Hope the river cleaning project also gets some attension, so that Chennai will be true Singara Chennai!

metro alignment was posted by someone on this thread. it is underground all the way from central till koyambedu and then becomes elevated along irr south. it will cross ponamalee road bit west of this koyambedu flyover junction. don't know when they changed plans to make this u/g till anna nagar.

so, that answers many of our questions. i was wondering how koyambedu jn would turn out with the elevated maduravoyal-port road, metro & the complex flyover. so, we will not have elevated road at koyamebdu. but with flyover at this junction, i think it is okay. but i hope they widen this stretch into 8-10 lane road.

[Into_salem]

Under its flagship programme of National Highways Development Programme (NHDP), the Government had approved the construction of stand alone ring roads, bypasses, grid separators, flyovers, elevated roads, tunnels, road over bridge, underpasses, service roads, etc. in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode under NHDP Phase-VII.

• As part of this project, Government has approved today (11.12.2008), construction of 18.3 kms four-lane elevated road from Chennai Port (Gate No.10) to Maduravoyal (NH-4) in the State of Tamil Nadu.

• Chennai Port has experienced a steady increase in the volume of traffic handled over the years, which in turn has increased the traffic on the internal roads of the Port. Presently, because of traffic restrictions on movement of heavy vehicles on NH-4 within Chennai City, the traffic cannot approach Gate No.10 and has to take a circuitous route to approach Gate No.1 with additional travel length of 23 km.

• Based on the studies, a scheme of modernisation of Chennai Port was drawn up and as a part of it, the work of upgrading and expanding the road and railway network within the Port is being executed in a phased manner to facilitate smooth handling of the increased volume of traffic inside the port. The Second Container Terminal in Dr. Ambedkar Dock with a rated capacity of 1 million TEUs per annum is likely to be operational by March, 2009 and will further increase the volume of road traffic from the Port. This aspect coupled with the increasing volume of cars being handled by the Port from the Western belt around Sriperumbudur makes it imperative for a dedicated road connectivity to be established from Gate No.10.

• The Government of Tamil Nadu has also agreed to the alignment of this elevated road and also to carry out the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement on a 50:50 cost basis between the Chennai Port Trust and Government of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai Port Trust will initially bear the entire cost and subsequently 50% of the cost reimbursed from the Government of Tamil Nadu.

• The project will provide an all-time road without any traffic regulatory obstacles so that Port can be approached directly from the outskirts of Chennai City without interfering the city traffic.

• The proposed elevated road provides an all time road for Port based traffic from West (NH-4) and South (NH-45). The elevated road starts near Gate No.10 of Chennai Port, traverses along Cooum River Bank upto Koyambedu uses Koyambedu interchange under construction (Junction of NH-4 with IRR) and again rises as an elevated road near Koyambedu market after the proposal crossing of Metro Rail and ends at Maduravoyal (Junction of NH-4 with Chennai Bypass) of total length of 19 km. For general traffic, entry/exit ramps are proposed on Kamarajar Salai (Exit), Sivananda Salai (Entry), College Road (Entry) and Spur Tank Road( Exit).

• The project will be given on Design, Build, Finance, Operate & Transfer (DBFOT) basis and the concession period is considered 15 years in accordance with the design capacity of the highways.

• The project cost is Rs.1530 crores including the total cost of land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement of Rs.3.10 crores. The Government will provide only the viability gap funding, which would not exceed 40% of the total project cost.

• The elevated road project integrates well with the facilities already under construction (Koyambedu Interchange and Maduravoyal Interchange/Chennai Bypass). This elevated road along at-grade NH-4 provides an 8-lane facility along with service roads on either side in congested 4 km stretch of Koyambedu-Maduravoyal. The user fee rates based on the cost of the structure would be as per new Toll Rules.

• The project is expected to be completed within a period of three years.

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=46184

[Arul Murugan]

3 years

I want to remember how the elevated corridor for MRTS progressed between Park Town to Velacherry.

Some where in 2025 or 2030 we can see port expressway in inauguration stage.

Hope by that time, Metro and Velacherry-St.Thomas mount mrts also gets completed.

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by dis.agree

metro alignment was posted by someone on this thread. it is underground all the way from central till koyambedu and then becomes elevated along irr south. it will cross ponamalee road bit west of this koyambedu flyover junction. don't know when they changed plans to make this u/g till anna nagar.

so, that answers many of our questions. i was wondering how koyambedu jn would turn out with the elevated maduravoyal-port road, metro & the complex flyover. so, we will not have elevated road at koyamebdu. but with flyover at this junction, i think it is okay. but i hope they widen this stretch into 8-10 lane road.

Thanks for the info.

But in the port expressway alignment map, it is shown that Metro depot is criss crossing.

Can we get any information whether the metro depot is underground or surface level?

I guess mostly it should in surface level! then how it crosses PH and elevated port expressway!!

[dis.agree]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

Thanks for the info.

But in the port expressway alignment map, it is shown that Metro depot is criss crossing.

Can we get any information whether the metro depot is underground or surface level?

I guess mostly it should in surface level! then how it crosses PH and elevated port expressway!!

from previous metro map, it looked like metro would be u/g till anna nagar / koyambedu and then it would get elevated along irr south. because of cooum, i would guess metro would be elevated over it & over nh4. whereas maduravoyal-port connectivity would be at surface with nh4 at the junction with metro and is otherwise elevated. so, it all fits in. but a bit of a mess from port connectivity perspective.

[krishnancv]

Soma-Isolux consortium may bag 2 NHAI projects
Our Bureau

New Delhi, Dec. 26 Soma Enterprises-Isolux Corsan consortium may bag two highway widening projects from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The projects are 6-laning of 190-km stretch on Varanasi-Aurangabad section and construction of 18.3 km of 4-lane, elevated road from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal.

Soma-Isolux consortium has sought the lowest viability gap funding (VGF) from NHAI for these two projects, said industry sources.

For the Varanasi-Aurangabad project, Gammon India had also submitted its bid. For the Chennai Port to Maduravoyal project, Maytas was in the race.

NHAI also received bids from three bidders (Reliance, Soma Enterprises-Isolux Corsan and GMR) for another project -- 6-laning of Krishnagiri-Walahjpet section. A top NHAI official declined to comment on the project winner.

“We have received bids for three projects today. The bids have to be studied and a final decision will be taken after the Board approval,” he said.

A few days ago, NHAI had received bids for three more projects — 4-laning of MP/Maharashtra border-Dhule; 6-laning of Pimpalgaon-Nasik-Gonde and widening Kishangarh-Ajmer-Beawar section.

For 4-laning of MP/Maharashtra border-Dhule, consortia in race were -- L&T-Ashoka Buildcon, Maytas-Nagarjuna Construction, HCC-John Laing, and Isolux Corsan-Soma Enterprises. HCC-John Laing consortium is expected to be the winner.

For 6-laning of Pimpalgaon-Nasik-Gonde section, L&T-Ashoka Buildcon, HCC-John Laing, and Isolux Corsan-Soma Enterprises were in race. The bid winner is likely to be L&T-Ashoka Buildcon consortium.

For widening of Kishangarh-Ajmer-Beawar section, Maytas-China Railway 18th Bureau Group, HCC-John Laing, Navinya (a Tata Group company)-Atlantia SpA and Isolux Corsan-Soma Enterprises were the bidders, it is learnt. Navinya-Atlantia SpA consortium is likely to bag the project, say industry sources.

link: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...2751640500.htm

[gandharva95]

Source: Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, 06/01/2009



Text-only:

The construction work for the prestigious elevated express highway from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal is all set to kick off from January 8, 2009 with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laying the foundation stone.

Being the first-of-its-kind in India, the elevated highway will be built at a cost of Rs 1,468 crore on the west bank of Cooum river. The elevated highway project, to be implemented by the Central and state governments under the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) phase VII, is to link Chennai Port gate 10 with Maduravoyal.

The proposed road between Chennai Port and Koymabedu will go along the Cooum river crossing 12 bridges and then along NH4 for the remaining portion from Koyambedu to Maduravoyal.

“The total length of the corridor is 18.3 km and it would be a four-lane elevated corridor designed for a speed of 80 km, minimum, per hour,” sources in the Wilbursmith associates private limited told Deccan Chronicle. Wilbursmith is the consultant firm that has done the feasibility study of the project and has also designed the elevated highway.

“The elevated corridor on NH4 from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal is the dream project of Chennai port. The completion of the project will increase the total volume of cargo handling of the Chennai port and also will be helpful for 24 hours evacuation of cargo through the southern gate of the port,” K. Suresh, chairman of the Chennai Port Trust said. “Also the long term vision of the port to become a major container hub will be realised within a decade by the completion of this project,” Mr Suresh added.

According to the officials of Chennai port and NHAI, this elevated project will also benefit the public by providing them an alternative evacuation mode through the entry ramps that are provided at Sivananda Salai and College road and exit ramps at Kamrajar Salai and Spur Tank road.

[gandharva95]

New Indian Express, Jan 7 2009



For quick freight movement in and out of the Chennai Port, the National Highways Authority of India plans to build a four-lane elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal. Once completed, it will be the longest elevated corridor in the country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the project tomorrow The State Govt will provide 50 per cent of the cost towards land acquisition, rehabilitation of the people displaced by the project
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the country’s longest elevated corridor, aimed at quick and continuous freight movement from the Chennai Port, at a function at Madura- voyal on Thursday.

Explaining the project, Union Shipping Minister T R Baalu said the four-laned 19 km long corridor would be constructed at a total cost of Rs 1,655 crore, with Rs 310 crore outlay for land acquisition and rehabilitation. The project would be undertaken on Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), as part of the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP).

The corridor, which has an elevated length of 17.5 km, will take off from inside the Chennai Port near the War Memorial gate and will run along the banks of the River Cooum to the Koyambedu Grade Separator. The balance length will be at the centre of the NH-4 from Koyambedu to Maduravoyal.

The public will also benefit from the Expressway as entry ramps are being provided at Sivananda Salai, College Road and Koyambedu and exit ramps at Kamarajar Salai, Spur Tank Road and Koyambedu. Toll plazas will be located at Spur Tank Road and Maduravoyal.

Baalu revealed that the State Government has, in principle, agreed to chip in with 50 per cent of the cost towards land acquisition and rehabilitation.

About 12,000 families of the weaker sections, especially the slum dwellers, will have to be rehabilitated. Providing alternative shelters to them could mean an estimated cost of Rs 258 crore.

[Arul Murugan]

From daily thanthi



and today PM is going to lay foundation stone for this project

[birraj]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

3 years

I want to remember how the elevated corridor for MRTS progressed between Park Town to Velacherry.

Some where in 2025 or 2030 we can see port expressway in inauguration stage.

Hope by that time, Metro and Velacherry-St.Thomas mount mrts also gets completed.

You are RIGHT. Given their past experience, there is NO WAY they can complete this in 3 years and 1600C. It will probably take 10 years with 10,600 Crores.

[ramvaradan]

Originally Posted by birraj

You are RIGHT. Given their past experience, there is NO WAY they can complete this in 3 years and 1600C. It will probably take 10 years with 10,600 Crores.

Do we know the exact elevated height of the expressway ? I find no mention of that.