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Chennai: The construction of the new 4-lane, double-tier elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal - being built at a cost of over ₹3,500 crore - is scheduled for completion by November 2027, said Virender Sambal, Regional Officer of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Originally initiated in 2010 but terminated in 2016, this project was restarted in 2023 following requests from the Tamil Nadu government and the Chennai Port Trust, guided by a technical committee. The 20.9 km long corridor is uniquely designed with two levels to efficiently segregate different types of traffic, he said in a releaes.
The project will significantly boost the Chennai port’s cargo handling capacity from the current 53 million tonnes (mtpa) to an estimated 200 mtpa by 2047, the release said.
Sambyal said that a massive casting yards, including the 80-acre facility at EVP Film City, are being utilized to manufacture over 500 pre-cast concrete bridge segments per month in advance.
To expedite the massive infrastructure work, construction activities at the site are currently progressing for 11 hours a day (5 hours during the daytime and 6 hours at night) with the support of the traffic police. A request has been made to the state authorities and the Police Commissioner to extend these working shifts to 16 hours a day, he said.
Highlighting other major regional developments, officials noted that works on the remaining packages of the 262-km-long Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway in Tamil Nadu are in advanced stages of execution.
Over the past decade, the NHAI has invested more than ₹60,000 crore to enhance highway infrastructure across Tamil Nadu. Currently, projects worth ₹40,000 crore are under active implementation in the state, and Detailed Project Reports for future projects worth ₹1 lakh crore have already been prepared to drive economic growth in the coming years, the release said.
Published on March 10, 2026
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