The State government has accorded sanction to transfer 19 roads belonging to the Highways Department running to a combined length of 35.77 km to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). Similarly, the civic body handed over five roads running to a length of 6.63 km to the department. The exchange was carried out after an agreement was signed and would help in better maintenance and management of the roads.
A stretch of Velachery Main Road from Little Mount Road to Vijayanagar bus stop, Little Mount-Raj Bhavan Halda Junction Road, Ashok Nagar 11th Avenue and 1st Avenue and Mount Poonamallee Avadi Road have been handed over by the Corporation. These are missing links of State Highways or continuation of such roads that carry large volumes of traffic.
Roads that are inside residential areas such as Nanganallur Road, Puzhuthivakkam Road, Valasaravakkam-Ramapuram Road, Nerkundram Road, Perambur Cross Road, Basin Road, and Chinnasekkadu Road have been handed over to the Corporation, said official sources in the Highways Department.
