Work to construct Rajiv Gandhi Salai’s (popularly known as OMR) first flyover has begun with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) taking up pile work at the Thoraipakkam junction. According to official sources in the Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC), four flyovers are to come up in all and are to be constructed by the CMRL in an integrated manner with their elevated line.
Sources in the CMRL said the work that is being carried out at present is to construct piles on the extension of the Thoraipakkam – Pallavaram Radial Road. So far around 15 have been constructed. “The same pillar will carry both the flyovers and the rail corridor. The work is to integrate the station along with the flyover,” said a source. The State government, had in August 2023, sanctioned ₹331 crore for the construction of flyovers at Taramani – SRP Tools Junction, MGR Salai – Perungudi, Thoraipakkam Radial Road junction and Sholinganallur junction, which is a long-pending demand of the motorists of the IT Corridor. It also released ₹50 crore as the first instalment at the same time. The flyovers are likely to cost ₹459.32 crore, of which the TNRDC would bear ₹331 crore. The remaining cost would be borne by CMRL.
