About IT Corridor
Genesis of Project
About ITEL
Project Phasing
Project Description

Rajiv Gandhi Salai is a major road connecting Chennai with Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu. It is 45 km long and was earlier known as the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR). The road starts from Madhya Kailash Temple Junction on Sardar Patel Road in south-east Chennai and terminates on East Coast Road near Mamallapuram.

The prestigious TIDEL Park, home to a number of BPO and IT/ITES companies and many other major IT/ITES Companies in the country are situated along the Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Prominent technical and educational Instutions, national research laboratories are also located along the Corridor.

Besides, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) has developed a Cyber City, spread over 2000 acres in Siruseri, abutting the IT Corridor. Many IT/ITES Companies have set up their facilities in the Cyber City.

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Due to heavy movement of traffic and on account of poor soil condition, the pavement of the Corridor had deteriorated. The opening of the Mass Rapid Transit Line along the first three km stretch and the presence of densely populated residential areas along the Kottivakkam-Perungudi stretch had also led to congestion and accidents. The IT Corridor Project aims at improving the Corridor to a world-class facility in tune with the progressive and IT/ITES friendly image of Tamil Nadu.

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TNRDC floated a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary viz., IT Expressway Ltd (ITEL) for domiciling the IT Corridor Project. ITEL being an investment vehicle, engaged TNRDC as its Managing Associate and is responsible for project implementation and operations and maintenance of IT Corridor.

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The IT Corridor Project is being implemented in two phases – Phase-I between Madhya Kailash Temple Junction and Siruseri and Phase-II between Siruseri and Mahabalipuram. The 2.1 km long ECR Link Road connecting Rajiv Gandhi Salai at Sholinganallur and East Coast Road at Kudumiyandithoppu is also included in Phase-I.

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In Phase-I, the 20.1 km between Madhya Kailash Temple Junction to Siruseri is being widened to dual three lane carriageway with median, service road, non-motorised vehicle (NMV) lane, pedestrian footpath and planter strip. The work of dual three lane carriageway has been completed. The ECR Link Road has also been improved to dual two lane carriageway.

Another significant feature of the Project is the construction of service trenches/ducts for conveying utility lines including electrical, telephony and optic fibre cables/wires so as to avoid digging in future. The water and sewer lines are also being conveyed under the footpath.

Landscaping and arboriculture, road side arts and sculpture works and value added services have also been undertaken. A twelve lane state-of-the-art toll plaza has been located at Perungudi with a modern Toll Administration-cum-Office along with four satellite plazas at Pallavaram road, ECR Link road, Medavakkam road and Exit plaza at Navalur.

Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru M. Karunanidhi inaugurated the six lane main carriageway of Rajiv Gandhi Salai on 29^th October 2008 and opened it to public. Toll Operation was commissioned on 15^th December 2008.

Four lane ECR Link road connecting Rajiv Gandhi Salai to ECR at Sholinganallur has been completed alongwith rehabilitation of the old bridge.

Centre Median & Street light poles have been completed from Madhya Kailash to Siruseri and ECR Link Road.

Service Road & Foot Path have been completed from Madhya Kailash to SRP Tools.

In all, 13 Nos Foot Over Bridges have been constructed and made available for use by public.

ITEL is also responsible for implementing a comprehensive Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan for rehabilitating families and structures affected by the implementation of the project. Additionally, a number of community development initiatives have also been included in the project. The Government School in Thoraipakkam and Panchayat School in Navalur have been rehabilitated as part of the Project.

Feasibility Studies for Phase-II have already been completed and its implementation would be taken up in due course.