New US$266.62mn road in Chennai, India

The Tamil Nadu state government in southern India aims to build a 162km-road connecting Chennai suburb Ennore and the town of Mamallapuram. State chief minister Jayaram Jayalalithaa said a detailed report on the US$266.62million peripheral road project will be carried out soon. Meanwhile, the state government said it intends to upgrade all 78.6kms of existing roads, while another 83.2km of roads will also be laid soon.
May 15, 2012 Read time: 1 min
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The Tamil Nadu state government in southern India aims to build a 162km-road connecting Chennai suburb Ennore and the town of Mamallapuram.

State chief minister Jayaram Jayalalithaa said a detailed report on the US$266.62million peripheral road project will be carried out soon.

Meanwhile, the state government said it intends to upgrade all 78.6kms of existing roads, while another 83.2km of roads will also be laid soon.

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