Chennai Corporation completes restoration of nearly 480 km of roads

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced the successful completion of road restoration work on 2,995 roads, covering a total length of 479.41 kilometres. These roads were dug up by various utility service providers for essential public works.

The restoration efforts are part of a larger, special road improvement initiative directed by Chief Minister Stalin. A total of 3,987 road works, spanning 648.75 km and valued at Rs 489.22 crore, were planned for enhancement.

According to an official press release, work orders were issued on May 20 and June 20, 2025. To date, most of these works have been successfully completed, with the remaining projects progressing rapidly. The Corporation has set a target to complete all these works by September 15.

The majority of the road cuts were undertaken by the Metro Water board and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) for laying water pipelines, sewer connections, and electrical cables. The GCC granted permission to the Metro Water board to excavate 859.98 km across 4,982 roads this year. Of these, work on 3,266 roads (507.79 km) was completed, and the Corporation has received a ‘no-objection certificate’ confirming that the work was finished and ready for restoration. The GCC has already restored 2,976 of these roads (476.89 km).

Similarly, Tangedco was granted permission for work on 30 roads (4.72 km). Restoration work on 19 roads (2.52 km) has been completed.

All restoration activities are being closely monitored on a weekly basis by the Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin. On his advice, strict directives have been issued to ensure that all road restoration is completed by the end of September.