New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government has approved the Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Doubling Project of Southern Railway at an estimated cost of Rs 993 crore to strengthen suburban and freight connectivity in Tamil Nadu, the Ministry of Railways said on Tuesday.According to the ministry, the 68-km project forms part of the important Chennai suburban circular rail network connecting Chennai Beach, Tambaram, Chengalpattu and Arakkonam.Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Arakkona…
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Chennai, March 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu State Highways Department has begun a major widening project at the Padi Rail Overbridge (ROB) on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (Inner Ring Road), aimed at easing one of the most significant traffic bottlenecks along the busy arterial corridor. The ₹139-crore project will convert the existing three-lane bridge into a dual five-lane structure and widen the narrow approach roads towards Padi, which have long been a source of severe congestion for motorists travel…