Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Land Acquisition Advances for Chennai Peripheral Ring Road
Chennai is building a large ring road around the city.
The road will have six lanes and will be about 133.64 kilometres long.
It is meant to help trucks and other vehicles travel around Chennai instead of through its busiest roads.
The first 26-kilometre section has been completed.
Officials have now started acquiring land for the next section near Ekkadu Kandigai.
Landowners can send written objections to the authorities.
The road will connect highways, ports, factories and nearby areas.
Officials believe it will reduce traffic and make the movement of goods faster.
The 133.64-km Chennai Peripheral Ring Road is a six-lane, access-controlled greenfield corridor costing an estimated Rs 17,958 crore.
The first 26-km stretch from Thatchur to the Tiruvallur bypass has been completed, while land acquisition for the second phase has begun.
Officials are acquiring land in Ekkadu Kandigai and inviting objections from affected landowners through the SIDCO office in Ambattur Industrial Estate.
The CPRR will connect major highways, ports, industrial areas and southern and western suburbs without requiring vehicles to enter Chennai.
Authorities expect the project to reduce congestion, travel times, pollution and fuel use while improving freight movement and regional economic activity.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu’s highways department, project officials, funding institutions and affected landowners are involved.
- What
- Land acquisition has begun for the second phase of the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road project.
- When
- The timing is not specified; the report describes the process as currently underway.
- Where
- The project surrounds Chennai, with the second-phase acquisition focused on Ekkadu Kandigai and the Thatchur–Tiruvallur corridor.
- Why
- The road is intended to divert through-traffic from Chennai, reduce congestion and improve access to ports, highways and industrial areas.
Project Benefits
Land Acquisition Concerns
Traffic and freight movement
Project Benefits
The highways department says the corridor will provide an alternative route, ease Chennai’s congestion and speed access to Ennore and Kattupalli ports.
Land Acquisition Concerns
The project requires acquiring private land, and the authorities have invited objections from landowners affected by the second phase.
Project implementation
Project Benefits
Officials report that the Thatchur–Tiruvallur bypass stretch is complete and that other sections are progressing, including a fully completed Sriperumbudur–Singaperumalkoil stretch apart from service lanes.
Land Acquisition Concerns
The first phase reportedly faced delays because of water bodies and high-voltage transmission lines, while land acquisition remains in progress for service roads and the Singaperumalkoil–Mamallapuram stretch.
- Project length
- 133.64 kilometres
- Road design
- Six-lane, access-controlled greenfield corridor
- Estimated project cost
- Rs 17,958 crore
- Project phases
- Five phases, ranging from Ennore Harbour–Kattupalli to Mamallapuram Pooncheri
- Completed stretch
- 26 kilometres from Thatchur to the Tiruvallur bypass road
- Ongoing sections
- Sections I to III cover approximately 82 kilometres and cost about Rs 12,375.59 crore
- Planned speed
- Up to 120 kilometres per hour
- Funding assistance
- Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and OPEC Fund for International Development