Chennai roads to get bus priority lanes for better traffic flow, faster transportation
1 year, 5 months ago

Chennai roads to get bus priority lanes for better traffic flow, faster transportation

The Hindu  

Roads in Chennai, including the stretch from Chennai Central to Tambaram, are set to get bus priority lanes for better management of traffic and faster transportation. Stretches maintained by the Highways Department and important bus route roads of the Greater Chennai Corporation are expected to get bus priority measures. Officials have started a study of routes, such as Chennai Central-Tambaram and Koyambedu-Guindy, for implementation of bus priority lanes in Chennai Metropolitan Area. Many of the 471 bus route roads of the GCC and ones recently handed over by the Highways Department to the civic body will get bus priority lanes, officials said.

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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