Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway Explained

Country:IND
Type:Expressway
Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway (National Expressway 7)
Length Km:258
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A:Hoskote, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Terminus B:Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu (Chennai Metropolitan Area)
States:
Towns:
Maint:National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Districts:

The Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway, or National Expressway 7 (NE-7), is an under construction long, 4-lane wide[1] access-controlled expressway between the cities of Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka and Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. It will run from Hoskote in Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority to Sriperumbudur in Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is planned to allow vehicles to reach 120km/h.[2] The road was designated as a National Expressway on 1 January 2021.[3] The total project value is ₹17,930 crore.[4] The Expressway is expected to be completed before the end of 2025,[5] [6] despite earlier dates announced by the national Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.[7]

Melpadi in Vellore district and Ponapanthangal in Ranipet district will be major intersection points for transfers and real estate[8]

Prospects

The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-VI has been established, following expectations of the new government's involvement, and before the real estate prices begin to rise along the expressways, mainly near Ranipet -Ponnapanthangal-Arakkonam[9] (Tamil Nadu).[10]

New Project

Tata Motors have finalised to set up a ₹9,000 crore car manufacturing plant in Ranipet and GO has been published, which lies in Nemili Taluk of Ranipet district along the Chennai-Bangalore expressway near Ponapanthangal - Panapakkam road and real estate prices have increased to 25 times than normal around the factory area.

Construction

The NHAI has divided the construction work of 258 km long Bangalore–Chennai Expressway into 3 Phases with a total of 10 construction packages. It which will be executed simultaneously by 6 construction companies.

Phase-1

Sr. NoPackage Length in kmContractor
1.Hoskote–Malur18Dilip Buildcon[11]
2.Malur–Bangarapet27.1Dilip Buildcon
3.Bangarapet–Bethamangala17.5KCC Buildcon

Phase-2

Sr. NoPackage Length in kmContractor
1.Bethamangala–Baireddipalle25.0Montecarlo Construction
2.Baireddipalle–Bangarupalem31.0Apco Infratech[12]
3.Bangarupalem–Gudipala29.0Dilip Buildcon

Phase-3

Sr. NoPackage Length in kmContractor
1.Gudipala–Walajapettai24.0Montecarlo Construction
2.Walajapettai–Arakkonam24.5KCC Buildcon
3.Arakkonam–Kanchipuram25.5DP Jain & Co.
4.Kanchipuram–Sriperumbudur32.1Ramalingam Construction Co.

Extension

The Indian National Expressway Network was proposed by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The Government of India envisioned a Bangalore–Mangalore Greenfield Expressway.[13] A Mangalore–Chennai Expressway through Bangalore has also been proposed.[14]

Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor

Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) is planned to achieve accelerated development and regional industry agglomeration in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.These projects have been planned under backbone of Multi Modal Connectivity infrastructure along chennai bangalore expressways.In Tamilnadu The Corridor plans are to comeup along Chennai, Sriperambadur, Ponnapanthangal (Near TATA Motors), Ranipet, Melpadi (Near BHEL)[15] [16]

Prospects

Realtors are secretly starting to invest in places near Walajapet (Banavaram, Keezhveeranam, Ponapanthangal) as these places have been marked as the next industrial hub. Japanese investors expressed interest in this road to link harbors. Japanese real estate companies such as Nippon Expressway Limited have conducted detailed studies on areas like Panniyur and Keezhveeranam village and encouraged investors to focus on these areas.

The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) phase 6 has been established, following expectations of the new government's involvement, and before the real estate prices begin to rise more than 25 times along the expressways, mainly near Ranipet-Ponnapanthangal-Arakkonam (Tamil Nadu)

Many industrial hubs have planned to start up their next projects near Banavaram and Panniyur Village, which already has a TVS brake manufacturing unit. Mahindra, Bajaj, and Nissan groups plan to start new plants in that area.

TESLA has requested the officials to setup battery storage unit near Panniyur village for employment availability and easy access to chennai bangalore expressways. [17]

Status updates

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Sharma, Anurakti. Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to be completed by March 2024. Times Now. 6 January 2023. 10 January 2023. en.
  2. News: Project report on Chennai Expressway may get ready by March . 21 October 2011 . 16 August 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502054001/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2557950.ece . 2 May 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/224170.pdf Gazette notification dated 1 January 2021
  4. News: Akram Mohammed. Expressway to reduce travel time between Bengaluru, Chennai. The New Indian Express. December 18, 2018. March 23, 2023. en.
  5. Web site: Vivan . Sridhar . Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to be ready only by July 2025 . Bangalore Mirror . 26 January 2024 . 7 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Bangalore–Chennai Expressway – Information & Status . Metro Rail Guy . 26 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to be operational in January 2024: Nitin Gadkari . The Hindu . 26 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Real Estate in Bangalore & Chennai to get elevated with the upcoming Bangalore-Chennai Expressway! . 2023-05-05 . www.sulekha.com . en-gb.
  9. Web site: Keezhveeranam - soul searchers - Maitreya - Dharmakshetra Real estate Project .
  10. Web site: Karnataka / Bangalore News : Chennai Expressway to be ready in three years . The Hindu . 20 June 2010 . 13 November 2010 . 24 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100624104352/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/20/stories/2010062061820400.htm . dead .
  11. News: Dilip Buildcon declared L1 bidder for projects worth Rs 2,439 crores . Business Standard . 24 February 2021 .
  12. Web site: Apco will build NHAI's Bangalore-Chennai Expressway segment . Construction World . 18 March 2021 .
  13. http://morth.nic.in/index2.asp?slid=44&sublinkid=17&lang=1 Project Report on Indian National Expressway Network
  14. Web site: 2013-07-08 . Greenfield express corridor from Mangalore to Chennai on the anvil - Times Of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20130708125927/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-26/mangalore/40205907_1_oscar-fernandes-road-construction-ministry . live . 2013-07-08 . 2023-01-10 .
  15. https://www.magicbricks.com/blog/chennai-bengaluru-industrial-corridor/135090.html
  16. https://www.tnpscthervupettagam.com/articles-detail/industrial-corridors-of-tamil-nadu?cat=gk-articles
  17. https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bangalore%E2%80%93Chennai_Expressway
  18. Web site: Notice issued to get land: Notice issued to get land for highway | Chennai News - Times of India.
  19. Web site: Expressway to reduce travel time between Bengaluru, Chennai.
  20. Web site: Chennai-Bangalore Expressway work to start in six months: Nirmala Sitharaman.
  21. Web site: NHAI invites tenders for Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway.
  22. Web site: Chennai-Bengaluru expressway downgraded due to traffic, alternative road.
  23. News: Sharma, Anurakti. Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to be completed by March 2024. Times Now. 6 January 2023. 10 January 2023. en.
  24. News: Shivakumar, C.. Chennai-Bengaluru expressway: 14km road work complete. The New Indian Express. 26 January 2023. 26 January 2023. en.
  25. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-11-10 . T.N. stretch of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway may be completed by August 2025 . 2024-11-13 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  26. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-11-10 . T.N. stretch of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway may be completed by August 2025 . 2024-11-13 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.

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