Chennai: Metro ridership in the city crossed the one-crore mark for the second time this year in July, with 1.06 crore passengers travelling on the network. It is the highest monthly ridership recorded in 2026 so far, averaging 3.43 lakh commuters a day.The figure marks an increase from 96.75 lakh passengers (3.22 lakh a day)…
Chennai: Developers have asked the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to clarify whether projects with only part of their land within 500m of a metro corridor are eligible for concessional Premium Floor Space Index (FSI) charges under the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy. They say the uncertainty is delaying approvals and holding up projects.Credai Chennai has…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s announcement in Karur that his govt had cancelled the tender for a flyover in Chennai as the project cost had been inflated to nearly double the actuals has left civic officials guessing as which project was he referring to.As of July, Chennai had only two major flyover tenders in…
Chennai: Wrong-side driving has become routine along the GST Road stretch between Saidapet and Guindy, particularly beneath the Chennai Metro Rail pillars, raising safety concerns for daily commuters.Motorists travelling from Saidapet towards Guindy often ride against traffic to bypass congestion near Raj Bhavan. Instead of waiting at the Taluk Office Road junction, two-wheelers and autorickshaws…
