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- The NHAI has announced plans for about 2,500 km of highway projects in Tamil Nadu costing over ₹1 lakh crore, alongside 855 km of work already underway worth more than ₹33,000 crore, without giving a timeframe.
- Key projects include the Chennai–Trichy–Madurai Greenfield corridor, six-laning of Chengalpattu–Tindivanam, the Maduravoyal–Sriperumbudur elevated corridor, and four-laning of the Nagapattinam–Thoothukudi–Kanyakumari stretch.
- The state has separately proposed a ₹1,36,996 crore, 4,543.5-km road network across 144 corridors under its Vision 2030 plan, jointly planned with NHAI.
- The investments are expected to strengthen freight movement, improve links to industrial clusters, ports and airports, and support the state's manufacturing and export economy.
What to watch next
- Timelines and funding details for the ₹1 lakh crore NHAI projects, which were not specified
- Approval status of the Tuticorin master plan, which is still pending
- Progress on the state's Vision 2035 proposals executed by the State Highways Department
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