TN govt proposed road projects worth Rs 1,800 crore

• Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced that a slew of projects will be taken up at an estimated Rs 1855.36 crore in order to ensure safe transportation and economic growth.
• She further said that new road over bridges and road under bridges at railway crossings will be constructed at Salem, Vellore, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Madurai, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli at a cost of Rs 665.36 crore.
• Jayalalithaa also announced allocating additional funds to take up works under existing road-laying and expansion projects in Chennai and its suburbs, and expressed confidence that these efforts will help upgrade the infrastructure.

Source: ET