Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project
This project will upgrade and maintain about 590 kilometers (km) of 16 state highways to (i) enhance transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in line with the regional economic corridor development plan for the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC), and (ii) improve the road network's sustainability through performance-based maintenance. The project will also include initiatives to build institutional capacity in the Tamil Nadu Highways and Minor Ports Department, focusing on its knowledge and research function, road safety improvement, and sector planning capacity.
| PROJECT DETAILS | ||
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Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
16 Jun 2021 Loan India Economic Corridors Ongoing $904.60 million | |
| KEY OUTPUTS |
Maintenance and upgrading of state highways Building capacity in road safety, sector planning, and research |
| FINANCING |
$484 million (Asian Development Bank Ordinary Capital Resources) $420.6 million (Government of India) |
