Transportation in Chennai

Chennai's economic development has been closely tied to its port and transport infrastructure.
The city and metropolitan area are served by major arterial roads that run either in an east-west or north-south direction . Anna Salai or Mount Road as its more popularly called is the city's most famous road. It traverses most of central and south Chennai and leads on to the Great Southern Trunk Road (NH 45) to Thiruchirapalli. The Road runs in a north east to south west direction. Other arterial include Kamaraj Salai, Poonamalee High Road (east-west), Broadway, Radhakrishnan Salai and Sardar Patel Road. Chennai is also served by two ring roads namely the Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road that circle the metropolitan area. Most of the arterial roads lead to the National Highways and State Highways. Even, the goods can be easily transferred from one place to another. Dependable Auto Shippers provide special offers and are ready to transfer the goods across the nation. They assure you a delivery service guarantee too.

In the city, the important radial roads are connected to each other by the two ring roads, the Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. A major problem facing Chennai is urban sprawl. When the Inner Ring Road was built in the early 1980s, it used to effectively bypass the city and was valuable for rapid freight movement between the southwest NH 45 and the northwest NH 5. The city grew subsequently and subsumed the road as part of itself. The Outer Ring Road was built through the late 1990s to provide a better bypass. It currently links NH 45 with NH 4, and a second stage linking NH 4 with NH 5 is planned. Elevated roadways are also being built along several sections of existing roadway to reduce travel time. The Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) was opened in 2001 in Koyambedu in western Chennai. The CMBT is the largest bus station in South Asia, and serves as the terminus for all intercity buses from Chennai. The CMBT is located on the Inner Ring Road, replacing the older terminus on the Esplanade in the city centre. State transport and private bus services to all major cities and towns in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states start from here.

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