Elevated corridor on NH5 likely if T.N. waives GST on construction materials
The National Highways Authority of India is considering reviving a 10.4-km elevated corridor project on NH5, provided the Tamil Nadu government waives its portion of the GST on construction materials. While residents support the project to alleviate traffic congestion, some experts suggest that building multiple flyovers would be a more cost-effective and practical solution for local commuters.
Why it matters
The project highlights the ongoing tension between infrastructure development costs and the need for effective urban traffic management in high-density corridors.
There remains a glimmer of hope for the construction of a 10.4-km-long elevated corridor from Madhavaram to Nallur toll plaza. Sources in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said that the project would be revived if the State government waived its portion of the Goods and Sales Tax (GST) for the proposed project.
The article presents both the NHAI's proposal and the counter-arguments from local experts and residents without favoring one perspective over the other.
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