{
  "id": 20217483,
  "title": "About 70 km of GCC roads to be handed over to Highways",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/about-70-km-of-gcc-roads-to-be-handed-over-to-highways",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T19:02:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/about-70-km-of-gcc-roads-to-be-handed-over-to-highways/article71705586.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has announced plans to transfer approximately 70 kilometers of roads to the State Highways Department. This includes key thoroughfares such as Arcot Road, Usman Road, Nelson Manickam Road, Tondiarpet High Road, New Avadi Road, and Madhavaram Milk Colony Road. According to an official source, these roads are being handed over due to their status as major bus routes, which are contiguous with or connected to highways within the city limits. The aim is to improve administrative efficiency and maintenance. The corporation will not receive any roads in return. Among the roads being transferred, Dr. MGR Salai-Arcot Road stretches for 6.4 km, Konnur High Road covers 5.4 km, New Avadi Road is 5.2 km long, and Tondiarpet High Road measures 4.8 km. The longest road, at 7.21 km, is Kodambakkam-Sriperumbudur Road (Arcot Road). The State Highways Department plans to implement five-year performance-based maintenance contracts (PBMC) for these roads. This initiative, previously launched ten years ago, involves fixing the road profiles, restoring the road surfaces, and constructing storm-water drains. The maintenance will be handled by the same contractor who conducted the profile correction.",
  "summary": "Arcot Road, Usman Road and Nelson Manickam Road are some of the key roads being transferred. Most of them are bus route roads linked to highways located within the city limits, says a source",
  "key_points": [
    "Approximately 70 km of GCC roads to be transferred to State Highways Department.",
    "Roads include major bus routes like Arcot Road, Usman Road, and Nelson Manickam Road.",
    "State Highways Department to implement five-year performance-based maintenance contracts."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}