Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Urban Freight Mobility in Chennai -2020
Freight Parking Characteristics and Management Plan – Sir Theagaraya Road For the current study, Sir Theagaraya road in T-Nagar, Chennai - 1.1 km stretch from Panagal Park to South Boag road was chosen after a reconnaissance survey. This stretch of Sir Theagaraya Road, T-Nagar is a popular shopping hub also called as Pondy Bazaar in Chennai metropolitan area located south of Chennai Central railway station. Anna Salai arterial road runs along the east of T-Nagar and Mambalam station on the Chennai suburban railway line is located on the western border. Panagal Park is an important landmark in T-Nagar area. Sir Theagaraya road connects Panagal park to Anna Salai with an East-West orientation and measures about 1.4 km. Thanikachalam road, Dr Nair road and Boag road having North-South orientation intersect Sir Theagaraya road (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Study Stretch - Sir Theagaraya road, T-nagar (Source: Google Maps TM)
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