Road Works
Out of 723.833 km roads 718.022 km of road works were completed and the balance road works including ROBs and river bridges will be completed by this current year.
Tsunami Bridge
Reconstruction of Tsunami affected bridge between Keezhamanakudi and Melamanakudi villages in Kanyakumari District at the estimated cost of Rs.21.29 crores is in progress, and will be completed by September 2011.
Enhanced Periodical Maintenance of Roads
Under Enhanced Periodical Maintenance works 1032.67 km length of roads taken up for Rs.424.57 crores and 965.47 km length of roads has been completed at the expenditure of Rs.393.087 crores. The balance 67.20 km of roads is in progress.
Institutional Strengthening and Policy Development
Under this component, restructuring the staff pattern of the Highways Department and creation & appointment of a Director General were finalized and accordingly Government Orders issued by the GoTN. Director General has been appointed and restructuring of staff has been completed.
Computerisation
To strengthen the present administrative action has been taken by providing 1719 computers supplied for all the Wings from Chief Engineer (H) General to all sub divisions of Highways Department and they were connected with Internet so that information of the progress of Project would be updated and well informed.
Road Management System (RMS) and Road Accident Data Management System, (RADMS)
RMS has been developed and put into use for the selection of roads for maintenance in the successive years. Road Accident Data Management System, (RADMS) has been developed and put into use for collection and analysis of accident data and to take suitable action in coordination with Police and Transport Departments to reduce the accidents.
Road Safety Assessment and Road Safety Awareness
Road Safety Assessment of the upgraded roads under TNRSP to about 335Km of roads has been completed and the consultant has proposed countermeasures for the problems/ deficiencies identified.
Road Safety Awareness has been created among three / four wheeler drivers, students and public at large through conducting training classes, advertisements and other programmes by the Consultancy Services.
Geographical Information System (GIS)
The present development of is as follows:-
- Procurement of Software completed.
- Procurement of Consultancy Services to integrate and implement Geographic Information System (GIS) software- Agreement signed on 29.12.2010. Work commenced on 06.01.2011. Draft Inception Report submitted by the Consultant.
- Advanced data collection equipment – Letter of Acceptance sent to lowest evaluated successful bidder. Agreement to be signed.
SOS – II.
The different categories of roads pertaining to Highways Department in Tamil Nadu has been selected and prioritized from the RMS data and grouped into different packages forming different independent corridors of continuous length. Agreement for the Consultancy Services to carry out Techno Economic Feasibility to prepare a Shelf of Projects for various financing options including Institutional borrowing for improvements to Core Road Network in Tamil Nadu has been signed with M/s. Indian Institute of Madras, Chennai on 01.03.2011. It is proposed to improve the selected corridors under the loan assistance from the international funding agencies.
PBMC
For maintaining the roads for a term of 5 years continuously under single contract, the World Bank has approved the following roads under PBMC on a pilot basis and Agreement has been signed on 03.09.2010 and the work is in progress.
Sl.
No. |
Name of road |
Total length
in Km |
1 |
Thoppur – Mettur – Bhavani – Erode Road km 0/0 – 94/0 – (SH 20) |
94.00 |
2 |
Omalur - Mecheri Road km 0/0 – 14/6 (MDR) |
14.60 |
3 |
Omalur – Sangagiri – Tiruchengode - Paramathy Road 0/0 – 81/0 (SH 86) |
81.00 |
4 |
Salem – Arur-Tirupathur – Vaniyambadi road – (SH 18) |
106.40 |
|
Total |
296.00 |
P&FMS
For the purpose of developing a software for monitoring the progress and expenditure of Project with the help of computers an agreement has been signed with M/s. CMC Ltd., on 12.07.2010 and development of software is in progress.
ISO
The ISO certificates for 2 Circles and 3 Divisions have been received.
Public Private Partnership (PPP):
The consultancy has been engaged for the Techno Economic Feasibility Study for the following roads under PPP.
1 |
Mettur – Pazhanganathu – Oddanchatriram – Dharapuram – Kangeyam - Tirupur Road (SH 37). |
126.00 |
2 |
Erode – Dharapuram Road – (SH 83A) |
78.00 |
3 |
Arcot bypass road. |
3.60 |
4 |
Erode Outer Ring Road Phase II. |
9.60 |
5 |
Chennai Outer Ring Road Phase II. |
32.30 |
|
Total |
249.50 |
The Techno –economic feasibility of taking up the roads under various options of BOT will be suggested. Based on the suggestions given by the consultant, the development of road structure under PPP will be taken up.
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