Work on the project will begin this financial year, stated a Highways Department policy note for 2009-10 tabled in the Assembly on Friday. On completion of the Detailed Project Report, the revised administrative sanction will be sought.

Interestingly, the inner ring road is a national highway, while the second avenue comes under Chennai Corporation and the Mogappair Road is under Ambattur Municipality jurisdiction.

Reacting to the announcement of the proposed new grade separator, Anna Nagar Western Extension (Phase II) Residents Welfare Association president V Rajagopal said, “We wholeheartedly welcome the government’s decision to construct a new bridge here.

Residents of Anna Nagar West Extension, Thirumangalam and Mogappair (West and East) were going through the ordeal of regular traffic snarls at this junction.” Among the grade separators that figured in the policy note was the one at Kodambakkam - Sriperumbudur Road, Mount - Poonamallee Road intersection at Porur, at a cost of Rs 34.72 crore.

While a revised administrative sanction for it is awaited, land acquisition for the service road and tendering process will be completed this year.

The steering committee has approved construction of a grade separator in GNT Road at Moolakkadai junction at a cost of Rs 60.20 crore.