page_title: Transport in Chennai
section_title: Road transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Chennai / Road transportation
caption_attribution_description: The 6 lane IT Corridor from Madhya Kailash along the old Mahabalipuram Road
context_page_description: Transport in Chennai includes various modes of air, sea, road and rail transportation in the city and its suburbs.
context_section_description: Chennai's economic development has been closely tied to its port and transport infrastructure, and it is considered as one of the best infrastructure in India.
  The city and metropolitan area are served by major arterial roads that run either in an east–west or north–south direction . Anna Salai — or Mount Road as it is more popularly called – is the city's most famous road. It traverses most of central and south Chennai and leads on to the Grand Southern Trunk Road.
  (National Highway 45) to Thiruchirapalli. The road runs in a north-east to south-west direction. Other arterials include Kamaraj Salai (north-south), Poonamalee High Road (east-west), Radhakrishnan Salai (east-west), and Sardar Patel Road (east-west).
  The East Coast Road starts from Thiruvanmiyur and connects Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry and extends beyond.
caption: IT Corridor in Chennai
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