Chennai is home to the one of the largest vehicular population in India. The total road network in the city's metropolitan area is 2,780 km.[1] With Chennai's vehicular population having experienced a surge in the late 1990s, several flyovers were built to reduce the traffic congestion in the city. Of about ₹ 15,600 million invested by the state government between 2005 and 2016, Chennai cornered a major chunk of the investment.[2] As of 2016, there were 42 functional flyovers in the city[3] and about 30 bridges, catering to the city's vehicular population of about 12 million, including about 600,000 cars. In addition, more than 36 flyovers are in the pipeline.[3]
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