• Chennai will have a scheduled power outage on Tuesday in several neighbourhoods.
• Affected areas include R A Puram, MRC Nagar, Foreshore Estate and surrounding localities.
• The shutdown is for maintenance work.
• Power is expected to be restored after the work is completed.

The three-lane, one-way bypass, 10.5 metres wide, would connect the DGS Dhinakaran Road–R K Mutt Road intersection with Thiru Vi Ka Bridge in Adyar, passing near the Government Music College and MGR Janaki College. State Highways awarded the ₹26.5-crore contract in February 2025; work began near the bridge but stopped within months because Coastal Regulation Zone clearance from the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority is pending. The road would let vehicles from Mylapore, Santhome and R A Puram reach Adyar without using Durgabai Deshmukh Road. After completion, the department plans to remove that road’s median and make it one-way from Adyar towards R A Puram and Abiramapuram. Peak-hour queues on connecting roads currently extend up to two kilometres.

Chennai's growth as an employment hub for GCCs, engineering, R&D, automotive tech, and financial services has driven high-income professionals to central neighbourhoods.

Established central areas: T Nagar, Anna Salai, Nungambakkam, Mylapore, Gopalapuram, Kilpauk, RA Puram command city's highest residential values.

Price range: ₹13,128 to ₹20,000 per sq ft.

Attractions: Proximity to employment centres, metro connectivity, mature social infrastructure including schools, hospitals, markets.

Supply problem: Most existing residential buildings are 30-40 years old with very little new modern housing added. Market phases tracked by Knight Frank: Overhang (2010-2016), Market Correction (2017-2021), Structural Supply Deficit (2022-H1 2026), where demand has outpaced new supply.

Redevelopment barriers: Fragmented land ownership, complex site aggregation requiring multiple owner agreement, lengthy approval timelines, no dedicated redevelopment framework despite higher FSI availability.

Proposed solutions: Designate pilot redevelopment zones in T Nagar and Anna Salai corridor, encourage cluster redevelopment, offer redevelopment-linked FSI incentives, streamline approvals, expand Premium FSI and Transferable Development Rights, encourage mixed housing types across price segments.

Tamil Nadu proposed a phased elevated road from Chennai through Mamallapuram to Puducherry to cut coastal travel times, plus a passenger boat service on the route with the Union government and Puducherry administration. The feasibility study was sanctioned in 2025-26; further studies and technical work will be expedited.

A Chennai–Coimbatore–Thoothukudi industrial corridor would use expressways to connect economic centres with national and state highways. The state will seek faster work on the eight-lane Chennai–Kanniyakumari road and plans elevated roads from Perungalathur to Chengalpattu and from Lighthouse to Thiru Vi Ka Bridge via Santhome and RA Puram, and from Padi to Thiruninravur. Other works include improving Chennai entry points at ECR, Poonamallee and Madhavaram; the Vysarpadi ROB and Basin Bridge; and the Cooum bridge at Koyambedu.

Allocations include ₹280 crore for Pallavaram–Thoraipakkam Radial Road upgrades; ₹120 crore for Anna Salai, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai and EVR Periyar Salai; ₹500 crore for the AI-enabled Safe Roads Project; ₹250 crore for road maintenance; ₹2,550 crore for 2,000 rural roads; and ₹1,000 crore for 500 bus-route roads in seven corporations. Around 18,000 accident-prone state-highway locations were identified; 25 hospitals and primary health centres will receive emergency-care upgrades under CARE. Tamil Nadu Highways Vision 2036 is planned.

Chennai’s luxury property market is gaining momentum, driven by demand in eight elite residential neighbourhoods, according to Magicbricks. The article names Adyar, Anna Nagar, Besant Nagar, Kotturpuram, Mylapore, Nungambakkam and R.A. Puram. It describes Adyar’s beach, schools and hospitals; Anna Nagar’s planned layout, broad roads, homes and commercial spaces; Besant Nagar’s beachside location; Kotturpuram’s Adyar River setting and educational institutions; Mylapore’s cultural attractions and central location; Nungambakkam’s retail, hotels and proximity to business districts; and R.A. Puram’s proximity to the Adyar River, Bay of Bengal, business, educational and cultural centres. The article also describes an unnamed area as a growing luxury destination near the sea and information technology corridors, with rapid development.