The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has sanctioned the construction and refurbishment of bus shelters in Tondiarpet (Zone IV), Kodambakkam (Zone X), and Adyar (Zone XIII).
In Tondiarpet, a new bus shelter is to be constructed at a Corporation-owned vacant site near R.K. Nagar. According to the GCC, the identified location spans 16,000 sq.ft. Of this, 11,677 sq.ft. will be covered with tensile roofing by a private agency, which will be roped in through a tender for ₹76.5 lakh. A total of ₹1.79 crore has been allotted for the project, which received administrative sanction on June 28, 2025.
The bus terminus on Jones Road, adjacent to Jawaharlal Street in West Saidapet, was damaged and in dire need of a revamp. The structure, covering 184.80 sq.m., is set to be refurbished with tensile roofing at a sanctioned amount of ₹10.5 lakh. Orders for the work were issued on July 7, 2025.
In Adyar, two damaged bus shelters, located near Easwaran Koil and Gokhale Road, are to be reconstructed with tensile-roofed structures. Administrative sanction for this work was issued on July 23, 2025.
