Editing Chennai (section)

=== Road ===
[[File:Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus.jpg|thumb|[[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus|CMBT]], the major inter-city bus terminus]]

Chennai has an extensive road network covering about {{cvt|1780|km}} as of 2023.<ref name="Policy"/><ref>{{cite report|title=Review of Chennai's Second Master Plan: Through the lens of Sustainable Transport|url=https://www.cag.org.in/blogs/review-chennais-second-master-plan-through-lens-sustainable-transport|publisher=Citizen, consumer and civic action group|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> Chennai is one of the termini of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] system of [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/48.pdf|title=Annual Report 2003-04|work=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]], [[Government of India]]|page=10|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> As a part of the network, the city is connected to [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]] via [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH&nbsp;48]] and [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH&nbsp;16]] respectively.<ref name="NH">{{cite report|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/9-6774713323.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|work=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|date=28 April 2010|access-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816023220/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/9-6774713323.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, [[National Highway 32 (India)|NH&nbsp;32]], and [[National Highway 716 (India)|NH&nbsp;716]] originate from the city.<ref name="NH"/> The road network also consists of [[State Highway (India)|state highways]] which serve as arterial roads and two peripheral roads ([[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|inner]] and [[Outer Ring Road, Chennai|outer ring road]]s).<ref>{{cite web|title=GIS database for Chennai city roads and strategies for improvement|date=17 September 2009 |url=https://www.geospatialworld.net/article/gis-datatbase-for-chennai-city-roads-and-strategies-for-improvement/|publisher=Geospatial World|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> There are [[grade separator]]s and [[Flyovers in Chennai|flyovers]] at major intersections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/department/bridges/|title=Bridges|work=[[Greater Chennai Corporation]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai's Game-changing Infra Upgrade|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/chennai/chennais-game-changing-infra-upgrade-pallavaram-flyover-to-be-linked-to-tambaram-bypass-article-99186725|date=2 April 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|work=[[Times Now]]}}</ref> There are two expressways under construction: [[Chennai Port–Maduravoyal Expressway]] and [[Bangalore–Chennai Expressway]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM's adviser to meet CM for talks on pending projects|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 November 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/pms-adviser-to-meet-cm-for-talks-on-pending-projects/article4071593.ece|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/feb/02/chennai-bangalore-expressway-work-to-start-in-six-months-nirmala-sitharaman-2097828.html|title = Chennai-Bangalore Expressway work to start in six months: Nirmala Sitharaman|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=2 February 2020|access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Port of Chennai, India - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Chennai port]], amongst the busiest in South India]]

{{As of|2021}}, there are over six million registered vehicles in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Personal vehicles cross 70L mark in Greater Hyderabad|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/personal-vehicles-cross-70l-mark-in-greater-hyderabad/articleshow/104809589.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=30 October 2023|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> [[public transport|Public bus transport]] is handled by the [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|Metropolitan Transport Corporation]] of [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]], which is run by the Government of Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1947 when private buses operating in [[Madras presidency]] were nationalized by the government and runs about 3233 buses {{as of|2023}}.<ref name="TNSTC">{{cite report|url=https://www.tnstc.in/innerHtmls/pdf/Tamil%20Nadu%20STUs-pages.pdf|title=Tamil Nadu STUs|publisher=[[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|State Express Transport Corporation Limited]] (SETC), established in 1980, runs long-distance express services exceeding 250&nbsp;km and above and links the city with other important cities and adjoining states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. SETC operates various classes of services such as semi-deluxe, ultra-deluxe and air-conditioned with advance booking and reservation on all of its routes.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.tnstc.in/innerHtmls/pdf/History-of-SETC.pdf|title=History of SETC|publisher=[[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]] is one of the largest bus stations in Asia and caters to outstation buses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clogged way to filthy Koyambedu bus terminus|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/clogged-way-to-filthy-koyambedu-bus-terminus/articleshow/8497045.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 May 2011|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928023321/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Clogged-way-to-filthy-Koyambedu-bus-terminus/articleshow/8497045.cms|archive-date=28 September 2016}}</ref> The other means of road transport in the city include vans, [[auto rickshaw]]s, on-call metered taxis and tourist taxis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Airport taxis, a law unto themselves|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/airport-taxis-a-law-unto-themselves/article3871479.ece|date=8 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804024917/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/airport-taxis-a-law-unto-themselves/article3871479.ece|archive-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>