The ECR starts at Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai and is a part of the Chennai City Roads till Uthandi. From Uthandi, the scenic beach way section starts as a toll road. The State Government i keen on expending the proposal for four -laning of the East Coast Road( ECR)
The ECR till hanumanthai near pondicherry is 113.2 km long and has total of 22 bends . On average 10,1000 passenger car units use the road during rush hour and a total of 40,000PCU's daily, up from about 5,000 daily before the construction of the road. The process of acquiring land for widening the 11.4 km strecth from Thiruvanmiyur to Akkarai covering six revenue villages (including Thiruvanmiyur, Kottivakkam, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Injambakkam, Vettuvankani) which is under the control of the Highway Department, is under way. The stretch Currently has width varying between 500 ft and 80 ft. After widening at a sanctioned cost of 3.40 million , the stretch would be uniformly 30.5 m wide ( 100 ft) and would have six lanes, a 1.2 m wide median, footpath cum storm water drain.
