Project Details. Description. 2 Commencement date of Concession 9 May Schedule Commencement date of O&M

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1 Project Details NH-45 (popularly known as GST Road) is one of the important National Highways, which connects Chennai, the Capital City of Tamilnadu with the southern districts of the State, including major towns such as Trichy, Madurai, etc. This National Highway has been entrusted to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for development and maintenance. NHAI has taken up the project road from Km 28/0 (starting from Tambaram at the outskirts of Chennai city) to Km 121/0 (Tindivanam junction) for development under the Annuity Scheme. Total length of the project road is 93 Kms. The project has been awarded to the Concessionaire, M/s GMR Tambaram-Tindivanam Expressways Pvt. Ltd. As per the Concession Agreement signed between NHAI and the Concessionaire on 9 th October Under the provision of the Concession Agreement, the Concessionaire is awarded a Concession to Design, Finance, Construct, Operate and Maintain the Project Highway for a Concession Period of 17.5 years out of which the project has to be constructed within the first 30 months. For supervision of the project works, the role of Independent Engineer has been envisaged in the Concession Agreement and, accordingly, DORSCH Consultant has been appointed as the Independent Engineer. The Concessionaire has appointed M/s UE Development India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as their EPC / O&M Contractor for the execution / Operation & Maintenance of the project. Salient dates are: S.N o Description 1 Date of signing of Concession Agreement Date 9 October Commencement date of Concession 9 May Schedule Commencement date of O&M 8 Nov Actual Commencement date of O&M 11 Oct Scheduled End of Concession 8 Nov 2019 The Project details are as follows: Sr. Description Details 1 Scope of Construction Four laning of the entire Project highway of length 93 kms - from Km.28/000 to Km.121/000 2 Project Length 93 kms (Urban kms ; Rural kms) 3 Pavement 4 Bridges 4 lane divided carriageway with raised median Service road of 5.5/7 m /3.750 km Minor - 15 no. Major - 2 no. 5 ROB s 52/000 ; 55/400 & 101/118 3 no. 6 Trumpet One at Km.80/655 7 Culverts Pipe culverts 96 Slab culverts Toll Plaza 12 laned at Km.52/ laned at Km.103/250 9 Underpasses 91/461 ; 91/907 ; 92/072 ; 95/575 ; 100/975 5 no. 10 Fly over 56/1 & 61/1 11 Wayside amenities On RHS carriageway at km.72/208 On LHS carriageway at km.119/ Other facilities Truck laybys-2 x 2 LHS - KM.69/900 to 70/400

2 RHS - KM.70/425 to 70/925 LHS & RHS KM.113/700 to 114/200 Location of "BUS SHELTERS" Constructed by GMR Sl.No. KM SIDE Sl.No. KM SIDE LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS Location of "BUS SHELTERS" Constructed by NHAI Sl.No. KM Side Sl.No. KM Side LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS LHS RHS RHS RHS RHS Location of "FOB" Constructed by NHAI Sl.No. KM Location Sl.No. KM Location Maduranthangam Acharapakkam

3 49 Nos of Bus Shelters Constructed while executing the project by GMR 33 Nos of Bus Shelters & 2 Nos of FOB Constructed afterwards by NHAI The address and telephone Numbers of the Concessionaire, Independent Engineer are as below: Concessionaire: Registered Office: M/s GMR Tambaram Tindivanam Expressways Pvt.Ltd. Skip House 25/1, Museum Road Bangalore Tel: Fax: Managing Director: Mr. O.B.Raju Mobile: Site Office: M/s GMR Tambaram Tindivanam Expressways Pvt.Ltd. No. 1 C/B, First Floor Rajeswari Vedhachalam Road Chengalpattu Tel: / Project Manager: Mr.R.Barathi. Mobile No: Independent Engineer: Registered Office: Site Office: M/S. L. N. Malviya Infra Projects Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 20, DR. Ramadoss Nagar, Vada Alapakkam Road, Near Tindivanam Bypass, Tindivanam Tindivanam Team Leader: Mr.Janardan Joshi, Mobile No: Dedication to Nation The road was dedicated to Nation on 19 th March Toll collection Toll collection was started on 01 st April 2005.

4 Executive Summary July 2018 Activities Executed along with Regular O&M 1. Joint Inspection for the process of the Hand back as per the Article 15 of the Concession Agreement has been completed and inspection report has been submitted by the IE during this month. 2. The preliminary activities for the Hand back process i.e. collection of core samples of existing BC, mobilization of the machineries including milling machine, paver, roller etc., have been initiated for the proposed BC overlay. The rectification of RCC drain damages work is in progress as per the list of observation. 3. Painting & Numbering of KM / HM stones, painting of RCC handrails, guard posts, parapet wall, numbering of culverts has been completed from Km Improvement measures at Black Spot Locations including installation of Solar Blinkers, Accident Spot & Restriction end sign boards, provision of advance warning sign boards, advance warning road markings, object markers along the median kerb for advance warning to the road users have been provided in Project Highway. 5. Rectification of road assets including Brick drain, RCC drain cover slabs, manhole covers, damaged PGR, Culvert parapet wall & Kerb on Service road, MCW are being done regularly and Hazard marker, Delineator and Guard post are being fixed at all required locations in between Km to improve safety. 6. Riding quality improvement under Periodic Maintenance with HIPR process has been completed from Km Further from Km , riding quality improvement works have been completed along MCW & Service road with the Micro surfacing, Milling & Inlay processes as communicated vide our letter no. GMR/TT/NHAI/942/2017/2333 Dt Thermoplastic road marking has been completed on faded and 2016 relay locations from Km Fixing of Road Stud Rumbles at all black spot locations and relay locations has been completed from Km As a part of CSR Activities, Road safety awareness through exhibition, lane discipline awareness and video showing programs were conducted at various locations in our highways including Truck Lay Byes, Toll Plazas and Major junctions. Need support from client for future works: 1. COS has been submitted by the Concessionaire for implementation of the improvement measures suggested by the RSE Team for black spot and other major locations. The COS proposal has been reviewed and certified by the IE and is under review with the Authority. However the Concessionaire has attended the bar markings, installation of solar blinkers and accident spot & restriction ends sign boards at major locations for improving the road safety. However the NHAI shall implement the Long term remedial measures including construction of FOB / PUP, VUP, Flyovers, road widening, providing Pedestrian guard rails along median for eliminating the black spots at Project Highway. 2. Even though our continuous effort with concern local authorities, we are unable to control the disposal of garbage on service road rendering the same not being utilised fully at Singaperumal Koil, Guduvanchery & Urapakkam. We request your intervention with district level Panchayat administration on this issue to maintain service roads clean and tidy at all times and free flow of traffic too. 3. The construction of RCC Drain in place of Panchayat brick drain is to be considered under COS to solve flooding of drain overflow water during rainy season on service road. The proposals along with IE recommendations are pending at your end. 4. Closing of unauthorised median cuts is being attended by the Concessionaire but the local public are damaging it again and again. Requesting for Authority intervention for necessary enforcement actions through Police Authorities.

5 Maintenance Activity during July 2018 Highway Patrol Highway patrolling is carried out regularly with two teams round the clock. The patrol team monitors the traffic flow and encroachments into NH property, emergency action in case of accidents like first aid, calling ambulance, information to all concerned, clearing vehicles from road way to ensure smooth traffic flow. The various other activities carried out like removal of parked vehicles, safety arrangement to breakdown vehicles, removal of private approaches, timely assistance to road users in emergency & keep utmost vigilant for road safety to road users and road assets. Turf Maintenance Turf maintenance is being carried out using the grass-cutting Km to , Km to & Km to as per monthly task. Sl. No Week Chainage Remarks Km Km ,Km Km 1 I ,Km Km Km Km , Km II Km , Km Km Km Km , Km III Km , Km Km Km Km , Km IV Km70+000, Km Km Landscaping Watering to the plants was carried out as and when required. Basin formation and blowing of soil to the plants were carried out. Removing the unwanted plants was carried out. Replacing of dead/missed plants is in progress. ROW Clearance Removal of Undesirable growth and vegetation in areas within the ROW is being carried out regularly using the manpower. Watering is carried out as and when required for the ROW trees. The clearance work carried out between Km to , Km to & Km to Avenue & Median plantations Median maintenance including basin work, grass cutting, trimming and watering to the median & avenue plants from Km is in progress on daily basis. Tree banding completed from km Cleaning of MCW & SR Cleaning of MCW is being carried out using power Broomers and man power to the entire project based on observation on daily basis. Thermoplastic Road marking& Fixing of Road stud Rumbles Thermoplastic road marking has been completed on faded and 2016 relay locations from Km Fixing of stud rumbles at all black spot locations and relay locations have been completed between Km Building Maintenance Building maintenance such as Toll & , Rest RHS, LHS & Truck lay LHS & RHS, LHS & RHS are done regularly on daily basis. Shoulder Maintenance Shoulder maintenance is in progress by using the approved borrow gravel with compaction using the Roller and grader is used for removal of excess soil and for levelling the shoulder. Painting works Painting & Numbering of KM / HM stones, painting of RCC handrails, guard posts, parapet wall has been completed and numbering of culverts is in progress from Km Debris / Road Obstruction Our patrol team & maintenance team removed debris on the carriage way regularly by using men & machinery.

6 Culverts The total no of culverts is 186. As per the schedule the cleaning of culverts are to be done once at 6 months frequency. The cleaning of culverts between Km 38 to Km nos., Km 71 to Km nos. & Km 98 to Km 101 5nos. is completed during this month. Drainage The total length of concrete drain is 21625m. As per the schedule the Clearing of concrete drains are to be done at 4 months frequency. The clearing work carried out between Km LHS, Km RHS, Km LHS, Km RHS. Pre monsoon Activities Pre monsoon activities including cleaning of drains, culverts, bridges, reformation of unlined drain and strengthening of gantry & other sigh boards by tightening of bolt & nuts etc are in progress. Emergency Response Team is available 24 X 7 basis with required equipment & machineries. Electrical Street lighting, High mast, Feeder Pillar and Building lighting are being maintained regularly. Replacing of fused bulbs & other electrical faults are progressed and in progress on daily basis with our electrical team. Encroachment removal Encroachments are being cleared from Km to Km on both LHS & RHS on daily basis with our detected team. Removal of unauthorised advertisement boards is in progress. Safety improvement plan Improvement measures at Black Spot Locations including installation of Solar Blinkers, Accident Spot & Restriction end sign boards, provision of advance warning sign boards, advance warning road markings, object markers along the median kerb for advance warning to the road users have been provided in Project Highway. Warning sign boards and advance warning road markings have been provided at unauthorised median openings. All median openings, Important deep curves has been highlighted with median markers and Lane visibility Studs and All Important Junctions has been highlighted by red Rumbled studs strips on both sides as goodwill to the project safety. This activity has been completed in between km All median openings and junctions have been facilitated with Diamond (big cluster), Tyre with reflective stickers, kerb with yellow and black paint to improve visibility during Day & night, this work is in progress on regular basis. Over shooting tree branches is being attended at required locations for road user safety in between Km Hazard markers and delineator at all Crash barriers/parapet wall has been provided in between km o Road safety, lane discipline, Pollution Awareness programmes and First AID programs are being conducted for road users at our TLBs, Junctions & Bus stops and for the Institution and School students near to the highway for the goodwill of Road user and public. Periodic maintenance activities For riding quality improvement under Periodic Maintenance with HIPR process has been completed for the length of Kms from Km at all required locations. From Km , the riding quality improvement along MCW & Service road with Micro surfacing, Milling & Inlay at required locations as per the list of joint survey has been started from and km length of Micro surfacing, Kms of Milling & BC Inlay has been completed at all required locations.

7 HAND BACK ACTIVITIES DURING JULY 2018 The Concessionaire has invited the NHAI & IE for the Joint Inspection for the process of the Hand back as per the Article 15 and Clause 2 of Schedule P of the Concession Agreement vide GMR letter No. GMR/TT/NHAI/1133/2018/5801 dated Accordingly the Joint inspection has been completed during to and the Joint Inspection report has been submitted along with the site observations and comments in view of hand back requirements vide IE letter No. LNM/TVM/O&M/NH- 45/420 dated The Concessionaire has initiated the preliminary activities for hand Back process such as collection of BC core samples for preliminary investigation on existing BC surface for the proposed BC overlay as communicated vide GMR Letter No. GMR/TT/NHAI/1144/2018/5815 dated The Concessionaire has initiated to mobilize the machineries including milling machine, paver, roller etc., have been initiated for the proposed BC overlay. Setting up of the laboratory has been completed in Rest Area at Km RHS for testing of the core samples for preparation of the mix design. The tests are being performed on daily basis at our lab as communicated vide GMR Letter No. GMR/TT/LNMA/168/2018/5856 dated The rectification of RCC drain damages work is in progress as per the list of Handback joint observation.

8 Project Progress Photos July 2018