# Modernize 25 municipal corporations with standard street features

- ID: P09-D-07#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p09-d-07-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p09-d-07-1)
- Pillar: 9. World-Class Infrastructure
- Section: D. Urban Development
- Manifesto page: 83
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 2 Sep 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

In all 25 municipal corporations, streets will be created as modern streets with footpaths, bicycle lanes, and Led streetlights.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government announced the development of modern streets across all municipal corporations.

**So far:** Development of people-friendly streets including pedestrian pathways, cycling lanes, and Led street lighting

**Not yet seen:** Specific construction timelines and the completion of street projects in all 25 corporations remain pending.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 2 Sep 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22427: The government will implement an integrated urban development plan for modern streets and traffic safety at a cost of 275 crore rupees. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-TNLA_No.18-Hon_ble_CM_Assembly_110_statement_-_MAWS_Dept_Various_Schemes_Announcements_-Date__2.9.2026.pdf))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 56: People-friendly streets will be developed in all municipal corporations, including pedestrian pathways, cycling lanes, and Led street lighting. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=56))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 55: Footpaths along major routes and residential zones in Chennai will undergo greening and beautification. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=55))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.