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49A Rajiv Gandhi Salai
Rajiv Gandhi Salai (SH 49A) highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation
Length	43.7 km (27.2 mi)
Existed	29 October 2008–present
Location
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian State Highways in Tamil Nadu

State Highway 49A (SH-49A), also known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway or just IT Expressway, is a major road connecting Chennai, Tamil Nadu state with Mahabalipuram in Chengalpattu district, in the same state. It is 45 km long and was earlier known as the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR). The road starts from Madhya Kailash Temple on Sardar Patel Road in South-East Chennai and terminates on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram.

The prestigious TIDEL Park, home to a number of BPO and IT/ITES companies and many other major IT/ITES Companies in the country, is situated along the Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Prominent technical and educational Institutions, national research laboratories are also located along the Corridor.

Besides, State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) has developed a Cyber City, spread over 2000 acres in Siruseri, abutting the IT Corridor. Many IT/ITES Companies have set up their facilities in the Cyber City.

Based on development and growth of OMR road, it was categorized as 2 major zones. Zone-1 is from Madhya Kailash to Sholinganallur and Zone-2 is from Sholinganallur to Kelambakkam.

Toll plazas

There are two toll plazas on OMR and three on the roads leading to OMR.

• Entrance toll plaza at Seevaram (Perungudi)
• Exit plaza at Egattur
• Satellite toll plaza on 200 feet Thoraipakkam-Pallavaram radial road
• Satellite toll plaza on Sholinganallur-Medavakkam link road
• Satellite toll plaza on Sholinganallur-ECR link road (Kalaignar Karunanidhi Salai)

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See also

• Transport in Chennai
• List of tech parks in Chennai

References

1. ^ State Highways of Tamil Nadu
2. ^ IT Expressway

External links

• The Federation of OMR Residents Associations
• "the Road to The future" - IT Corridor (home page)
• Newindpress - One for the Road
• SIPCOT IT Park map

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National highways	NH 16 NH 716 NH 716A NH 32 NH 132 NH 132B NH 332 NH 332A NH 532 NH 36 NH 136 NH 136B NH 336 NH 536 NH 38 NH 138 NH 338 NH 40 NH 42 NH 44 NH 544 NH 544H NH 744 NH 844 NH 944 NH 48 NH 648 NH 948 NH 66 NH 75 NH 77 NH 79 NH 179A NH 179D NH 81 NH 181 NH 381 NH 381A NH 381B NH 83 NH 183 NH 383 NH 85 NH 785 NH 87
State highways	SH 2 SH 4 SH 6 SH 9 SH 10 SH 15 SH 19 SH 20 SH 22 SH 25 SH 26 SH 30 SH 49 SH 49A SH 58 SH 60 SH 62 SH 68 SH 71 SH 71A SH 81 SH 83A SH 84 SH 84A SH 96 SH 109 SH 113 SH 115 SH 134 SH 142 SH 156 SH 161 SH 173 SH 190 SH 234
See also	Major district roads in Tamilnadu Golden Quadrilateral North–South and East–West Corridor Chennai Bypass Road Chennai HSCTC Coimbatore bypass
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12°58′33″N 80°15′04″E / 12.975897°N 80.251018°E / 12.975897; 80.251018

• State highways in Tamil Nadu
• Roads in Chennai
• Information technology industry of Chennai