On 29 August 2010, the then Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M. K. Stalin laid the foundation for the first phase of the project from Vandalur to Nemilichery covering a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi).

Phase I was thrown open to the public on 29 August 2014 the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa through Video conferencing.

The Segment II extends from NH48 (Nazarethpettai) to CTH Road (Nemilichery) covering a distance of 9.5 km.

It has suggested that the components of the development could include a 5-star hotel, retail segments – including an "auto main street" where the ORR connects industrial suburbs that house automobile giants such as Hyundai, Ford and Renault Nissan – and facilities like multiplex, residential, hospital, commercial, warehouse and green spaces.

[3] The region close to NH-45 is seen as a high-growth area covering the Chennai neighbourhoods places Vandalur, Mannivakkam, Mudichur, Redhills, Thiruninravur, Pattabiram, Muthapudupet, Morai, Malayambakkam-Mangadu, Minjur and Ponneri (Smart City).