A new bus terminus in Tambaram has been under construction since December 2010, when of land was allocated to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) to set up a bus terminus. Estimated to cost 56.7 million, it was originally scheduled to be completed by February 2012. When it is completed, the MTC is planning to use the new terminus to operate buses especially to fast-growing suburbs around Tambaram, like Mannivakkam and Ponmar. The second phase of the work is proposed to construct eight more bus shelters.