The Chennai Rapid Bus Transit Ways (RBTW) is a part of the Medium-term and Long-term Transport Scheme proposed in the Second Master Plan by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). This is not a part of Chennai BRTS, which is proposed on a separate elevated road that is to be constructed as circular corridors.

See also Chennai BRTS, another planned bus transit system.

The Rapid Bus ways proposed along the following 7 routes, covering a distance of 100 km, would be taken up in the Medium-term Transportation Scheme^[1][2]

• Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR/IT Corridor) [20 km]
• Taramani Link Road [5 km]
• MBI Road [15 km]
• Pallavaram - Thoraipakkam Road [15 km]
• Sardar Patel Road [10 km]
• NSK Salai (Arcot Road) - KS Road [20 km]
• St. Thomas Mount - Poonamalle (Mount. Poonamalle Road) [15 km]

The following 8 routes will be covered in the Long-term Transportation Scheme^[1]

• Anna Salai [30 km]
• Poonamallee High Road [25 km]
• Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (IRR) [45 km]
• GNT Road [20 km]
• CTH Road [15 km]
• Chennai Bypass [20 km]
• Outer Ring Road (ORR) [62 km]
• CMBT - Sriperumbudur [25 km]