Months aft Coimbatore Corporation announced plans to found 32 autobus shelters on Avinashi Road successful the city, commuters proceed to hold arsenic nary person been acceptable up.
Several existing shelters were removed erstwhile the State Highways Department began enactment connected the 10-km Avinashi Road flyover betwixt Uppilipalayam and Goldwins, which includes 8 ramps. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is expected to inaugurate the flyover connected October 9.
The civic assemblage had planned the operation of caller shelters successful March this year, identifying 15 locations from Uppilipalayam to Goldwins and 17 locations connected the instrumentality stretch. At the time, the Corporation said the shelters would beryllium acceptable up nether an advertisement-based exemplary owed to money shortage successful the Highways Department.
Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran said that since the Coimbatore Metro rail volition tally connected the near broadside of Avinashi Road, caller shelters connected that broadside were not included successful the plan. “When the metro comes, determination whitethorn beryllium changes oregon removal of shelters, truthful we decided to upgrade the existing ones determination and program caller shelters connected the different side. Tenders for the task were floated, but determination were nary takers. We are present addressing the concerns progressive earlier re-tendering the project,” helium explained.
Coimbatore Consumer Cause caput K. Kathirmathiyon said the Corporation indispensable not mention the unconfirmed metro obstruction task arsenic a crushed to stall the installation of autobus shelters. “Bus shelters are designed to beryllium removable and person often been relocated successful the past. Delaying their mounting up leaves commuters susceptible to prima and rain, which is unacceptable,” helium said.
