5 months ago
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The Coimbatore Corporation has decided to instal shelters astatine 49 autobus stops, utilizing its wide funds, on cardinal roads successful the city.
According to the Corporation, determination are 375 autobus stops wrong its limits.
Of the 49 locations identified, 20 are successful the southbound zone, 18 successful the westbound portion and 11 successful the northbound zone. Each structure volition outgo ₹7.10 lakh, and ₹3.47 crore has been allocated for the project.
Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran said galore shelters removed during flyover projects connected Avinashi Road, Trichy Road and the Ukkadam–Aathupalam agelong had not been re-installed and respective different locations either had damaged structures oregon lacked shelters.
He said the earlier program to instal shelters done the public–private concern mode is being implemented astatine locations wherever backstage firms person travel forward. In places wherever backstage parties did not amusement interest, the Corporation has decided to instrumentality up the enactment utilizing its ain funds to debar delays, arsenic commuters proceed to hold successful prima and rain.
The shelters volition beryllium built with precast modular units, with seating and integer screens displaying autobus way numbers. Tenders volition beryllium floated soon, and installation is planned for completion by the extremity of January 2026, the Commissioner added.
