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In each probability, postulation question astatine Goripalayam junction volition go overmuch smoother by January-end erstwhile the Highways Department officials person planned to committee the main limb of Goripalayam flyover connecting Tamukkam junction with East Veli Street adjacent Nelpettai.
The different limb connecting Goripalayam junction and Sellur, measuring 700 metres, is apt to commissioned by mid of February.
Chief Engineer Highways (Construction and Maintenance), K.G. Sathyaprakash, on with Superintending Engineer (Madurai), Selvanambi, inspected the on-going operation enactment of the flyover on with a caller span crossed Vaigai River, connected Sunday.
“The Chief Engineer has instructed america to implicit the main limb enactment by January-end,” said Divisional Engineer, Highways, M. Mohanagandhi.
As soon arsenic the enactment of the caller limb -- measuring 1.3 km, including the stream bridge, parallel to Albert Victor Bridge -- gets over, it would beryllium thrown unfastened for nationalist use. It would transportation one-way postulation from Tamukkam junction to East Veli Street sparing the road-users from having to halt for a prolonged clip for awesome astatine the Goripalayam junction.
“Traffic successful this absorption carries the astir fig of vehicles done the junction and hence, the flyover volition drastically trim congestion,” helium added.
Similarly, vehicles coming from Palam Station Road towards Alagarkoil Road would beryllium allowed up to Goripalayam junction to spell to Tamukkam junction.
“This lane of Alagarkoil Road betwixt Goripalayam junction and Tamukkam has been widened capable (10.5 metres) to guarantee creaseless question of the full postulation from Sellur and Yanaikkal junction,” the Divisional Engineer said.
While the span would tally successful the mediate of carriage mode of Alagarkoil Road, different work roadworthy of 7.5 metres would tally on American College premises for vehicles from Tamukkam crushed to scope Panangal Road, particularly Government Rajaji Hospital.
At present, vehicles from some sides were being diverted astatine Palam Station Road junction done constrictive F.F. Road to scope Tamukkam crushed for facilitating operation enactment of the flyover.
As portion of the ₹210-crore project, junction betterment works would beryllium taken up astatine Goripalayam junction and astatine Nelpettai junction to guarantee escaped travel of traffic.
Meanwhile, the newly-constructed ramp (at Goripalayam junction) for the Albert Victor span is apt to beryllium commissioned by Sunday night.
“The ramp has present been moved to its near distant to facilitate abstraction for the flyover structure,” helium added. Hitherto, vehicles from the junction are passing done a impermanent ramp constructed adjacent the entranceway of Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women.
