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With the Perambalur-Thuraiyur State road being widened with paved shoulders, residents and motorists person called for widening the Thuraiyur Bypass successful presumption of the rising measurement of traffic.
The bypass section, which runs for a magnitude of astir 3.4 km, has been witnessing a dependable emergence successful traffic. The bypass was opened to postulation successful June 2012 to easiness congestion successful Thuraiyur town. It mostly caters to rider vehicles headed towards Musiri, Karur, Namakkal, and Pallappatti from Chennai.
Besides, a immense measurement of dense vehicles carrying consignments from cement factories successful and astir Ariyalur instrumentality the bypass portion heading towards Musiri, Kulithalai, Karur, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Erode, Palakkad, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Hosur, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
“The roadworthy attracts a continuous postulation circular the clock. It is clip it is widened with paved shoulders successful the involvement of roadworthy safety,” said N. Saravanan, a roadworthy information activistic and a nonmigratory of Thuraiyur.
Mr. Saravanan pointed retired that the Manachanallur bypass, which was declared unfastened past year, is 13.5 metres wide and has been laid with paved shoulders, ensuring a creaseless thrust for motorists. The Thuraiyur bypass attracts a higher measurement of postulation and has to beryllium upgraded, helium said.
With the Perambalur-Thuraiyur State road being widened with paved shoulders, the Thuraiyur bypass is bound to pull an adjacent higher measurement of traffic.
Besides, the impermanent autobus stand, established to facilitate the redevelopment of Thuraiyur Bus Stand, is located adjacent the Sorathur Four Road connected this route, making it each the much indispensable to widen the road.
The Highways Department should physique an overbridge astatine Musiri Cut Road circular about, the starting constituent of Thuraiyur Bypass, keeping successful caput the developments successful the town, Mr. Saravanan said.
The Highways Department, successful effect to a petition, from him, had said that a connection for widening the roadworthy would beryllium submitted to the authorities for support and authorisation of funds.
