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The single-lane wide roadworthy that runs down the Ennore Thermal Power Plant successful Tiruvallur territory volition beryllium widened to a two-lane wide installation to assistance trim postulation connected different roads successful the surrounding areas.
Sources successful the Highways Department said that the 4.6 km agelong roadworthy betwixt Chepakkam (not Chepauk successful Chennai) to Mouthambedu, adjacent Minjur, could beryllium utilised successful a amended mode if it were wider, since it is successful an concern area. “It volition travel successful useful during dense postulation erstwhile motorists tin beryllium diverted to it. It tin besides beryllium utilized successful times of emergency. Local vehicles volition besides beryllium capable to thrust safely.”
The work, which includes widening of existing culverts to let escaped travel of h2o successful streams, volition outgo Rs. 10.50 crore and volition beryllium taken up on with the widening of the Chinna Kavanam to Perumbedu Road and Athipattu Railway Station Road.
The Chinna Kavanam to Perumbedu Road, which takes disconnected 600 mts from the railway underpass, is 8 km successful length. Of this, 2.8 km of roadworthy is being widened from the contiguous 5.5 mts to 7 mts astatine a outgo of ₹3.21 crore. “The Balasubramaniaswamy Temple astatine Perumbedu attracts a batch of crowds connected Tuesdays, Saturdays and festivals and this widening volition assistance devotees to the temple,” said a Highways official.
With the 3rd work, the Athipattu Railway Station Road volition go 5.5 mt wide for a magnitude of 1.6 km from its contiguous 3.75 km. The task is estimated to outgo Rs. 1.67 crore. Tenders person been called for widening these facilities and basal enactment including marking and grubbing is expected to commence by December .
