2 weeks ago
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The operation of a roadworthy overbridge (ROB) implicit Uppar drain connected the engaged Kamaraj Salai has brought regular postulation to a crawl particularly adjacent the GRT junction, with commuters facing delays and congestion spilling each the mode to the Thiruvalluvar Salai.
The roadworthy overbridge (ROB), primitively conceived successful 2005-06, to link the engaged arterial stretches of Kamaraj Salai and Maraimalai Adigal Salai, was hanging occurrence for respective years owed to assorted reasons, including administrative lapses, arbitration and deficiency of funds.
The ₹29.25 crore project, was revived past year, aft astir a hold of 2 decades, with 1 broadside of the carriageway already blocked for construction. While congestion has already accrued during highest hours, residents fearfulness the concern could worsen erstwhile schools reopen.
According to G. Kumaravelu, a resident, “This agelong is simply a cleanable illustration of however mediocre readying and dilatory execution tin paralyse postulation connected an arterial road. There is often small to nary disposable postulation constabulary beingness erstwhile congestion peaks during highest hours. They person dug up the roadworthy extensively and near it successful a unspeakable state. There is nary coordination and the full agelong has go a mess.”
According to M. Bhaskar, “Vehicles converging from 45-feet Road and Thiruvalluvar Salai astatine this intersection causes chaos. It could instrumentality fewer much months for the ROB to beryllium completed and the residents person to carnivore the brunt. Worse than the postulation congestion is the dense particulate contamination astatine the operation site, causing large problems for roadworthy users.”
The span was designed to beryllium 732-metre-long with two-lane capacity. When operation came to a halt successful 2019, 632 metres of the span was completed and the information linking the span to the constituent adjacent Newton Theatre connected Maraimalai Adigal Salai was near incomplete.
The ROB is to cater to 2 lane postulation with 7.5 metre carriageway and 1.5 metre raised footpaths connected either side. There volition besides beryllium proviso for work ducts beneath the footpath. Along with the operation of the bridges, enactment has besides been taken up to fortify the drain for expanding its carriage capacity. The drainage strategy on the ROB would besides beryllium strengthened, the authoritative added.
According to a Police official, “The agelong witnesses predominant VIP question and with 1 broadside of the roadworthy being utilized for two-way traffic, congestion has go rampant during highest hours. The reopening of schools could summation postulation unit connected the stretch. Right now, we person deployed further unit connected the stretch. The lone solution is for the enactment to beryllium completed arsenic soon arsenic possible.”
