Slow progress of Saibaba temple junction flyover works irks commuters

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The Highways Department (NH wing) plans to implicit   the Saibaba temple junction flyover works   successful  Coimbatore metropolis  successful  a month.

The Highways Department (NH wing) plans to implicit the Saibaba temple junction flyover works successful Coimbatore metropolis successful a month. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S

With Minister V. Sampath Kumar and Highways Department officials saying efforts are connected to implicit the flyover works connected Mettupalayam Road (Saibaba temple junction) successful a month, commuters constituent retired the pending enactment and the challenges they look portion crossing the junction daily.

The Highways Department officials had fixed 24 months completion docket for a flyover that is little than 1 km long. And, they person not been capable to implicit the works connected time, said K. Kathirmathiyon, caput of the Coimbatore Consumer Cause.

Since past December, the officials are saying the task volition beryllium completed successful a month. Several shops successful this country person unopen down due to the fact that customers cannot scope them; it is highly hard for ambulances to walk done the stretch; it takes 15-20 minutes to transverse conscionable astir 700 metres, and determination are postulation snarls adjacent astatine 9.30 p.m. oregon 10 p.m., said Nataraj, who drives done the roadworthy each day.

Every tiny enactment for the project, from shifting of inferior lines has taken a agelong time. Despite aggregate flyover projects that were taken up successful the city, determination is nary readying and the convenience of the regular commuters was ne'er taken into account, added santhosh, who besides travels done the agelong each day.

There should beryllium peculiar absorption connected the task and works should beryllium expedited, accidental the commuters.

Published - June 16, 2026 08:29 p.m. IST

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