CHENNAI: Residents of Old Pallavaram will now have easy access to Pallavaram and other parts of the city with the construction of a 1km-long T-shaped road nearing completion. Those living at Krishnanagar, Jayalakshmi Nagar, Subramani Nagar and Anbu Nagar have welcomed the move for which they have waited for years.
Old Pallavaram municipality councillor M Chandrakesavan said those residing in these areas had to take circuitous routes to reach the city. The absence of a direct road also meant the burial ground was 2km away. That distance will also come down considerably, Chandrakesavan said. A new bus terminus is also being planned, the councillor said.
Residents said the new road, to be completed within a week, will give water tankers easy access to the areas. Compactor trucks too can enter Old Pallavaram regularly and clean garbage bins, they said.
"The areas were neglected for decades. But this new road will make it easier for residents to travel. This should have been done decades ago," said M Praveen Kumar of Jayalakshmi Nagar.
M Ramkumar of old Pallavaram said, "Earlier garbage trucks had to take a 10-kilometre detour to enter Jayalakshmi Nagar. But now there will be faster movement of vehicles."
The cost of the road will be known once the Pallavaram municipality officials carry out a final measurement.
Old Pallavaram municipality councillor M Chandrakesavan said those residing in these areas had to take circuitous routes to reach the city. The absence of a direct road also meant the burial ground was 2km away. That distance will also come down considerably, Chandrakesavan said. A new bus terminus is also being planned, the councillor said.
Residents said the new road, to be completed within a week, will give water tankers easy access to the areas. Compactor trucks too can enter Old Pallavaram regularly and clean garbage bins, they said.
"The areas were neglected for decades. But this new road will make it easier for residents to travel. This should have been done decades ago," said M Praveen Kumar of Jayalakshmi Nagar.
M Ramkumar of old Pallavaram said, "Earlier garbage trucks had to take a 10-kilometre detour to enter Jayalakshmi Nagar. But now there will be faster movement of vehicles."
The cost of the road will be known once the Pallavaram municipality officials carry out a final measurement.
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