Vandalur flyover nears completion, may ease traffic
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.05.2019
Traffic woes along Vandalur-Kelambakkam stretch might come down soon as the flyover constructed at the road junction is nearing completion.
The six-lane flyover, being constructed at a cost of ₹55 crore, is expected to be opened for public by July end.
On an average, more than 1.2 lakh vehicles were using this stretch along Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road. But vehicle density has almost doubled after Outer Ring Road (ORR) was opened for traffic said officials from the state highways department. Besides trucks proceeding to Chennai Port via ORR, vehicles from the major Special Economic Zones (SEZs) — Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) and Mahindra World City — converge at this road junction creating congestion every day during the peak hours.
This, with private buses, brings traffic almost to a standstill during festive season, Saturday evenings and Monday mornings.
To overcome this, a flyover was proposed at the junction in September 2016 so that heavy vehicles can use it to reach ORR directly.
Vehicles proceeding towards Chengalpet from Chennai can also avoid traffic congestion at the junction near Vandalur Zoo and Crescent college.
The approach road on north side of the flyover begins 50 metres away from ORR's approach roads. The other end is 700 metres away. The elevated portion alone is 270 metres. According to the approved design, the entire flyover is made up of nine decks. Slab between two pillars of a flyover is called a deck. Of this, seven have been completed and work is underway to construct the approach road decks on both the sides. The total width of the flyover is 23 metres and three lanes will be made available on both the sides.
As work is underway, a traffic signal was installed at the road junction recently to make things better, say local residents.
“Earlier, vehicles travelling towards Chennai from Kelambakkam would take a left and a U-turn which was available few metres away,” Murugan from Vandalur.
This interrupted vehicle flow along arterial GST flow and vehicle queue extended for a kilometres during peak hours. Now it is better, he added.
REMOVING BOTTLENECK: The six-lane flyover under construction at the Vandalur-Kelambakkam junction
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.05.2019
Traffic woes along Vandalur-Kelambakkam stretch might come down soon as the flyover constructed at the road junction is nearing completion.
The six-lane flyover, being constructed at a cost of ₹55 crore, is expected to be opened for public by July end.
On an average, more than 1.2 lakh vehicles were using this stretch along Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road. But vehicle density has almost doubled after Outer Ring Road (ORR) was opened for traffic said officials from the state highways department. Besides trucks proceeding to Chennai Port via ORR, vehicles from the major Special Economic Zones (SEZs) — Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) and Mahindra World City — converge at this road junction creating congestion every day during the peak hours.
This, with private buses, brings traffic almost to a standstill during festive season, Saturday evenings and Monday mornings.
To overcome this, a flyover was proposed at the junction in September 2016 so that heavy vehicles can use it to reach ORR directly.
Vehicles proceeding towards Chengalpet from Chennai can also avoid traffic congestion at the junction near Vandalur Zoo and Crescent college.
The approach road on north side of the flyover begins 50 metres away from ORR's approach roads. The other end is 700 metres away. The elevated portion alone is 270 metres. According to the approved design, the entire flyover is made up of nine decks. Slab between two pillars of a flyover is called a deck. Of this, seven have been completed and work is underway to construct the approach road decks on both the sides. The total width of the flyover is 23 metres and three lanes will be made available on both the sides.
As work is underway, a traffic signal was installed at the road junction recently to make things better, say local residents.
“Earlier, vehicles travelling towards Chennai from Kelambakkam would take a left and a U-turn which was available few metres away,” Murugan from Vandalur.
This interrupted vehicle flow along arterial GST flow and vehicle queue extended for a kilometres during peak hours. Now it is better, he added.
REMOVING BOTTLENECK: The six-lane flyover under construction at the Vandalur-Kelambakkam junction
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