Friday, September 18, 2020

Fate of three flyovers hangs in the balance

Fate of three flyovers hangs in the balance

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

18.09.2020

The fate of flyovers in Velachery, Medavakkam and Madippakkam Koot Road continues to hang in the balance. They have been idling for a long time, inconveniencing residents and road users.

Work on the three flyovers at Kilkattalai junction (Madippakkam Koot road), Velachery and Medavakkam has been delayed by at least a year, officials said.

The Velachery flyover work kickstarted in 2015 and was supposed to be wrapped up by September 2018. Officials said contractors were terminated in two years and it took another six months to identify the next contractor. “When the work began, the pandemic hit, further delaying the project,” an official said. Work was also halted due to land acquisition issues, officials said.

The Kilkattalai flyover project, work on which began in 2016, was to be completed in two years. Officials said it got delayed because the original contractors were replaced. The flyover is expected to be completed by January 2021. Highway department officials said one side of the flyover at Kilkattalai junction, running from east to west, will be ready by November and the one from west to east will be ready by January next year.

Work on the Medavakkam flyover started in 2018 and was supposed to be wrapped up by September, 2020, but got shelved due to pandemic. It is expected to be completed by January 2021, officials said.

“Delay in completing these flyovers defeats the purpose for which they are being built,” said a road user in Velachery.

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