^^ Yup a flyover and an underpass combination will do good ...

Travelled thru the Pallavaram ROB. There is no lights after the bridge. There are poles installed till Kilkatalai signal and after that even that is not there. Some real dangerous situation. Something needs to be done to set this thing right.

I wish sense prevails and they drop the proposal for 2 long flyovers. Instead, they can consider couple of flyovers - at Teynampet Jn and Nandanam Jn (or may be at CIT nagar Jn).

I think they got the message regarding peoples objection toward spoiling mount road. Thanks to Dinamalar.

Travelled thru the Pallavaram ROB. There is no lights after the bridge. There are poles installed till Kilkatalai signal and after that even that is not there. Some real dangerous situation. Something needs to be done to set this thing right.

yeah.. but it doesnt seems like any development going to happen on that road by now.. may be, stalin need to visit again to get some more..

Chennai: The elections are round the corner and various government departments are vying with one another in launching projects. The latest is the state highways department, which is likely to begin projects worth 167 crore — construction of grade separators at Moolakkadai, Ennore Creek and Tirumangalam — in December.
While work orders have been issued for the Tirumangalam and Ennore Creek projects, negotiations are on with the least-quoted contractor for the one in Moolakkadai. “Highways officials approached the traffic police a few days ago, requesting that barricades be put up at the Tirumangalam junction. Once that is done, test piling work will be launched,” said a senior government official.
The grade separator at Tirumangalam junction is expected to help vehicles easily cross over from Anna Nagar Second Avenue to the Mogappair Road junction and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai. The 737-metre-long structure envisages a four-lane divided carriageway with a median and two-lane carriageways on either side of the grade separator. The intersection tops the list of locations in the city with heavy vehicular density, with container vehicles vying for space with twowheelers and cyclists. The project is estimated to cost, according to officials, 60.33 crore. A pedestrian subway has also been planned as part of the grade separator.
The bridge across Ennore Creek, to link the Ennore Expressway with the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) Road, is estimated at 56.22 crore. In the abscence of such a link, vehicles have to go through the Chennai-Ennore Road, Manali Oil Refinery Road and Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetti Road to reach NCTPS a distance of 15 km long.
The need for a grade separator at the Moolakkadai junction has been a long-pending demand for Madhavaram, Manali and Red Hills residents. “The department made at least two tender calls before zeroing on a contractor in the third. If the negotiations are succesful, work will begin soon. The estimated cost is 50 crore,” said an official source. It envisages a four-lane divided carriageway flyover that will be 613m long at the Moolakkadai junction — the northern gateway to the city. It will include a 7.5 m-wide service road with 2m-wide footpathcum-drains on either side. A pedestrian subway will also form part of the project.

LAUNCHING PROJECTS

State highways department, is likely to begin construction of grade separators at Moolakkadai, Ennore Creek and Tirumangalam in December at a cost of 167cr

The grade separator at Tirumangalam jn is expected to help vehicles easily cross over from Anna Nagar Second Avenue to the Mogappair Road jn and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai

In the absence of bridge across Ennore Creek which will link Ennore Expressway with North Chennai Thermal Power Station Rd, vehicles go through Chennai-Ennore Rd, Manali Oil Refinery Rd & Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetti Rd to reach NCTPS

Grade separator at Moolakkadai jn (in pic) envisages a four-lane divided carriageway flyover that will be 613m long and will include a 7.5m-wide service road

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2010/11/22/3/Img/Pc0031600.jpg



Source: Times of India, Chennai edition, dated 22-Nov-2010 (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=TOICH&showST=true&login=default&pub=TOI)

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/3-level-flyover-limbo-061

Nov. 20: The proposal to construct an ultra-modern, three-level flyover at arterial Tiruvanmiyur junction has hit a speed-breaker with acquisition of land posing a problem due to skyrocketing prices. With the plan now in limbo, people who travel regularly through the congested junction will have to put up with the chaotic traffic that the area has become notorious for.
According to official sources, though the design, structure and the estimated cost for the project were ready a year ago, the flyover proposal is likely to remain pickled for some time.
According to corporation sources, the civic body proposed to spend over `125 crore to construct a lattice-bridge structure to ease congestion near Tiruvanmiyur junction. About `90 crore was to have been spent exclusively for acquisition of about 50 grounds that had been identified. The corporation had approached the city collectorate to obtain the land but the acquisition is yet to begin, sources said.
Hit by financial crunch due to implementation of the revised sixth pay commission recommendations, the corporation now feels that the project will empty its coffers and affect routine maintenance work, the sources said.
When contacted, corporation commissioner D. Karthikeyan said the corporation has instructed its field officers not to shelve the project but continue the paper work, albeit at a slow pace. The engineers are advised to ascertain the possibility of constructing the much-awaited `100 crore bridge in a phased manner.
“The design for the project is ready. A consultant has also submitted the draft plan and the project will be completed in due course of time,” the commissioner said.

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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/3-level-flyover-limbo-061

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Instead delaying it further they can construct 2 lane flyover for 1way traffic for Thiruvanmiyur to Tidel park/adyar(T shape) like adyar jn flyover and declare 1 way for the road towards SRP tools will reduce waiting time at signal drastically and free flow for vehicles from ECR towards city.
Any suggestions

Guys any one have any idea as to how they will connect/Link:

1. Anna Nagar 2nd Ave to Mogaperu while Thriumangalam is a T Junction?


2. Nelson Mannickam to Anna Arch while NM road is a T junction at Ampa Mall


I hope they knock down the ugly slum like transport quarters, water tank and JJ complex at Thirumangalam junction.They are really an eye sore.

JJ complex is poorly maintained and has depleted over the years.

The Tirumangalam depleted slum like transport quarters should be knocked down and a Metro railway station built there.

The transport employees also deserve a new decent quarters in the suburbs.

Any news about the large 30 acre Siddha herbal Farm at Anna Arch.

That spot is hardly used by the Gov Siddha mob who is on the other side of the arch with collage & hostel on a huge 80 acre plot.

I heard news about a year ago that The Siddha mob was asking Stalin for a 50 acre herbal farm site near Thambram where they have Siddha, Unnai Hospital and that kind of Jazz.

I think MK Stalin should give them a 50 acre near Thambaram and take this 30 acre Anna Arch site for some public infrastructure.

Guys any one have any idea as to how they will connect/Link:

1. Anna Nagar 2nd Ave to Mogaperu while Thriumangalam is a T Junction?

I think this will remain at ground level - this new flyover is mainly aimed at getting rid of halts on the IRR..

2. Nelson Mannickam to Anna Arch while NM road is a T junction at Ampa Mall

Vehicles will turn left onto PH Road from NM Road and immediately get onto one of the T-shaped flyovers which will lead into Anna Arch..

Guys any one have any idea as to how they will connect/Link:

1. Anna Nagar 2nd Ave to Mogaperu while Thriumangalam is a T Junction?
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It is 4 lane flyover on IRR cross above Mugapair rd & 2nd avenue signal and only usefull for vehicles travelling IRR.
More no of vehicles plying on Mugapair rd and again all has to wait patiently @ signal below new flyover.

Hi VijayVmail do you have more info on bridge on Ennore Creek. Is it the one which connects Ennore with Attipathu Pudu nagar along the existing Railway lind bridge.
I guess its nearly 2 to 3 KM long creek constructing a bridge will cost huge. just asking is tat the place they are refereing here.

It is 4 lane flyover on IRR cross above Mugapair rd & 2nd avenue signal and only usefull for vehicles travelling IRR.
More no of vehicles plying on Mugapair rd and again all has to wait patiently @ signal below new flyover.

wait for what! my friend if IRR is cleared, then there will very less time required for others in the signals to pass. but i always stand for signal less route, means this place required a multilevel intersection.

wait for what! my friend if IRR is cleared, then there will very less time required for others in the signals to pass. but i always stand for signal less route, means this place required a multilevel intersection.

Multilevel itersection required or T shape flyover for 1 way traffic from Mugapair rd & anna nagarw(IRR) towards Koyabedu with exit ramp for 2nd avenue rd means more commuters benefit.
Now traffic pattern is more vehicles plying mugapair to 2nd avenue (shortly all containers will take bypass)

Hi VijayVmail do you have more info on bridge on Ennore Creek. Is it the one which connects Ennore with Attipathu Pudu nagar along the existing Railway lind bridge.
I guess its nearly 2 to 3 KM long creek constructing a bridge will cost huge. just asking is tat the place they are refereing here.

Same one. Creek length around 1km only but there is no kachha road along this stretch.

Same one. Creek length around 1km only but there is no kachha road along this stretch.

Hi I agree its nearly 1 KM creek but if the plan is to connect the two ports the Ennore express reoad or Kathivakkam High road is not that wide to accomdate trailer traffic. I can understand that the fllyover takes atleast 2 yrs to complete, in the mean time I expect either Ennore Express Road(Beach) or kathivakkam High road to be extended to 6 Lanes.

Pallavaram radian road flyover on GST

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/5139979894_ec343564a2_b.jpg

Pallavaram flyover u/c near suburban station

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5093719622_c5f2585ca1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/5120735036_38035075b6_b.jpg



CC:seeveeaar's, flickr

^^ Awesome.. Kudos to the photographer. Hope they finish the Pallavaram ROB soon.. any idea on its status?

^^

It is in southern railway hands! As the flyover part right above tracks has to be constructed by southern railway as they are specialist in that.

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Rangarajapuram flyover nearing completion

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/11/25/20101125a_002101003.jpg

DKN

^^

It is in southern railway hands! As the flyover part right above tracks has to be constructed by southern railway as they are specialist in that.

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Rangarajapuram flyover nearing completion



DKN

Rangarajapuram flyover looks like a small pedestrian walkway :ohno:


About Pallavaram ROB: Not sure if work is going to start. But ever since the radial road flyover was opened, they have started stacking iron girders between the tracks. In the pallavaram station photo above, you can see one set of girders between the tracks. Like that, there is now a pile of girders taller than a train. Today morning, I saw some workers digging in between two tracks. Dont know if it is related to ROB or just routine maintenance work.

The pallavaram rob would require another pillar at the end of the platform. having a single span that long wont be easy otherwise without using some sort of cable stayed mechanism

^^ Definitely it wont be a cable stayed structure.. I am really skeptical abt that. one possibility is the arch-type as we see in the Rangarajapuram flyover..

The work is progressing very slow..Hope they finish the work soon and open for public soon..

Awesome photographs..thanks for posting!!!

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/316/p1030115d.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3943/p1030116c.jpg

^^ Valuable foto updates in different threads, thanks saravanainfo. Contribute more :cheers:

Koyamedu flyover - opened for public, congestion at the junction has reduced.

Official opening, next month.

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/11/30/20101130a_003101003.jpg

DKN

Koyamedu flyover - opened for public, congestion at the junction has reduced.

Official opening, next month.

DKN

OMG no sign boards :nuts: we have to wait for official inauguration for signboards? If a loop is opened for public transport they should have provided this basic necessity which will avoid confusion and accidents.

^^lot of clean up to do....hope they do a good job!!!!

^^lot of clean up to do....hope they do a good job!!!!


"Clean Up" -appadina ennadunu kepanga.. anda varathaikum chennai kum samandamey illa...:lol:

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2010/12/02/Article//101/02_12_2010_101_004.jpg

^^ Is it 2 or 4 laned?

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/all-wings-koyambedu-grade-separator-opened-052

Nov. 30: Though the Koyambedu grade separator is yet to be officially inaugurated, all its wings have been opened to traffic. According to the NHAI sources, motorists have been allowed to use the three loops connecting CMBT to Arumbakkam, Maduravoyal to CMBT and Anna Nagar to Maduravoyal for the last three days.
“Even the signal in the intersection of Jawaharlal Nehru Salai and EVR Periyar Salai has been put off,” the official said. Sources said that all the works except for laying of roads beneath the grade separator and construction of a portion of storm water drain is completed. “After completion of all the works, the grade separator would be soon officially inaugurated,” the official said.
Welcoming the opening of the separator for the public usage, K. Shanmugham, a resident of Anna Nagar said, “Hereafter I need not wait for 10 to 15 minutes in the intersection during peak hours.”

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Velachery Flyover spade work : Some spade work has started on clearing the Velachery Road junction. There was some more clearing and demolitition of way side shops near the junction. The only bottleneck is the Suther land building front portion which is yaet to be removed. Heard from local sources that 2 week notice has been given to clear up the area. A2B has shifted its 2 wheeler stand behind.

^^ Is it 2 or 4 laned?

Not sure. IMO, 40 crores.. so four lane might be possible..

Is there any proposal to construct flyover around Nesapakam?

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/12/04/20101204c_015101004.jpg

^^ wlbkng, can you please stick to the guidelines as suggested and agreed time and again in these forums by writing a short summary in English, even if it is only a couple of lines, of the contents of articles in Tamil like the one above. Thanks.

^^ accepted.. and will follow hereafter!

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/state-rushes-begin-road-work-903

Chennai, Dec 3: With barely five months left for the Assembly election, the state highways department seems to be in a hurry to start work on the long pending projects and complete the ongoing works before May next year.
State highways minister Vellakoil M. P. Saminathan who laid foundation stone for constructing a bridge across Ennore Creek on December 2, would take part in the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a new three-lane bridge adjacent to Thiru-Vi-Ka Bridge on Kamarajar Salai across Adyar river next week.
According to highway officials, the work order has been issued for the `40 crore Tirumangalam grade separators project. “The pilling test would begin very shortly,” the official said. The highways department has also floated tender for awarding contract to the `29 crore Mo-olakadai grade separator.
Tender would be floated for constructing the Anna arch and the Nelson Manickam Road-EVR Periyar Salai junction grade separator project at a cost of `117 crore very soon. “Works on both the Moolakadai and Anna arch and Nelson Manickam Road grade separators will be started before the elections,” the official said. The work on the Porur grade separator has began even though land acquisition is yet to be completed. The department has invited tenders for preparing DPR to build the elevated highway to run on top of the EVR Periyar Salai from the Raja Muthiah Road junction to the Pulla Avenue Road junction at Aminjikarai.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/state-rushes-begin-road-work-903
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This is the time to start the project work. it seems no work on Anna salai flyovers & OMR before election.

CHENNAI: The Perambur flyover — inaugurated in March this year — has come as a big relief for thousands of motorists in north Chennai since the onset of the north-east monsoon in October.


Till last year, traffic policemen at the Ambedkar College Road near Pulianthope had a tough time regulating the vehicular traffic from Purasaiwalkam to the north-western parts like Moolakadai and Madhavaram, due to severe waterlogging at the Ganeshapuram subway near the Vyasarpadi Jiva railway station — a key entry/exit way for vehicles plying between Madhavaram and Purasawalkam.

When the construction of the Perambur flyover was on, motorists were forced to use either the Vyasarpadi subway (from Basin Bridge) or the ICF overbridge via Ayanavaram to reach north-west Chennai, as vehicles were restricted from entering the waterlogged Ganeshapuram subway.

But, the inauguration of the Perambur flyover changed all that. Motorists and passengers of MTC buses now find travel along this stretch hassle-free with the ease in traffic congestion.

The flyover has come as a boon to motorists from localities like Kolathur, Sembium, Peravallur, Periyar Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Moolakadai, Jamalia, Ayanavaram and Erukanchery. Buses bound for KKD Nagar, Kodungaiyur and Vyasarpadi from Parry’s Corner were diverted via the new bridge.

Source: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/perambur-flyover-relief-to-rain-hit-motorists/229097.html

http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/09/stories/2010120950960100.htm

Work on a flyover on Anna Salai near the new Secretariat complex will start within a few days if the government accepts the recommendation of a revised traffic study for the facility. :ohno:

Consequently, Metro Rail work on the stretch may be delayed by a few months for completion of the piling work of the flyover.

The study, conducted by the Highways Department over the last few weeks, emphasised the need for expediting the flyover project as it would be one of the crucial components for effective traffic management on the arterial road.

Most of the eight traffic intersections of the stretch from the P.Orr & Sons showroom to the CIT Nagar First Main Road junction near Saidapet covered in the study had recorded traffic volume of over 10,000 passenger car units (PCU).

Some of the intersections have a growth of over 10 per cent in traffic volume that it is expected to soon touch 10,000 PCU, said an official of the Highways Department. Higher order solutions, such as construction of bridges and flyovers, are usually recommended for traffic volume of over 10,000 PCUs.

The study report assumes significance as there has been delay in commencement of the flyover work.

The pile foundation work for the four-lane flyovers was planned to be completed by March 2011 before the commencement of the Metro Rail work. The work on the two flyovers proposed on Anna Salai was expected to start in August and the CMDA had sanctioned Rs.100 crore for the project. One of the flyovers would span a length of 1.9 km, between the P.Orr & Sons showroom and the Spencer Plaza junction.

The other flyover on Anna Salai would be 2.9 km in length and stretch between Anna Arivalayam in Teynampet and the CIT Nagar First Main Road junction near Saidapet.

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/12/09/20101209a_003101006.jpg

The foundation for new high level flyover near existing adyar Thiru.Vi.Ka flyover to be constructed at a cost of 13 crores was done yesterday in front of Highways minister and Chennai Mayor

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article940726.ece

The work to construct a three-lane bridge parallel to the Thiru Vi Ka Bridge across the Adyar river commenced on Wednesday.

Inaugurating the work, Highways Minister Vellakoil Saminathan said that the State government was making efforts to ease traffic congestion in the city by constructing bridges and flyovers.

333 metres long

The Rs.13-crore bridge across the Adyar river would be 333 metres long and 11 metres wide and is being constructed in the space between Thiru Vi Ka Bridge and a dilapidated bridge.

One side of the new bridge would have pathway for pedestrians.

On completion, it is likely to ease traffic congestion on the stretch connecting Adyar and Santhome, which is now choked with vehicles during rush hour.

The Thiru Vi Ka bridge was constructed in 1973. The Chennai Corporation will make efforts to acquire land, including from Dr. MGR-Janaki College and Andhra Mahila Sabha, for widening Durgabai Deshmukh Road, Mayor M.Subramanian said. This would be crucial in easing the congestion on the stretch, he added.

More bridges

Highways Secretary G Santhanam said that the government would shortly give sanction for construction of bridges in more locations that have been identified.

Work on the bridge in Moolakadai-Perambur junction would commence in January at an estimated cost of Rs.49.55 crore. The flyover-cum-subway project on Nelson Manickam Road-Periyar EVR Salai junction would commence in February.

Thirumangalam junction

The Minister added that work on the flyover-cum-subway project at the Thirumangalam junction will commence in 10 days. The 737-metre-long facility would be constructed at a cost of Rs.60.22 crore and would facilitate smooth flow of traffic across two intersections – Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue and Mogappair Road junction on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai.

The work is scheduled to be completed in 15 months.

^^sigh...i think they are going to kill the fruit market at the end of the adyar bridge

^^ What happened to the old bridge? Hope it is still there..

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article940726.ece

More bridges

Highways Secretary G Santhanam said that the government would shortly give sanction for construction of bridges in more locations that have been identified.

Work on the bridge in Moolakadai-Perambur junction would commence in January at an estimated cost of Rs.49.55 crore. The flyover-cum-subway project on Nelson Manickam Road-Periyar EVR Salai junction would commence in February.

Thirumangalam junction

The Minister added that work on the flyover-cum-subway project at the Thirumangalam junction will commence in 10 days. The 737-metre-long facility would be constructed at a cost of Rs.60.22 crore and would facilitate smooth flow of traffic across two intersections – Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue and Mogappair Road junction on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai.

The work is scheduled to be completed in 15 months.

Good^^. This thread will be more active now onwards to discuss construction activity of new flyovers in city:banana:

^^It might stop once Amma comes to power and files a corruption case on the construction company. Am actually surprised that they are starting all these projects so late and so close to elections.

^^i doubt that. she would inaugrate these and there would be a name plaque mentioning 'opened by Jayalolita'. So 5 years down the line, everyone will be thinking how the traffic situation improved when Jayalolita was in power. All this when the gundoos gets elected.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2010/12/10/Article//102/10_12_2010_102_019.jpg

Info in English:

* A new flyover to be constructed at thirumangalam junction at a cost of Rs.47 crores, distance: 737 m, four lane. Works to start in another 10 days

* Another flyover at Anna salai will be constructed at a cost of Rs.161 crores. From New Secretariat till Patullas road by integrating Wallajah road, Dams road, Gen Patters road, Ethiraj salai junction. Distance: 1.8 kms, four lane

* Another flyover from near Anna arivalayam till saidapet-mambalam canal to be constructed at a cost of Rs.339 crores. Distance : 2.9 kms, four lane

* Many flyovers and subways are currently being renovated and strengthened.

* Bridge across river being constructed at Indira nagar at a cost of Rs.75 lakhs.

* Pedestrian flyover to be constructed near sathya studios at a cost of Rs.83.4 lakhs.

Am actually surprised that they are starting all these projects so late and so close to elections.

May be they know something that we don't and want to swindle as much as possible :lol:

Source (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/With-2-new-flyovers-Anna-Salai-set-for-a-new-look/articleshow/7068121.cms)The skyline from Anna Salai will no longer look the same. Putting all speculations to rest about the plan to build two new flyovers on Anna Salai, state highways minister Vellakoil M P Saminathan on Wednesday announced that his department would soon take up the work at an estimated cost of Rs 339 crore. The government had given its nod to the project in March this year.

Laying the foundation stone for the construction of an additional bridge near Thiru-vi-ka bridge in Adyar, Saminathan said his department would complete the piling work before March 2011, the deadline given by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited so as to allow the latter to begin the construction of tunnels on the arterial road. "The chief minister has already directed us to take up the work," he said.

The two four-lane grade-separators will help ease traffic on the road where traffic has grown manifold in the recent past. The first grade separator will run for 1.8 km, beginning at the new secretariat complex and connecting Blackers Road junction, Dams Road-General Patters Road junction and Binny Road-Pattulos Road junction near Spencer Plaza.

The second flyover will begin at Anna Arivalayam and connect Eldams Road-Thyagaraya Road intersection, Cenotaph Road junction, Venkata Narayana Road-Chamiers Road intersection and CIT Colony First Main Road junction. This grade separator would be 2.9 km long.

A comprehensive traffic and transportation study by the CMDA had strongly recommended this project in 2008. Certain quarters within the government had raised doubts over the implementation of the project, citing the ambience of the site. However, after the Highways Research Station surveyed the site and presented a grim future for the traffic scene on Anna Salai, the highways department decided to go ahead with the project. The detailed project report is now in its final stages.

"If the project is not taken up by highways department immediately, it will never materialise, because once Metro Rail digs its tunnel, there is every chance of piling work disturbing the tunnel," sources in the CMDA said. A committee-led by the director, Town and Country Planning, has already allocated Rs 100 crore from the infrastructure and amenities fund for this project

The highways department is now all set to hold discussions with the Chennai Metro Rail Limited over the delay in the project. "As per the original plan, the piling work should have begun in September, but with the lapse of three months, the highways department will hold discussions with Metro Rail to sort out the matter. Our initial phase covers only pile foundations and this will not take much time," said a senior government official. The department does not want to take any chances as the model code of conduct for the Assembly elections will come into effect in the first quarter of the year.

Meanwhile, Saminathan said the construction of a four-lane flyover at Thirumangalam junction over Jawaharlal Nehru Salai will begin in ten days, and will cost Rs 47 crore.

^^ Atleast build something futuristic both in terms of usability and aesthetics ... no dabba pillars :bash:

And what happened to porur flyover ... It started more than 6 months back .. not even 1 pillar is up ??!!!!!!!

^^It might stop once Amma comes to power and files a corruption case on the construction company. Am actually surprised that they are starting all these projects so late and so close to elections.


it is because they think that their time is going to get over in 6 months and have to run away with as much as possible.

Whether the Tambaram ROB connecting East Tambaram is completed?

Based on ststus of work at the moment Tambaram ROB may miss the election deadline of March 2010.

As we've discussed before, the flyover is Y-shaped. There is one arm on the T-Nagar side descending into Bazullah road. The flyover then splits into two arms even before crossing the tracks. Each Arm of the flyover crosses the tracks in the opposite directions and descend parallel to the tracks. One arm descends towards mambalam station and the other arm descends towards kodambakkam station.

Arm descending towards Kodambakkam station:
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http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ANxI6j5Aqgk/TQRYBFu1ruI/AAAAAAAAGaw/mOpXdftYHmk/s912/IMG_0574.JPG

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Only the arm going towards Kodambakkam station has been completed over the tracks. The other arm seems to have just started

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ANxI6j5Aqgk/TQRYKI4UHAI/AAAAAAAAGbI/YUmIs8Sd9oE/12-12-10_0915.jpg

Steel girders just now being placed for the second arm crossing tracks towards mambalam station
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ANxI6j5Aqgk/TQRYKaJIqYI/AAAAAAAAGbM/f5mWkp5XL0c/12-12-10_0914_1.jpg

Arm descending towards mambalam station
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The Mambalam arm finally descending to ground near the place where the rail gate once existed
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[QUOTE=vijayvmail;68770139]As we've discussed before, the flyover is Y-shaped. There is one arm on the T-Nagar side descending into Bazullah road. The flyover then splits into two arms even before crossing the tracks. Each Arm of the flyover crosses the tracks in the opposite directions and descend parallel to the tracks. One arm descends towards mambalam station and the other arm descends towards kodambakkam station.

Dear Vijay, Thanks for the nice photos. I think you took this from a moving train. This bridge wont be ready before Jun 2011!.

^^ Atleast build something futuristic both in terms of usability and aesthetics ... no dabba pillars :bash:

The flyovers will be designed by our Highways dept and our Hon'ble CM will approve the design !! You can imagine how futuristic it will be!!! Don't expect too much friend!!

The flyovers will be designed by our Highways dept and our Hon'ble CM will approve the design !! You can imagine how futuristic it will be!!! Don't expect too much friend!!

BTW who designed pillars for usman road flyover ???



And thanks for the pics vijayv... Already railway border road was so small .. after this flyover construction , how well the width of the road be ???

With so much of high voltage power lines and with very little outage time (only in the night) the Dhabha type pillars are the only way it can be built with minimum disturbance.Wish the project completes without any casulaity. No wonder this Project this moving in snails' pace. I think they are building it for the last 4 years and will take another 2 to complete.

With so much of high voltage power lines and with very little outage time (only in the night) the Dhabha type pillars are the only way it can be built with minimum disturbance.Wish the project completes without any casulaity. No wonder this Project this moving in snails' pace. I think they are building it for the last 4 years and will take another 2 to complete.

Murali , i was not referring this ROB ... BTW does the rectangular shape makes things easy during construction ???

As you see most of them are cast in situ (in postion). It's easier to work with the shuttering and to a certain extent designing is also simpler. Unlike the new Metro Projects where some innovation is taking place rest of the SR projects are old wine in the same bottle.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2010/12/15/photographs/103/15_12_2010_103_005_001.jpg

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/10-new-flyover-and-subway-projects-proposed-in-lieu-of-level-crossings/articleshow/7114388.cms

In a bid to avoid traffic pile-up on roads that cross railway lines, the state government has proposed 10 projects to build flyovers and subways to do away with level crossings in different parts of the city and suburbs.

The proposal, estimated to cost Rs 294 crore, has been sent to the railway board for inclusion in the railway works programme for 2011-2012.

These include a flyover between Thiruninravur and Veppampattu railway stations; a limited-use subway between Korukkupet and Washermanpet railway stations on Korukkupet-Bhojaraja Nagar main road (at a cost of Rs 17.78 crore); a flyover between Korukkupet and Vyasarpadi railway stations (Rs 29.26 crore); flyover between Korukkupet and Vysarpadi railway station (Rs 22.43 crore); a flyover between Nandiyambakkam and Minjur railway stations (Rs 25 crore); a flyover between Perungalathur and Vandalur railway stations; a flyover between Chengelpet and Ottivakkam railway stations on the Chengelpet old GST road and Thirukalivakkam Road (Rs 25 crore); a flyover between Padalam and Karunguzhi railway stations in Kinar-Keelavalam Road (Rs 25 crore); and a flyover near Kancheepuram railway station.

Majority of the flyover and subway works were suggested based on the train vehicle units (TVU) calculated by the railways, said state highways minister Vellai Koil Swaminathan, who attended a railway-highway department meeting to review the ongoing projects.

TVU a ratio of the number of vehicles that pass through the road as against the number of train traffic - is used to identify level crossings where a subway or a flyover is needed. If the TVU is over a lakh at a level crossing, a flyover or a subway can be constructed.

Of the 10 new projects suggested, only three the flyovers between Chengelpet and Ottivakkam railway station, Padalam and Karunguzhi railway stations and Pakkam and Acharapakkam railway stations -- fall short of the require one lakh TVU.

However, these projects were included because the level crossings are very close to the stations. "Priority will be given to take up works at level crossings were train vehicle units meet the required standard. The rest will be taken up subsequently," said Southern Railway chief administrative officer R Ramanathan.

The proposal for new projects, which were approved by the state government, were mooted for the first time at a meeting that was held between railways and the PWD a couple of months ago and were discussed in detail at a review held on Thursday.

"The railway board will study the proposals and will include them in the railway budget. We can take up preliminary works after the projects are sanctioned by the ministry," said Ramanathan.

He also said currently railways was working to complete all sanctioned projects by 2013 so that new projects could be taken up.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Six-highways-projects-likely-to-be-dropped/articleshow/7120086.cms

CHENNAI: In a rare move, the state highways department is planning to drop six flyover and subways projects for various reasons, including lack of funds for acquisition of land. Among the six projects are the ones in Wimco Nagar, Tiruvottiyur and Meenambakkam.

At a high-level coordination meeeting on Thursday, Southern Railway reportedly told the highways department to get the concurrence of the collectors concerned for permanent closure of gates if it wanted to drop the six projects. While poor traffic was cited for dropping the proposed flyover/subway project at LC 87 in Tiruchi, proposals for similar projects at neighbouring level crossings were the reason for deciding to scrap a project at Tindivanam.

All these projects, joint ventures of the highways and railways, were sanctioned by the DMK-led government in 2007-2008. "They were conceived by Southern Railway as part of its bid to remove manual level crossings and the state government gave its nod," said a senior official.

According to official sources, only these six projects have been found to be non-feasible. The rest of the 148 projects taken up across the state since 1999 have no problems.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Six-highways-projects-likely-to-be-dropped/articleshow/7120086.cms

CHENNAI: In a rare move, the state highways department is planning to drop six flyover and subways projects for various reasons, including lack of funds for acquisition of land. Among the six projects are the ones in Wimco Nagar, Tiruvottiyur and Meenambakkam.

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Donno about tiruvottiyur flyover location. Reg Wimco nagar, There is alraedy one RUB connecting tiruvottiyur bus stand & manali express highway by covering interior parts of tiruvottiyur but that RUB has limited access for large vehicles. instead of RUB, they can develop western side roads & parking area besides track

<b> flyover at Tambaram </b>

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/12/19/20101219a_003101006.jpg

TM

Tambaram Flyover : From the photo it is a clear 6 months or 1 year work remaining to be completed. This should beat a record of ten years to complete from planning. I remember the foundation stone was laid in 1999. Better late than never.

Foundation laid for 60.23 crores Thirumanagalam flyover

Every time the rendering or model will find a small place and politicians will be in big picture. I hope some other media will publish the big picture of the flyover model.

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/12/20/20101220b_005101002.jpg

related news

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DKN

^^

-Flyover will be coming up in this junction
-The elevated part will run from Thirumangalam Junction to Mogapair Junction
-Lenght - 805m with 21 pillars
-Subway will be constructed at Mogapair signal

http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/20122010/epaperimages/20122010/20122010-md-hr-5/6165231_1.jpg
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Maalaimalar

Tambaram Flyover : From the photo it is a clear 6 months or 1 year work remaining to be completed. This should beat a record of ten years to complete from planning. I remember the foundation stone was laid in 1999. Better late than never.

From a similar situation for Pallavaram Radial Road ROB, the work was completed in 4 months or so.

Best of luck the sooner the better for et all.

Tambaram Flyover : From the photo it is a clear 6 months or 1 year work remaining to be completed. This should beat a record of ten years to complete from planning. I remember the foundation stone was laid in 1999. Better late than never.

The work seems to have gathered steam. Unlike the past when there used to be a very few workers at the site, it is buzzing now. Should not be surprised if the roundabout is completed in 3 to 4 months.

The approach road from Tambaram East appears to a 4 laned one, while the work is nearing completion on only 2 lanes of the flyover. Can anyone offer some insight?

http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/22/stories/2010122263510300.htm

Two of the three arms of the upcoming Rangarajapuram flyover will be opened for traffic next month. One-way traffic will be permitted - from Railway Border Road to Bazullah Road. The third arm will be completed in March.

Inspecting the work on Tuesday, Mayor M.Subramanian said “The flyover will ease traffic congestion in T.Nagar, Mambalam, Kodambakkam and other neighbouring areas.”

The stretch of the flyover that would be inaugurated in January is 609.24 metres long. This would help private vehicles to a large extent and is expected to help divert traffic during the repair work of the Kodambakkam bridge.

Over 95 per cent of the work on the ramp on Bazullah Road side has been completed. The work on the arm on the Rangarajapuram side will be completed in a month.

Work on the ramp towards the Kodambakkam station side would be completed in 15 days.

The 962-metre-long flyover, being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.76 crore, has a Y shape design.

The arm towards Bazullah Road is 264 metres long and the Rangarajapuram side is 303 metres long. The arm on the side of Kodambakkam railway station is 297 metres. So far, work on 20 deck slabs is over. The total number of deck slabs of the flyover is 25. The work order for the construction of the flyover was issued in January 2008.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2010/12/22/Article//103/22_12_2010_103_017.jpg


Translation:


Flyover to be built at a cost of around Rs 60 crores at the Anna Nagar - Mogappair road near Thirumangalam Junction.
The flyover will be 17 metres wide with 4 lanes (2 - way).
Length of flyover is 805 metres and the width of the span over Annanagar second avenue and Mogappair road will be 40 metres
The pillars will have a pile foundation 35 metres deep and 1.2 metres diameter
The project will be completed in 2 years
There will be service roads on ground at both sides of flyover. These will be 7.5 metres wide
There will also be storm water drains and footpath 2.25 metres wide


source: Dinamalar, chennai Edition, dated 22-Dec-2010 (http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2010/12/22/ArticleHtmls/22_12_2010_103_017.shtml?Mode=1)

Tambaram Flyover : From the photo it is a clear 6 months or 1 year work remaining to be completed. This should beat a record of ten years to complete from planning. I remember the foundation stone was laid in 1999. Better late than never.

This project has been halted more than thrice becos of PIL against the project. The air force training station in the east objected the ROB , then the encroched pavement people filed an PIL then the owners of the demolished buildings in the west filed an case. After High court dismissed the case they have immeditely demolished all the buildings the next day and work is going on round the clock. So can expect to see the bridge opening by March. (Election in May)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Miles-to-go-promises-to-keep/articleshow/7135913.cms


This article has information on metro rail,flyovers and Chennai Unified Metroplitan Transport Authority.

Hope all these things happen even if there is a change of government.

^^ The article reminds of this old (NSK) song..

Aracha maava araikkanum, thovacha thuniye thovaikanum..

They keep writing the same info, no new info. Our anxieties remain the same on the continuation and on time completion of these critical projects.

Aracha maava araikkanum, thovacha thuniye thovaikanum..

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/key-bridges-ease-traffic-hit-delays-144

Dec. 22: Three bridges promised to Chennaiites this year to ease congestion are yet to light of day. The main reasons for the delays are lack of coordination between the corporation and the railways and incessant rain.
Renovation of the historic Communicable Diseases Hospital at Tondiarpet, operated by the local body, is also running behind schedule. Mayor M. Subramanian on Tuesday inspected construction of the Rangarajapuram Bridge and said it would be completed by next month. He also told reporters that the bridge, estimated to cost `24 crore, would be partially opened for traffic by January-end to decongest Kodambakkam and T Nagar.
When contacted, a senior corporation official said work on the bridges required coordination with Southern Railway as construction on the railway part of the bridge is pending. The deck slab work is yet to be completed both in Rangarajapuram and Villivakkam level crossings.

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SOURCE: (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/New-flyover-in-north-Chennai-to-ease-traffic-/articleshow/7181319.cms)


Construction of a four-lane flyover on Grand Northern Trunk (GNT) Road-Madhavaram High Road intersection in Moolakadai is likely to begin next week. The 600m long flyover will come up at a cost of Rs 33 crore along GNT Road (NH 5).

According to official sources, the highways department has issued work orders to city-based construction firm Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited, and the work is scheduled to be completed in 18 months from the date of commencement.

The project should have begun early this year but the department could not find a contractor to do the job and had to call for the tenders thrice.

The project gains significance as the GNT Road-Madhavaram High Road junction is one of the highly congested zones in north Chennai. Residents of places like Vyasarpadi, Madhavaram, Perambur, Kolathur and Red Hills regularly use these roads and the junction often witnesses traffic jams, even during non-peak hours.

Highways officials said traffic density on both Madhavaram High Road and GNT Road was on the rise, warranting a flyover there.

"The total cost of the project is Rs 50 crore, of which Rs 33 crore will be spent for construction. The remaining amount is the cost of land acquisition,'' said an official.

Many residents in the area said a flyover at GNT Road-Madhavaram High Road intersection was a long-pending demand and urged the authorities to ensure that the project was completed as per schedule.

"With the movement of all type of vehicles including lorries, trucks and buses and slow-moving vehicles, this intersection has become highly accident-prone these days. Roadside parking of vehicles and encroachments also cause hindrance to the traffic flow. It is very difficult for elderly people and children to cross the road here. The situation was worse during recent rains,'' said Vijayakumar, a resident of Madhavaram.

"The junction is not free even during night hours as movement of trucks towards Chennai Port is heavy on GNT Road. Once the flyover is constructed, heavy vehicles should not be allowed to take the road beneath it in the interest of smaller vehicles and pedestrians,'' said Thiyagarajan, a resident of north Chennai.

Chennai: The work to widen the bridge on Sivananda Salai will be completed in two months, Mayor M.Subramanian said after reviewing the Rs.85 lakh project on Monday.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/29/stories/2010122952850300.htm

Porur flyover delays


Public taking the Arcot Road and Mount Poonamallee Road are distressed with the pace in which the four-lane bridge costing Rs. 35 crore is being built. Work on this bridge at Arcot Road-Mount Poonamallee road intersection started in February 2010 but the construction is coming alone at a snail's pace which is a great inconvenience to the public, who take atleast 15-20 minutes to cross the place during peak hours.

The highway officials admitted to the 3 month delay in the project and attributed the reason to shortage of sand. Work has now reached momentum and is quoted to be finished by September 2011. Added to the shortage of sand, the highways department also modified the flyover design to ensure land acquisition and shifting of service lines was minimal. The narrowed lanes due to construction are posing as a serious inconvenience for people who take this road to reach Guindy, Meenambakkam and Tambaram.


why they have modified the design . does anyone have the latest design of porur flyover

^^

If I am correct, the work for this flyover started much before metro rail construction work. Now from this picture it looks not even a single pillar is done so far!

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/212011/CE_0201_MN_16_Cni_PH_05.jpg

Dailythanthi

October i saw they were creating cylindrical meshes for pillars i think ... still in same state ?? When is the above pic taken ?

any updates for Perambur Loco bridge & Villiwakkam RUB? they supposed to open both in dec2010

^^

If I am correct, the work for this flyover started much before metro rail construction work. Now from this picture it looks not even a single pillar is done so far!

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/212011/CE_0201_MN_16_Cni_PH_05.jpg

Dailythanthi


This is what they have done in 3 years???
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Whats the status of Mint flyover ?? I think the Mayor laid the foundation stone in June. After that no updates about the progress of that flyover. Anyone living in the vicinity of the flyover can shed some light ?

Source: Times of India, 03-Jan-2011 (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Govt-still-in-two-minds-about-elevated-corridors-on-Anna-Salai/articleshow/7207525.cms)


CHENNAI: The fate of the two elevated highways proposed to be built on Anna Salai at the cost of Rs 500 crore still hangs in balance as the state government is yet to give administrative sanction to the project.

If the government is serious about the project, which was announced by finance minister K Anbazhagan nine months ago, then the piling work must begin immediately before Metro Rail digs a tunnel through Anna Salai. Once the tunnel is dug, it may not be safe to carry out the piling work.

But officials in the highways department said the state government was still indecisive on the project and that is why no administrative sanction has been given yet. "The government recently wanted a re-feasibility study on the traffic conditions on Anna Salai. That was done and the report was submitted. But the government still seems to be in a dilemma whether to go ahead with the project or not. We hope a clear picture would emerge by the end of this month,'' sources in the department said.

Officials said there was also a suggestion doing the rounds that one long elevated highway could be built on Anna Salai at a level above Gemini flyover, instead of constructing two elevated highways.
When the project was announced on March 20, the highways department had planned to begin the piling work for the elevated structures in September last year. But the government later began to reconsider the matter, as elevated highways could encourage more people to opt for private transport which in turn could affect the patronage for the soon-to-come Metro Rail and also affect the ambience of Anna Salai.

Subsequently, highways minister Vellakoil Saminathan announced at a public function last month that the project was set to take off. But when contacted on Sunday, Saminathan said he had merely repeated what the finance minister had announced in the Assembly.

"Initially, we had proposed to build five flyovers on Anna Salai and later we decided to construct two long elevated highways on the road. Our engineers and consultants will soon give a power-point presentation to the chief secretary, after which the matter will be taken to the deputy chief minister and thereafter to the chief minister,'' Saminathan told The Times of India.

As per the highways department's plan, one elevated highway will be 1.8 km long, beginning at the new secretariat complex and connecting Blackers Road junction, Dams Road-General Patters Road junction and Binny Road-Pattulos Road junction near Spencer Plaza. The other will be 2.9km long which will begin at Anna Arivalayam and connect Eldams Road-Thyagaraya Road intersection, Cenotaph Road junction, Venkata Narayana Road-Chamiers Road intersection and CIT Colony First Main Road junction.


Officials said there was also a suggestion doing the rounds that one long elevated highway could be built on Anna Salai at a level above Gemini flyover, instead of constructing two elevated highways.

Somehow this just sounds like a really stupid plan. Flyover above an existing flyover in the same direction ! And Metro is also going to run below.

The Gemini flyover plan given by city connect, with a new flyover from Nungambakkam high road to Cathedral road above the existing flyover, made more sense in eliminating any signal.

Ithu ennavo, pogatha ooruku vazhi thedara maathiri irukku (looks like searching for directions for a city no one's going to go - literal translation).

With so much wavering on this, Metro work is also going to be delayed. :bash:

^^ The main purpose of these flyovers seem like an easy movement for politicians to the LA by avoiding the common man's peak hour traffic rather than any significant public use. I really wish they scrap these flyover projects and come up with more long term solutions like clearing the encroachments and widening the roads. They first need to maintain a uniform road width throughout Anna Salai and PH Road. No point calling them Arterial roads if they are not even 6 + 2 lanes.:ohno:

^^ The main purpose of these flyovers seem like an easy movement for politicians to the LA by avoiding the common man's peak hour traffic rather than any significant public use. I really wish they scrap these flyover projects and come up with more long term solutions like clearing the encroachments and widening the roads. They first need to maintain a uniform road width throughout Anna Salai and PH Road. No point calling them Arterial roads if they are not even 6 + 2 lanes.:ohno:


flyovers were must for the city like chennai. and they are for easy movement for people, doesn't matter if politicians use that. widening roads will not help as the traffic flow from and into all directions. every intersection in the city is creating huge traffic pileup during peak hrs. 6 lanes won't help at intersections. check how koyembedu bridge helps now, i am tavelling daily thru. it saves me around 10-15 mins every time i pass thru.

Mount Road is the primary symbol of Chennai. They should have hired the best architects/city planners and come up with an aesthetic design for an elevated road and one that will serve the city for atleast 30 years. No w they are trying to come up with some PWD design just to beat the metro tunneling start deadline. I fear for the beauty of Mount Road. In additon to elevated road, they need to acquire a lot of property to make it unformly six lane wide.

flyovers were must for the city like chennai. and they are for easy movement for people, doesn't matter if politicians use that. widening roads will not help as the traffic flow from and into all directions. every intersection in the city is creating huge traffic pileup during peak hrs. 6 lanes won't help at intersections. check how koyembedu bridge helps now, i am tavelling daily thru. it saves me around 10-15 mins every time i pass thru.

I am not against building Flyovers, am just saying get the basics done right first. You need good wide roads to build big flyovers. A Koyambedu or a Maduravoyal or a Kathipara grade seprator was possible because the roads are equally wide enough. I dont want a flyover on an iconic road like Anna Salai to end up like a Kodambakkam or a Kotturpuram flyover. We cant keep building flyovers at every intersection just because there is traffic. We need long term solutions and better city planning

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/01/06/20110106c_016101006.jpg
http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/01/06/20110106c_016101007.jpg

Work in progress(on railways section) to open Pallavaram ROB before June

Wow, great news! Darga Road subway work seems to be progressing well too. Multiple exits to Zamin Pallavaram from Highway GST :cheers1:. One near English Elecric, one on Darga Road and another one thru' recently opened Duraipakkam Road :banana::banana::banana:

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/01/06/20110106c_016101006.jpg
http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/01/06/20110106c_016101007.jpg

Work in progress(on railways section) to open Pallavaram ROB before June

flyovers were must for the city like chennai. and they are for easy movement for people, doesn't matter if politicians use that. widening roads will not help as the traffic flow from and into all directions. every intersection in the city is creating huge traffic pileup during peak hrs. 6 lanes won't help at intersections. check how koyembedu bridge helps now, i am tavelling daily thru. it saves me around 10-15 mins every time i pass thru.

How can you say that wide roads are not a solution. Flyovers just transfer the congestion to the next signal. Being a person who travels through that place daily, haven't you realized that the traffic congestion at the arihant signal in koyambedu has increased after opening of koyambedu flyover????
widening the roads is a natural solution to accommodate more vehicles.

Railway crossing to get fancy bridge

Chennai: A bowstring girder flyover will come up for the first time in the suburbs—replacing a railway level crossing at Eshwari Nagar in Pallavaram on the Old Grand Southern Trunk Road. The model is same as the one used for the Napier bridge and the one at Velachery.
After two years of stalemate, Southern Railway recently commenced its portion of work that had been delayed due to shortage of manpower. “At any given time, only two projects can be taken up with the existing manpower. The Tambaram Sanatorium and Pallavaram flyovers have been opened and the one at Tambaram is nearing completion so we began work on this one,” Southern Railway sources told The Times Of India.
The state highways completed its part, including construction of ramps on either side of the rail line and laying bitumen service lanes, in March 2008.
According to railway officials, in this model, the road overbridge on the rail line alone is 48 metres long (3 times more than the conventional one) and has a curve. Besides, two large spans will strengthen the ROB and hold it from the top. “Our share of the project cost is 2.4 crore while the rest of the total of 14 crore will be borne by the state highways department. We expect to complete our work by June,” said Southern Railway sources.
The project, part of the railways’ gauge conversion plan between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, began in 2003 but was stopped after a few months due to difficulty in acquiring defence land. It resumed in 2007 and the sta highways’ portion was completed in March 2008.
The two-lane bridge will be 650 metres long and 7.5 metres wide—enough space for two MTC buses to use the bridge at any given time. With neatly-laid ramps, the bridge will be illuminated by 240 lights and reflectors on both sides. Channels on both sides of the bridge will discharge excess rainwater into a collection pit beneath the structure. For the benefit of the commuters to reach the Pallavaram railway station, a staircase has been provided by the state highways.
The bridge, when it is finally thrown open to the public, is sure to bring cheer to thousands of residents in Pallavaram, Keelkattalai, Tirusulam and Zamin Pallavaram, sources said.
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2011/01/06/2/Img/Pc0021200.jpg
MAKEOVER: Eshwari Nagar railway crossing at Pallavaram will get a bowstring girder flyover similar to the Napier bridge (in pic)

TOI (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/01/06&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00202&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T)

^^ The main purpose of these flyovers seem like an easy movement for politicians to the LA by avoiding the common man's peak hour traffic rather than any significant public use. I really wish they scrap these flyover projects and come up with more long term solutions like clearing the encroachments and widening the roads. They first need to maintain a uniform road width throughout Anna Salai and PH Road. No point calling them Arterial roads if they are not even 6 + 2 lanes.:ohno:

First, they must make important Atrial roads signal free like in Bangalore.
This will first, help in fast commute.

How can you say that wide roads are not a solution. Flyovers just transfer the congestion to the next signal. Being a person who travels through that place daily, haven't you realized that the traffic congestion at the arihant signal in koyambedu has increased after opening of koyambedu flyover????
widening the roads is a natural solution to accommodate more vehicles.

Best solution is to discourage the use of private vehicles, by putting toll even in the city roads. Additional revenue for Govt and reduced vehicle population.

http://i.imgur.com/OvJI8.jpg

பல்லாவரம் ஜி.எஸ்.டி., சாலையில் இருந்து கீழ்க்கட்டளையை இணைக்கும் வகையில் கட்டப்படும் மேம்பாலத்திற்காக, ரயில்வே பகுதியில் பில்லர் அமைக்க கம்பிகள் கட்டும் பணி வேகமாக நடந்து வருகிறது.

SRC: dinamalar.com

For those who couldn't read that, it basically says that the bridge connecting Pallavaram (GST Road) and Kilkattalai to cross the railway track is progressing quickly..

(* More or less! - correct me if I'm wrong)

BTW what bridge is this? I thought there's only one bridge at Pallavaram and that is the one connecting to the Radial Rind Road to Thoraipakkam, which is already complete?

Railway crossing to get fancy bridge

Chennai: A bowstring girder flyover will come up for the first time in the suburbs—replacing a railway level crossing at Eshwari Nagar in Pallavaram on the Old Grand Southern Trunk Road. The model is same as the one used for the Napier bridge and the one at Velachery.
After two years of stalemate, Southern Railway recently commenced its portion of work that had been delayed due to shortage of manpower. “At any given time, only two projects can be taken up with the existing manpower. The Tambaram Sanatorium and Pallavaram flyovers have been opened and the one at Tambaram is nearing completion so we began work on this one,” Southern Railway sources told The Times Of India.
The state highways completed its part, including construction of ramps on either side of the rail line and laying bitumen service lanes, in March 2008.
According to railway officials, in this model, the road overbridge on the rail line alone is 48 metres long (3 times more than the conventional one) and has a curve. Besides, two large spans will strengthen the ROB and hold it from the top. “Our share of the project cost is 2.4 crore while the rest of the total of 14 crore will be borne by the state highways department. We expect to complete our work by June,” said Southern Railway sources.
The project, part of the railways’ gauge conversion plan between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, began in 2003 but was stopped after a few months due to difficulty in acquiring defence land. It resumed in 2007 and the sta highways’ portion was completed in March 2008.
The two-lane bridge will be 650 metres long and 7.5 metres wide—enough space for two MTC buses to use the bridge at any given time. With neatly-laid ramps, the bridge will be illuminated by 240 lights and reflectors on both sides. Channels on both sides of the bridge will discharge excess rainwater into a collection pit beneath the structure. For the benefit of the commuters to reach the Pallavaram railway station, a staircase has been provided by the state highways.
The bridge, when it is finally thrown open to the public, is sure to bring cheer to thousands of residents in Pallavaram, Keelkattalai, Tirusulam and Zamin Pallavaram, sources said.
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MAKEOVER: Eshwari Nagar railway crossing at Pallavaram will get a bowstring girder flyover similar to the Napier bridge (in pic)

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THat is really good news for commuters in and around pallavaram..

For those who couldn't read that, it basically says that the bridge connecting Pallavaram (GST Road) and Kilkattalai to cross the railway track is progressing quickly..

(* More or less! - correct me if I'm wrong)

BTW what bridge is this? I thought there's only one bridge at Pallavaram and that is the one connecting to the Radial Rind Road to Thoraipakkam, which is already complete?

You got it right..
But the pic is something else, its not the pallavaram ROB - second gate..
there are two flyovers in pallavaram one connects the Radial road and gst which was opened to publice couple of months back.,,

There is one which is yet to be open, which also connects gst road and east pallavaram which is quite opposite to the Areva company in the gst road.. the structure above the rails are yet to be completed..work is goin in full swing..

For those who couldn't read that, it basically says that the bridge connecting Pallavaram (GST Road) and Kilkattalai to cross the railway track is progressing quickly..

(* More or less! - correct me if I'm wrong)

BTW what bridge is this? I thought there's only one bridge at Pallavaram and that is the one connecting to the Radial Rind Road to Thoraipakkam, which is already complete?
I stay in this area only. this is the bridge between Tirusulam and Pallavaram station. Just before pallavaram station. here Roadways build all the ramps on both sides. But railways did not construct the bridge and One sumo also jumped out to the railway track. i heard that time the person was alive in hospital. Dont know what is the status now. :-)

This bridge is almost on the rear side of the railway station (if you go from Beach to Tambaram) , the bridge starts from Old Trunk Road(parallel to GST Road, Bus service is soon to start in this road) and ends in front of Railway Station Road which leads to kilkaltalai.

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The additional overbridge at Perambur Loco Works will be opened for traffic in the first week of February, said Union Minister for Textiles Dayanidhi Maran. The facility, being constructed with the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds of Dayanidhi Maran and the Railways, is expected to ease traffic congestion in North Chennai.

Inspecting the Rs.9.5-crore project on Tuesday, he said that the project was the first overbridge in the country to be undertaken with funds from MPLADS. He underscored the need for coordination between the Chennai Corporation and Southern Railway coordinate to complete projects ahead of the deadline.

The need for the facility was one of the long-pending demands of the residents of Perambur.

The proposal to construct an additional bridge alongside the existing facility was made in 2004, at the cost of Rs. 4.5 crore. However, because of delay, the cost had escalated to Rs. 9.5 crore.

The existing bridge, which was 4.3 m wide, was over 50 years old and was not enough considering the increase in the number of vehicles.

The work was delayed on account of various reasons, including the need for shifting of utility lines, land acquisition, speed restriction of trains and diversion of traffic.

The overbridge would be 6.3 metres wide and 508 metres long. It would have seven spans and go over nine railway lines. It would also have a 1.8m-wide pedestrian footpath and two ramps.

Composite steel girders and RCC slabs have been used for the facility. Mayor M.Subramanian and Deputy Commissioner (works) of Chennai Corporation Darez Ahamed were present.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1081507.ece

How can you say that wide roads are not a solution. Flyovers just transfer the congestion to the next signal. Being a person who travels through that place daily, haven't you realized that the traffic congestion at the arihant signal in koyambedu has increased after opening of koyambedu flyover????
widening the roads is a natural solution to accommodate more vehicles.


arihant signal in koyambedu too need a flyover :) !!! it was also a long pending request. not just arihant, city needs more flyovers(where ever is possible) to avoid vehicles waiting at signals. why you need to think about accommodating more vehicles when there is a possiblility to avoid signals on these kind of intersections by building flyovers.

arihant signal in koyambedu too need a flyover

+1 ! That place is a horrible mess as far as traffic is concerned.

I sincerely believe that wide roads are the best solution. The flyovers in india only brings soreness to the eyes, but what are our choices? My flat is in front of the Koyambedu junction and I know that the jam has increased but the overall scenario is better. In this situation a flyover in Koyambedu will be better.

I can suggest another way out. All the buses and trucks must take the poonamallee high road via the whole sale market and then to maduravoil flyover and take the outer ring road. Places like Tambaram must have a mini bus stand so that people do not have to come all the way to Koyambedu to take a bus.

When an attempt is made to make a flyover in Koymabedu signal what must be considered is that the pile up is again shifted to the next signal like what mukund says. All major signals on 100 feet road must have a flyover and minor junction must be closed and the vehicles must take a U turn further down rather than a right turn or cross.

How can you say that wide roads are not a solution. Flyovers just transfer the congestion to the next signal. Being a person who travels through that place daily, haven't you realized that the traffic congestion at the arihant signal in koyambedu has increased after opening of koyambedu flyover????
widening the roads is a natural solution to accommodate more vehicles.

Guys,
I recently went through the Trumpet interchanges at ORR - NH 4 Intersection and near the Koyembedu Junction.
All the stretches of both the flyovers are operational and is looking good.
Hope to see more of these kind in Chennai in the near future.
Is the one in ORR inaugurated formally?

^^ ORR and NH4 ??? which one are u referring mate??

Guys,
I recently went through the Trumpet interchanges at ORR - NH 4 Intersection and near the Koyembedu Junction.
All the stretches of both the flyovers are operational and is looking good.
Hope to see more of these kind in Chennai in the near future.
Is the one in ORR inaugurated formally?

I think u mean Chennai byepass as ORR. Trumpet interchange is in the junction of Byepass & GNT road(not NH 4).

^^ ORR and NH4 ??? which one are u referring mate??

I think u mean Chennai byepass as ORR. Trumpet interchange is in the junction of Byepass & GNT road(not NH 4).

Ya, i was referring to the Chennai Bypass toll road (6 lane).. ORR - Outer Ring Road.

I was referring to the Trumpet interchange with the Bangalore Highway and the Chennai By-pass. Is it GNT road?

Ya, i was referring to the Chennai Bypass toll road (6 lane).. ORR - Outer Ring Road.

I was referring to the Trumpet interchange with the Bangalore Highway and the Chennai By-pass. Is it GNT road?

Lol that just got even more confusing!

Just to clarify,

1) Chennai Bypass is NOT the same as Outer Ring Road (ORR) - ORR has just started construction and is not open to traffic yet

2) Chennai Bypass road has a 3-level Y-junction with NH45 (GST Road)

3) Chennai Bypass road has a clover-leaf junction (NOT a trumpet) with NH4 (Bangalore Highway)

4) Chennai Bypass road has a trumpet junction with NH5 (GNT Road), which is the only trumpet interchange in Chennai

:)

Lol that just got even more confusing!

Just to clarify,

1) Chennai Bypass is NOT the same as Outer Ring Road (ORR) - ORR has just started construction and is not open to traffic yet

2) Chennai Bypass road has a 3-level Y-junction with NH45 (GST Road)

3) Chennai Bypass road has a clover-leaf junction (NOT a trumpet) with NH4 (Bangalore Highway)

4) Chennai Bypass road has a trumpet junction with NH5 (GNT Road), which is the only trumpet interchange in Chennai

:)
^^ perfect

Lol that just got even more confusing!

Just to clarify,

1) Chennai Bypass is NOT the same as Outer Ring Road (ORR) - ORR has just started construction and is not open to traffic yet

2) Chennai Bypass road has a 3-level Y-junction with NH45 (GST Road)

3) Chennai Bypass road has a clover-leaf junction (NOT a trumpet) with NH4 (Bangalore Highway)

4) Chennai Bypass road has a trumpet junction with NH5 (GNT Road), which is the only trumpet interchange in Chennai

:)

Sorry for the mistake, mistook trumpet interchange and colverleaf interchange. I was referring to the flyover in your 3rd point.

1) Chennai Bypass is NOT the same as Outer Ring Road (ORR) - ORR has just started construction and is not open to traffic yet

2) Chennai Bypass road has a 3-level Y-junction with NH45 (GST Road) at Irumbuliyur-Perungalathur

3) Chennai Bypass road has a clover-leaf junction (NOT a trumpet) with NH4 (Bangalore Highway) at Maduravoyal

4) Chennai Bypass road has a trumpet junction with NH5 (GNT Road), which is the only trumpet interchange in Chennai - at Madhavaram

Just to simplify :)

Thanks Prakash for the clarification

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Velachery-traffic-to-get-a-breather/articleshow/7337357.cms

The frenzied traffic movement at Vijaya Nagar intersection in Velachery may soon be a thing of the past with the state highways department planning to build a multi-level flyover at the busy junction. STUP Consultants Limited has been appointed to conduct a detailed study and come up with a report on traffic pattern, project design and cost estimates. The flyover will cater to the huge vehicular population coming in from the suburbs.

The Vijaya Nagar intersection is at the confluence of Velachery Bypass, Taramani Link Road, Velachery Main Road and the Velachery-Tambaram High Road. With growth in real estate in the recent years, traffic has become chaotic. The MTC bus terminus at the junction adds to the congestion. Pedestrian movement has been badly hit due to more people using private transport.

According to official sources, the grade separator is estimated to cost Rs50 crore. "Due to the convergence of many arterial roads at this intersection, there is a plan to have level one and level two grade separator to cater to all sides. Furthermore, the department cannot afford to spend a huge sum on acquiring private land because of skyrocketing real estate prices. That is why a multi-level flyover is being planned," said a senior government official on condition of anonymity.

On receiving a proposal from the metro wing of the highways, the government gave administrative sanction to identify a consultant for this project last November. The department will avail funds from the Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation for the project report. There is need for a large-scale project following the rapid developments off Velachery -- residential colonies have sprung up in Pallikarnai, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam, Medavakkam and Madambakkam. Also motorists travelling to the IT corridor, prefer to use this route to reach the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road.

There is also tremendous pressure from locals, who have demanded better traffic management to ease the congestion. "Traffic is horrible during peak hours and motorists have to wait for a long time to cross the junction. The city police introduced traffic signals at this intersection last year. Unless the MTC terminus is moved closer to the Velachery Railway terminus, the problem will remain," said P Vaidyanathan, a resident of Vijaya Nagar. What began as a mini bus stand in 2001, is today a full-fledged terminus that operates 600 services to areas like Mamallapuram, Ambattur, Pattabiram, Vellavedu near Poonamallee, Acharavakkam, Villivakkam, Perambur and Tiruvottiyur. The residents are also unhappy with the slow progress of the widening of Taramani Link Road, which will ease traffic congestion when completed.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Velachery-traffic-to-get-a-breather/articleshow/7337357.cms

The frenzied traffic movement at Vijaya Nagar intersection in Velachery may soon be a thing of the past with the state highways department planning to build a multi-level flyover at the busy junction. STUP Consultants Limited has been appointed to conduct a detailed study and come up with a report on traffic pattern, project design and cost estimates. The flyover will cater to the huge vehicular population coming in from the suburbs.



^^Artist impression diagram of the proposed flyover accompabying above news article.

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Till election is completed and the new government takes charge, I'm not believing any new projects. Even the DPR is yet to be done for this project. So, invariably, work cannot start before the elections. And for sure, a different government will not just like that follow the proposals of the old one.

So, even if a flyover is coming up, it'll take another year for works to start.

^^

exactly. Till then let us enjoy the constructed flyovers pictures.

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Notice the pillar foundation and skeleton of pillar poping out in the pic ??? [Inside the yellow box] .. They have started construction in Poonamalee side of porur junction...

Sorry for Very poor photo Quality ... There were 3-5 pillar foundation work done

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They have been talking about this for ages but nothing has happened. I feel the people of Velachery will give a fitting reply in the coming elections for this in efficency.

They have been talking about this for ages but nothing has happened. I feel the people of Velachery will give a fitting reply in the coming elections for this in efficency.

and we also need to remember the opposition partys liking for velachery considering who abodes here...:lol:

It doesn't look like a well thought out plan. There is no mention of widening the existing roads and relocating the bus stop. We shouldn't just focus on constructing something - the solution should be to actually reduce the congestion, not relocate it. The terminus would be moved to the station, but if the existing structure is retained, there is no point. Buses will still use the road below the flyover to stop at the terminus. Also, they are addressing the intersection of the bypass road end, but there is no mention of the Taramani link road junction. The multi-level flyover mentioned here may not work in practice to due space constraints - see the narrow flyovers in the impression. I think it would be easier to have a 3 level road (subway, surface and flyover).

Having lived here for a while, I can anecdotally identify these directions of flow being the biggest:

1. Station - Link Road (through subway 3-4 lanes, cut and cover to reduce cost)
2. Bypass - Station (flyover - easy due to angle of turn)
3. Station - Bypass (widen intersection and free left turn, remove those meat shops and use the storm water canal's roof as a lane, strengthen if necessary)
4. Link Road - Bypass - signal
5. Link Road - Station (widen road, remove parking and have through no-signal lanes)

Remove the terminus completely, and use the space to unify this into a single intersection with one signal. The load on this signal would be lesser since some of the traffic flows have been addressed above. Move bus stops into each road, so there is no single point of congestion in the middle.

Also, the solution should include reducing traffic flow to this intersection. A good chunk of the traffic can be eliminated by adding a bypass to this area. SR is constructing a road along the track - add good connection to it near the station and near the other end, near Taramani. That would divert some traffic off #1 and #5 above. Explore widening the road along the Velachery lake connecting the MRTS extension road to the Bypass road. Make Velachery Road one-way from Guru Nanak College to Vijaya Nagar and prohibit right turn into it from the Link Road.

Build FOBs and real platforms for pedestrian access, prohibit parking, and redesign the Vijaya Nagar Main Road's intersection near Adyar Bakery so people don't slow traffic while turning into it. Better yet, make it one way with no exit.

Lastly, add proper bus bays one each road, so the congestion is not divided and exported into each road :). The advantage here is that 3 out of the 4 roads are already wide ones, so make the most of it...

^^ +1! I wonder where they get their ideas from. Can't expect much from someone who builds a flyover in front of pothys.

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* New railway flyovers at Thirvottiyur wimco nagar, Thiruninravur Pattravakam at a cost of 65 crores
* Pedestrain FOB at Sanatorium and Chrompet.
* Guduvancheri-Kottamedu, Medavakkam-mambakkam-sembakkam, Chengalpat-Thiruporur, SP Koil - reddy kuppam roads to be widened to 2 lanes at a cost of 50.5 crores.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Flyover-work-at-Moolakadai-all-set-to-start/articleshow/7350776.cms

State finance minister K Anbazhagan will lay the foundation stone for the construction of a much-awaited flyover on Grand Northern Trunk Road (NH-5) at Moolakadai junction on January 26.

The four-lane flyover, which is to be built at a cost of Rs50 crore along GNT Road, is scheduled to be completed in 18 months.

The project, which was supposed to have began a year ago, could not take off since the highways department had to call for tenders thrice to get a contractor to do the work at the cost fixed by authorities. The work order has now been issued to a city-based construction firm Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited.

"A flyover here has been a long-pending demand. During evening hours, it can take up to even half-an-hour to cross the junction. The new facility, once completed, will be a big relief for motorists and residents of north Chennai, mainly Madhavaram, Moolakadai, Perambur, Kolathur and Vyasarpadi,'' said K Sivaraman, a motorist living in Perambur.

"They made a stretch of Madhavaram-Red Hills High Road near Moolakadai junction one way, but that hardly serves the purpose. As everyone is irritated due to the congestion, you can see a lot of quarrels between vehicle users,'' said V Mahalakshmi, a resident of Madhavaram.

Apart from reducing traffic congestion, the proposed flyover is also expected to speed up cargo movement to and from Chennai Port through GNT Road.

It was only last Wednesday that Union shipping minister GK Vasan inaugurated the Rs267-crore Chennai Ennore port road connectivity project to widen the Manali Oil Refinery Road, Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetti Road, Ennore Expressway and northern stretch of

Inner Ring Road into four-lane roads, which had originally been planned eight years ago.

Traffic congestion in most parts of north Chennai went out of control last month when truckers staged a strike by parking their vehicles on roadside, protesting against the poor road maintenance.

While the Chennai-Ennore road connectivity project is scheduled to be completed in two years, highways officials said they would ensure that GNT Road flyover was completed within one-and-a-half year, as scheduled.

"Of the total cost of Rs50 crore, construction cost of the flyover would take Rs33 crore and the remaining amount is to be spent on land acquisition and shifting of utilities,'' a senior highways official said.

It doesn't look like a well thought out plan. There is no mention of widening the existing roads and relocating the bus stop. We shouldn't just focus on constructing something - the solution should be to actually reduce the congestion, not relocate it. The terminus would be moved to the station, but if the existing structure is retained, there is no point. Buses will still use the road below the flyover to stop at the terminus. Also, they are addressing the intersection of the bypass road end, but there is no mention of the Taramani link road junction. The multi-level flyover mentioned here may not work in practice to due space constraints - see the narrow flyovers in the impression. I think it would be easier to have a 3 level road (subway, surface and flyover).

Having lived here for a while, I can anecdotally identify these directions of flow being the biggest:

1. Station - Link Road (through subway 3-4 lanes, cut and cover to reduce cost)
2. Bypass - Station (flyover - easy due to angle of turn)
3. Station - Bypass (widen intersection and free left turn, remove those meat shops and use the storm water canal's roof as a lane, strengthen if necessary)
4. Link Road - Bypass - signal
5. Link Road - Station (widen road, remove parking and have through no-signal lanes)

Remove the terminus completely, and use the space to unify this into a single intersection with one signal. The load on this signal would be lesser since some of the traffic flows have been addressed above. Move bus stops into each road, so there is no single point of congestion in the middle.

Also, the solution should include reducing traffic flow to this intersection. A good chunk of the traffic can be eliminated by adding a bypass to this area. SR is constructing a road along the track - add good connection to it near the station and near the other end, near Taramani. That would divert some traffic off #1 and #5 above. Explore widening the road along the Velachery lake connecting the MRTS extension road to the Bypass road. Make Velachery Road one-way from Guru Nanak College to Vijaya Nagar and prohibit right turn into it from the Link Road.

Build FOBs and real platforms for pedestrian access, prohibit parking, and redesign the Vijaya Nagar Main Road's intersection near Adyar Bakery so people don't slow traffic while turning into it. Better yet, make it one way with no exit.

Lastly, add proper bus bays one each road, so the congestion is not divided and exported into each road :). The advantage here is that 3 out of the 4 roads are already wide ones, so make the most of it...


They should study the traffic flow and density first before deciding on the type - flyover / underpass / combination. Unless the road width is increased, it will be chaos.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Foundation-for-GNT-Road-flyover-to-be-laid-on-Jan/articleshow/7354817.cms

State finance minister K Anbazhagan will lay the foundation stone for construction of a much-awaited flyover on Grand Northern Trunk Road (NH 5) at Moolakadai junction on January 26.

The four-lane flyover, which is to be built at a cost of Rs 50 crore along GNT Road, is scheduled to be completed in 18 months.

The project, which was supposed to have began a year ago, could not take off since the highways department had to call for tenders thrice to get a contractor to do the work at the cost fixed by the authorities. The work order has now been issued to a city-based construction firm Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited.

"A flyover here has been a long-pending demand. During evening hours, it can take up to even half-an-hour to cross the junction. The new facility, once completed, will be a big relief for motorists and residents of north Chennai, mainly Madhavaram, Moolakadai, Perambur, Kolathur and Vyasarpadi,'' said K Sivaraman, a motorist living in Perambur.

"They made a stretch of Madhavaram-Redhills High Road near Moolakadai junction one way, but that hardly serves the purpose. As everyone is irritated due to the congestion, you can see a lot of quarrels between vehicle users,'' said V Mahalakshmi, a resident of Madhavaram.

Apart from reducing traffic congestion, the proposed flyover is also expected to speed up cargo movement to and from Chennai Port through GNT Road.

It was only last Wednesday that Union shipping minister GK Vasan inaugurated the Rs 267 crore Chennai Ennore port road connectivity' works to widen the Manali Oil Refinery Road, Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetti Road, Ennore Expressway and northern stretch of Inner Ring Road into four-lane roads, which had originally been planned eight years ago.

Traffic congestion in most parts of north Chennai went out of control last month when truckers staged a strike by parking their vehicles on roadsides, protesting against the poor road maintenance.

While the Chennai-Ennore road connectivity project is scheduled to be completed in two years, highways officials said they would ensure that GNT Road flyover was completed within one-and-a-half year, as scheduled.

"Of the total cost of Rs 50 crore, construction cost of the flyover would take Rs 33 crore and the remaining amount is to be spent on land acquisition and shifting of utilities,'' a senior highways official said.

^^

exactly. Till then let us enjoy the constructed flyovers pictures.

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When is the gardening work supposed to start under the flyover?
It is to be part of a flyover na?

^^ Yes, it will be done once the Metro line over the interchange is complete, so it may take 4-5 years for the same.

anybody have the sketch of the flyover at porur junction.
work is going on for a long time without any significant progress...

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Source: Dinamalar, Chennai Edition, dated 30-Jan-2011

The photo caption talks about the traffic jam over the flyover yesterday due to multiple agitations and functions across the city.

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thanks for the photos. is the roundabout in GST round is completed?

Dont know what the flyover is for ! Haven't heard any news about this in ssc too..It starts near Apollo factory entrance and ends in opposite road towards wallajah (i think ) Renault Nissan side...

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thanks for the photos. is the roundabout in GST round is completed?

It was under construction .. Sorry couldnot click that in traffic :(

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Where exactly is this pic referring to? What about that wall kinda supporting pillar? Over the tracks?

Dont know what the flyover is for ! Haven't heard any news about this in ssc too..It starts near Apollo factory entrance and ends in opposite road towards wallajah (i think ) Renault Nissan side...



It was published in "The Hindu" on Friday, Jul 17, 2009

Flyover planned at Oragadam

KANCHEEPURAM: A flyover will be constructed at the Oragadam junction at a cost of Rs.20 crore near the upcoming SIPCOT Industrial Estate, according to Highways and Ports Minister Vellakoil M.P. Saminathan.

It will come up on Vandalur-Wallajahbad Road for the convenience of goods carriers on the Singaperumal Koil-Sriperumpudur Road passing through the junction.

Talking to reporters after inspecting the four-lane conversion of the Vandalur-Wallajahbad Road and the Singaperumal Koil-Sriperumbudur Road , he said it was also proposed to convert the 12-km stretch between the Oragadam junction and Sriperumpudur of the Singaperumal Koil-Sriperumbudur Road into a six-lane carriageway.

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http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/17/stories/2009071759300400.htm

Where exactly is this pic referring to? What about that wall kinda supporting pillar? Over the tracks?

Ya this photo is ROB side of the flyover ... But i dont see any wall in the pic ?!

It was published in "The Hindu" on Friday, Jul 17, 2009

Flyover planned at Oragadam

KANCHEEPURAM: A flyover will be constructed at the Oragadam junction at a cost of Rs.20 crore near the upcoming SIPCOT Industrial Estate, according to Highways and Ports Minister Vellakoil M.P. Saminathan.

It will come up on Vandalur-Wallajahbad Road for the convenience of goods carriers on the Singaperumal Koil-Sriperumpudur Road passing through the junction.

Talking to reporters after inspecting the four-lane conversion of the Vandalur-Wallajahbad Road and the Singaperumal Koil-Sriperumbudur Road , he said it was also proposed to convert the 12-km stretch between the Oragadam junction and Sriperumpudur of the Singaperumal Koil-Sriperumbudur Road into a six-lane carriageway.

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http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/17/stories/2009071759300400.htm

Thanks for the info dude .. I didnt know that before.. By the way welcome to SSC forum:cheers:

Source: dinamalar, chennai edition, dated 01-Feb-2011

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2011/02/01/photographs/103/01_02_2011_103_036_001.jpg
Caption says that the Tambaram flyover works are progressing at a rapid pace.

Article accompanying the above photograph:
http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/DINAMALAR/2011/02/01/Article//103/01_02_2011_103_037.jpg

The article says,

The Tambaram Flyover works are progressing at a rapid pace
The ramp works are completed on GST and mudichur side
The ramp works on East tambaram side is pending
Right now, the rotary work , road widening and side road work on GST road are progressing. these are expected to be done by this month.
Next month, the ramp on Velachery side will be taken up. Only 4 decks are pending to be laid.
The flyover is expected to be opened by March

Perambur loco bridge will be opened on 5th feb by MK - Sun news.

Hope following flyover / ROB/RUB will be opened in march
1) Tambaram ROB Rotary
2) vandalur ROB Rotary
3) kodambakkam ROB
4) Viliwakkam RUB

Hope following flyover / ROB/RUB will be opened in march
1) Tambaram ROB Rotary
2) vandalur ROB Rotary
3) kodambakkam ROB
4) Viliwakkam RUB
there is a news earlier that pallavaram Dhargo road subway will be opened in another 10 days.

Hi Guys,

I am a new joinee :) . Got motivated by seeing your messages , so thought of jumping in .

Thanks,
Poongundran A

Hey Guys, Do any of you know when the service lanes of chennai bypass road will be connected ? Right now we have service lanes in Amb industrial area as well as in pattaravakkam side , they are not joined because of the railway track.

Welcome Poongundran.:)

there is a news earlier that pallavaram Dhargo road subway will be opened in another 10 days.

It was long pending...if at all you get a chance pls post the pics...

thanks

It was long pending...if at all you get a chance pls post the pics...
thanks
sorry khiruba, currently i am not in chennai.

Hey Guys, Do any of you know when the service lanes of chennai bypass road will be connected ? Right now we have service lanes in Amb industrial area as well as in pattaravakkam side , they are not joined because of the railway track.

I travelled a coupe weeks ago in the new elevated Chennai Bypass II road from Maduravoyil to Puzhal. They opened it for just a few hours and the road closed after that. It took just 10 mins to reach Puzhal. The elevaed road work is completed and also the ROB at Pattaravakkam is also completed. But still the road is closed for traffic and due to this there is a heavy rush in the service lanes below the elevated road.

Any idea on when the road will be opened?

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Hey Guys, Do any of you know when the service lanes of chennai bypass road will be connected ? Right now we have service lanes in Amb industrial area as well as in pattaravakkam side , they are not joined because of the railway track.
Welcome. :cheers:

Hope following flyover / ROB/RUB will be opened in march
1) Tambaram ROB Rotary
2) vandalur ROB Rotary
3) kodambakkam ROB
4) Viliwakkam RUB
How did you include Vandalur ROB in that list? We haven't seen any news item about it. :(

What happened to the Chrompet subway? That was started long long ago. :bash:

http://i.imgur.com/kAQTC.jpg

src: dinamalar.com

there is a news earlier that pallavaram Dhargo road subway will be opened in another 10 days.

Yes, the work picked up rapid pace since last couple of weeks..they are laying service roads on the east side of the subway.. They said they are gonn open the subway on Feb 18th last week..

friends any update on the construction of porur and tirumangalam flyover? has the construction started in tirumangalam ???kindly post pics. Thanks

Yes, the work picked up rapid pace since last couple of weeks..they are laying service roads on the east side of the subway.. They said they are gonn open the subway on Feb 18th last week..
Thanks saro

Hi Guys,

I am new to this thread. Is there any update on the Arun Hotel bridge widening work? The bridge adjacent to SkyWalk mall.

Hi Saro, Can you provide some details around service road. Durga road is not so wide. How do they find space for service road.

Is the work on GST road side fully done. Feb 18th is too close. Looks like a massive progress in the last several months. :banana:

Yes, the work picked up rapid pace since last couple of weeks..they are laying service roads on the east side of the subway.. They said they are gonn open the subway on Feb 18th last week..

Hi Saro, Can you provide some details around service road. Durga road is not so wide. How do they find space for service road.

Is the work on GST road side fully done. Feb 18th is too close. Looks like a massive progress in the last several months. :banana:

Yes, now it is wider than before. They had demolished shops on either side of the subway both east and western side to lay the service roads. They are laying ditches on the west side of the subway, once that is done they will take up the service road work. Also Pallavaram muncipal chairman and MLA Anbarasu are visiting the subway often so that is the clean message of opening the subway soon.

Thanks saro
Youre welcome Krishnaswamy.

friends any update on the construction of porur and tirumangalam flyover? has the construction started in tirumangalam ???kindly post pics. Thanks

As far as Tirumangalam flyover, they are doing some load test last sunday. I saw many solid concrete blocks are placed on the 100 feet road..

As far as Tirumangalam flyover, they are doing some load test last sunday. I saw many solid concrete blocks are placed on the 100 feet road..

Someone pl post thirumangalam construction pic.

Perambur Loco flyover connecting North Chennai & Central Chennai to be opened tomoro

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3939/piczaf.jpg

Guys,


While ROB Flyovers are definitely mandatory , I think some of these new flyovers that are being planned at intersections along what are already narrow roads could increase traffic snarls.

Instead of creating fly overs at every intersection it will be better if CMDA builds circular express ways like say from kathipara-tirumangalam-central-kathipara with appropriate exits to important places along the way. This could even run on another tier like it is planned in Vadapalani . Instead of doing the 2 -tier just at Vadapalani alone , we need to make the two tier complete from kathipara -tirumangalam-central-kathipara with metro on one tier and traffic on the other.


Later,

Raja

Thanks for the update.

Yes, now it is wider than before. They had demolished shops on either side of the subway both east and western side to lay the service roads. They are laying ditches on the west side of the subway, once that is done they will take up the service road work. Also Pallavaram muncipal chairman and MLA Anbarasu are visiting the subway often so that is the clean message of opening the subway soon.

Perambur Loco flyover connecting North Chennai & Central Chennai to be opened tomoro

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3939/piczaf.jpg
I suppose that the left side piece of the ROB is the newly built one; the right side piece were built by the British over a 100 years ago. Correct?

^^Yes. The bridge on the right is the old one. Have crossed it many times. This article in TOI from Aug 2009 when the foundation stone was laid does say that the old bridge has been there for nearly 100 years! Never realized it was that old!!!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Foundation-stone-for-Perambur-loco-works-bridge-laid/articleshow/4843915.cms A new road overbridge (ROB) is to come up in Perambur, adjacent to the one near the Perambur Loco Works that has been a crucial link to the residents of Kolathur, Jawahar Nagar, Perambur and Ayanavaram for almost 100 years.

Tambaram ROB - Connecting railway portion with GST is going on actively. No work at east tambaram side

sorry for the long shots - taken from sub-urban
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5256/dsc00179ik.jpg
Shot at 2011-02-04
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2531/dsc00180l.jpg
Shot at 2011-02-04

Vandalur ROB - Dead. Railway part is yet to start
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2548/dsc00182xt.jpg
Shot at 2011-02-04

Urapakkam ROB(?) - No idea what this is. I dont think we have discussed about this in SSC
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8300/dsc00183cn.jpg
Shot at 2011-02-04

friends,
could anyone tell us whether we have the prototye image of tambaram and vandalur rob in this thread?

Good pics ceeznic pirate. What about the Guduvancheri railway flyover? I heard they have marked for land acquisitions. Any announcement? Technically this flyover is hard to build due to very narrow road and terrain(one side lake and the gradient decreases steadily on one side of the railway gate)..
Also would like to know whether Vandalur gate is permanently closed? How are the vehicles now reaching to the SH from GST Road?

^^
OMG! Look at that moron, standing with his kid on the track. These guys have to be put in jail for 10 years for negligence without parole.

^^ About that pic...why do they have the level crossing gate when they are building the ROB out there? Does that mean ROB is not exactly on top of the gate? :ohno:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1159718.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00381/06THLOCO_381032f.jpg

Bridges and over-bridges form a vital infrastructure not only to ease traffic congestion but also to save lives, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said here on Saturday.

He was inaugurating the additional overbridge constructed at Perambur Loco Works utilising Rs.8 crore from the MP's Local Area Development Fund and a number of new parks, buildings and playgrounds put up by the Chennai Corporation at a cost of Rs.23 crore.

Mr. Karunanidhi recalled how his son M.K. Stalin's life was in danger when he could not be taken to hospital because of a level crossing at Kodambakkam more than five decades ago.

Similarly, the river between Kulithalai and Musiri was so vast and swollen, the coracles met with accidents and a number of lives were lost. Then, the public had to travel from Kulithalai to Tiruchi to reach Musiri entailing an additional distance of 40 miles.

“As I was then just an MLA I could do nothing. But, as soon as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam came to power, a bridge across the Cauvery benefiting the people of both Kulithalai and Musiri was one of the priority projects we conceived and executed,” Mr. Karunanidhi said.

Similarly, the Anna Flyover on Anna Salai, constructed more than three decades ago, was one among the first of this magnitude in the country.

Referring to how the government was interested in providing parks for the people to spend their leisure time, Mr. Karunanidhi said a 10-acre site close to Anna Flyover, which belonged to the government, had “almost been gifted” to someone.

...

^^ It looks like a one lane per side ROB. This should be ok considering the fact the other major 4-laned Perambur ROB will take care of the rest of the traffic.

Similarly, the Anna Flyover on Anna Salai, constructed more than three decades ago, was one among the first of this magnitude in the country.
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And after that the Govt went into deep infrastructure hibernation?

^^ About that pic...why do they have the level crossing gate when they are building the ROB out there? Does that mean ROB is not exactly on top of the gate? :ohno:

The flyover is offset w.r.t the current level crossing.

If they close down this gate permanently just for construction then thats it.. There are no other gates/flyovers very closeby to handle such very very huge amount of traffic. They have to go to Perungalathur in a cramped road along the railway tracks and join in NH or else they have to go till Sanatorium ROB. They can speed up the works. I think it missed the deadline a couple of times..

^^ Then, how will they make the ramps on East Tbm side? Won't that block the road anyway?

^^ There is space on the LHS of Tambaram-Velachery road(towards Velachery) and most of it are encroachments. The case was pending and I think they ordered the encroachments to be demolished. At the moment I dont know what is the status but someone who is near Tambaram can tell it.

^^ There is space on the LHS of Tambaram-Velachery road(towards Velachery) and most of it are encroachments. The case was pending and I think they ordered the encroachments to be demolished. At the moment I dont know what is the status but someone who is near Tambaram can tell it.
The enroachmemts were cleared a month before. But the flyover construction is yet to take off on east tamabaram side.

Urapakkam ROB(?) - No idea what this is. I dont think we have discussed about this in SSC
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8300/dsc00183cn.jpg
Shot at 2011-02-04

I noticed this flyover near Urapakkam station a couple of months back. I asked the workers there and they told me that this is a flyover to replace the level crossing there. The road beyond the flyover is going to be widened a bit. This road goes for around 5 kms and joins the mudichur road (I think) - the one that comes from current ongoing Vandalur bridge and ultimately goes to Oragadam.

So, the Urapakkam Flyover will be an alternate link between GST road and these areas.

^^

Thanks for the info vijay

Mare TBM ROB pics

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1391/dsc00185xg.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7327/dsc00186i.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/484/dsc00187mk.jpg

Hi ceeznic... could u answer the following if u are aware.. thnx

Good pics ceeznic pirate. What about the Guduvancheri railway flyover? I heard they have marked for land acquisitions. Any announcement? Technically this flyover is hard to build due to very narrow road and terrain(one side lake and the gradient decreases steadily on one side of the railway gate)..
Also would like to know whether Vandalur gate is permanently closed? How are the vehicles now reaching to the SH from GST Road?

^^

I dont have any idea wlbkng about the Guduvancheri railway flyover. I didnt see any ROB construction in that area.
Vehicles are reaching SH throug perungulathur gate only which adds to the traffic snarl at perungulathur. Day by day this traffic snarl is getting worse. Yesterday it extented all the way upto guduvancherry. It took me 1 hour to reach vandalur zoo signal from guduvancherry signal :ohno:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1159718.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00381/06THLOCO_381032f.jpg

Bridges and over-bridges form a vital infrastructure not only to ease traffic congestion but also to save lives, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said here on Saturday.

He was inaugurating the additional overbridge constructed at Perambur Loco Works utilising Rs.8 crore from the MP's Local Area Development Fund and a number of new parks, buildings and playgrounds put up by the Chennai Corporation at a cost of Rs.23 crore.

Mr. Karunanidhi recalled how his son M.K. Stalin's life was in danger when he could not be taken to hospital because of a level crossing at Kodambakkam more than five decades ago.

Similarly, the river between Kulithalai and Musiri was so vast and swollen, the coracles met with accidents and a number of lives were lost. Then, the public had to travel from Kulithalai to Tiruchi to reach Musiri entailing an additional distance of 40 miles.

“As I was then just an MLA I could do nothing. But, as soon as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam came to power, a bridge across the Cauvery benefiting the people of both Kulithalai and Musiri was one of the priority projects we conceived and executed,” Mr. Karunanidhi said.

Similarly, the Anna Flyover on Anna Salai, constructed more than three decades ago, was one among the first of this magnitude in the country.

Referring to how the government was interested in providing parks for the people to spend their leisure time, Mr. Karunanidhi said a 10-acre site close to Anna Flyover, which belonged to the government, had “almost been gifted” to someone.

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The Footpath is so neat and it seems they have done a good job,
hope they are maintained well

Are the vehicles coming in wrong side of the road?:ohno:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1159718.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00381/06THLOCO_381032f.jpg

^^

I dont have any idea wlbkng about the Guduvancheri railway flyover. I didnt see any ROB construction in that area.
Vehicles are reaching SH throug perungulathur gate only which adds to the traffic snarl at perungulathur. Day by day this traffic snarl is getting worse. Yesterday it extented all the way upto guduvancherry. It took me 1 hour to reach vandalur zoo signal from guduvancherry signal :ohno:

Thanks for the info. Hope Vandalur ROB will be completed soon..

I travelled a coupe weeks ago in the new elevated Chennai Bypass II road from Maduravoyil to Puzhal. They opened it for just a few hours and the road closed after that. It took just 10 mins to reach Puzhal. The elevaed road work is completed and also the ROB at Pattaravakkam is also completed. But still the road is closed for traffic and due to this there is a heavy rush in the service lanes below the elevated road.

Any idea on when the road will be opened?

A good news!!!

The Chennai Bypass II from Maduravoyil to Puzhal is opened for vehicular traffic from last Sunday. As a result, there is absolutely no traffic snarls inside Ambattur industrial estate 3rd main road (service lane of elevated highway).

It takes just 5 mins in car to reach Kolkata Highway from Maduravoyil.

[QUOTE=ceeznic pirate;72182115]Mare TBM ROB pics

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1391/dsc00185xg.jpg

Thanks for posting the pics..

Hi Guys,

I am new to this thread. Is there any update on the Arun Hotel bridge widening work? The bridge adjacent to SkyWalk mall.

Yes, the work is going on..I am not sure when they are goin to complete..

The Tambaram ROB loop on GST Road looks huge and wide compared to Chrompet or Pallavaram ROB.

Are the vehicles coming in wrong side of the road?:ohno:

Haha. Looks like it.. Good catch

^^^^ I guess, Karuna thatha's car, he can come in any direction.

I noticed this flyover near Urapakkam station a couple of months back. I asked the workers there and they told me that this is a flyover to replace the level crossing there. The road beyond the flyover is going to be widened a bit. This road goes for around 5 kms and joins the mudichur road (I think) - the one that comes from current ongoing Vandalur bridge and ultimately goes to Oragadam.

So, the Urapakkam Flyover will be an alternate link between GST road and these areas.


The pillars are not vertical to my eye. Am I seeing it wrong or is it a new slanted design. This can be alternate route, but if you go once then you will never take it. I had that expereince once.

The Tambaram ROB loop on GST Road looks huge and wide compared to Chrompet or Pallavaram ROB.

Yes, its bigger than both

The Tambaram ROB loop on GST Road looks huge and wide compared to Chrompet or Pallavaram ROB.

Yes, its bigger than both

Perhaps because it has entry from two roads - Velachery road as well as Mudichur road - as opposed to one in the other two.

With lots of 'missing' beams, the Tambaram ROB has to be done in a hurry to be completed by next month.

Kathipara - by mayaranju

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Sorry If this has been posted before.

Great shankar ..Simply great .. !!! Thanks a ton for sharing :)

:smug:

^^ Btw, did u first find it in I love Chennai Facebook page before posting it here?

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It seems stalin has visited many flyover construction area for speedy completion of work.
mint street basin bridge,vysarpadi,moolakadai,tirumangalam,porur,vadapalani,adyar flyover will be ready in 2012. Mugapair bridge over couvm will be ready by 2011 sep
-SUN NEWS

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/691/15thtambaram477715f.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021562000400.htm

The Rs.78.8-crore road overbridge to replace the railway level crossing near Tambaram railway station at the intersection of the Velachery Main Road, Grand Southern Trunk Road and Mudichur Road will be opened for traffic this month-end.

However, only a portion of the facility would be opened. The bridge has six ramps, four on GST Road (two each towards Tambaram and Chengalpattu) and one each on Mudichur Road and Velachery Main Road. The ramps on Velachery Main Road and Mudichur Road have been completed.

Mounting problems

As traffic problems have been mounting in West Tambaram due to diversion, the State Highways Department has decided to throw open traffic towards Mudichur. Vehicles from both Tambaram and Chengalpattu sides would be allowed to take the ramps and land on Mudichur Road and vice-versa.

Work is on in full swing to lay service lanes on Mudichur Road and GST Road. Remaining work on Velachery Main Road, including construction of a few pillars and installing a slab deck would be completed soon, State Highways Minister Vellakoil Saminathan told reporters after a recent inspection. Labour Welfare Minister T. M. Anbarasan and Tambaram MLA S. R. Raja were also present.

Proposals to replace the level-crossing with a bridge were made more than a decade ago but it was not until the gauge conversion scheme of 1998-99 that the project was sanctioned.

The original estimate for the project was Rs.34 crore but revised estimates after delays has hiked it to Rs.78.8 crore, of which Rs.35 crore was spent on land acquisition and the rest for civil works. In addition, the Southern Railway is spending about Rs.5 crore on its share of the work.

Southern Railway commenced its portion of the work as early as November 2005, while the State Highways Department formally began work after a ground breaking ceremony in May 2007. It was scheduled for completion in 2009.

D. Kamaraj, Tambaram Municipal Vice-Chairman, said they would study the traffic flow once it was partly opened for traffic and take appropriate improvement and widening works on Mudichur Road and also on Gandhi Road, where traffic towards Kancheepuram has been diverted for several months now.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021559390300.htm

Work on two vehicular subways and a flyover, which are expected to help in decongesting traffic, will be completed by April. These projects are being jointly executed by the Chennai Corporation and Southern Railway, Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin said here on Monday.

After reviewing the progress of various infrastructure project works in the city, Mr. Stalin said work on the Rs.15.75-crore vehicular subway on Monegar Choultry Road near the Government Stanley Hospital would be completed in two months.

The Rs.34.16-crore vehicular subway in Villivakkam, a long-pending demand of residents, and the Rangarajapuram flyover being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.75 crore would be opened for traffic by April.

The upcoming road overbridge at Vyasarpadi is slated to be completed by September next year.

On the other projects taken up by the civic body, he said while the Cochrane Basin bridge would be ready for use by May, work on the flyover at Mint junction would be finished by this year-end.

Many of the projects such as flyovers in Thirumangalam, Moolakadai, Porur and Vadapalani being executed by the Highways Department would be completed by December next year. The bridge across the Cooum river between Nerkundram and Mogappair would be ready by September this year.

A total of 12 facilities, including flyovers and vehicular subways, are being constructed at a cost of Rs.398 crore to reduce traffic congestion in the city, Mr.Stalin added.

Mayor M. Subramanian, Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan and officials of the Corporation and Highways were present during the inspection.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Work-order-issued-for-Nelson-Manickam-Road-flyover/articleshow/7498024.cms

A stretch between Anna Arch on Poonamallee High Road and Arun Hotel bus stop on Nelson Manickam Road will soon become more congested. But only temporarily -- and the trouble will be worth it.

The state highways department on Monday issued work order for construction of a flyover connecting Poonamallee High Road-Anna Nagar III Avenue Road near Anna Arch and Poonamallee High Road-Nelson Manickam Road intersections.

The construction of the flyover, which will make the stretch totally signal free, is expected to begin in a couple of weeks and scheduled to be completed in 24 months at a cost of Rs 117 crore.

"The flyover will consist of two independent L-shape structures having two-lanes each. One structure will begin on Poonamallee High Road near Anna Arch and end on Nelson Manickam Road to enable vehicles moving towards Nelson Manickam Road from Anna Nagar III Avenue and from Koyambedu. The second structure will begin along Poonamallee High Road near Nelson Manickam Road and end in front of Government Siddha Hospital on Anna Nagar III Avenue,'' highways department sources told TOI.

The project also includes a vehicular subway at Anna Arch for vehicles moving from Anna Nagar III Avenue and moving towards Koyambedu.

Erode-based Periyasamy and Chinnasamy group will build the new facility. "While Rs 68 crore will be spent on construction works, the remaining Rs 49 crore has been allotted for land acquisition,'' the sources added.

As vehicle population and traffic congestion on the stretch from Anna Arch to Aminjikarai has increased enormously, traffic police have already restricted right turn for vehicles moving from Nelson Manickam Road to Poonamallee High Road. But the restriction has only resulted in increase in congestion at the Anna Arch signal. Presently, about 1.30 lakh vehicles move on Poonamallee High Road every day.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/691/15thtambaram477715f.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021562000400.htm

The Rs.78.8-crore road overbridge to replace the railway level crossing near Tambaram railway station at the intersection of the Velachery Main Road, Grand Southern Trunk Road and Mudichur Road will be opened for traffic this month-end.

However, only a portion of the facility would be opened. The bridge has six ramps, four on GST Road (two each towards Tambaram and Chengalpattu) and one each on Mudichur Road and Velachery Main Road. The ramps on Velachery Main Road and Mudichur Road have been completed.

Mounting problems

As traffic problems have been mounting in West Tambaram due to diversion, the State Highways Department has decided to throw open traffic towards Mudichur. Vehicles from both Tambaram and Chengalpattu sides would be allowed to take the ramps and land on Mudichur Road and vice-versa.

Work is on in full swing to lay service lanes on Mudichur Road and GST Road. Remaining work on Velachery Main Road, including construction of a few pillars and installing a slab deck would be completed soon, State Highways Minister Vellakoil Saminathan told reporters after a recent inspection. Labour Welfare Minister T. M. Anbarasan and Tambaram MLA S. R. Raja were also present.

Proposals to replace the level-crossing with a bridge were made more than a decade ago but it was not until the gauge conversion scheme of 1998-99 that the project was sanctioned.

The original estimate for the project was Rs.34 crore but revised estimates after delays has hiked it to Rs.78.8 crore, of which Rs.35 crore was spent on land acquisition and the rest for civil works. In addition, the Southern Railway is spending about Rs.5 crore on its share of the work.

Southern Railway commenced its portion of the work as early as November 2005, while the State Highways Department formally began work after a ground breaking ceremony in May 2007. It was scheduled for completion in 2009.

D. Kamaraj, Tambaram Municipal Vice-Chairman, said they would study the traffic flow once it was partly opened for traffic and take appropriate improvement and widening works on Mudichur Road and also on Gandhi Road, where traffic towards Kancheepuram has been diverted for several months now.
Are they gonna partially open this without West Tambaram? Ridiculous! This ROB is mainly for W.Tambaram.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Work-order-issued-for-Nelson-Manickam-Road-flyover/articleshow/7498024.cms

A stretch between Anna Arch on Poonamallee High Road and Arun Hotel bus stop on Nelson Manickam Road will soon become more congested. But only temporarily -- and the trouble will be worth it.

The state highways department on Monday issued work order for construction of a flyover connecting Poonamallee High Road-Anna Nagar III Avenue Road near Anna Arch and Poonamallee High Road-Nelson Manickam Road intersections.

The construction of the flyover, which will make the stretch totally signal free, is expected to begin in a couple of weeks and scheduled to be completed in 24 months at a cost of Rs 117 crore.

"The flyover will consist of two independent L-shape structures having two-lanes each. One structure will begin on Poonamallee High Road near Anna Arch and end on Nelson Manickam Road to enable vehicles moving towards Nelson Manickam Road from Anna Nagar III Avenue and from Koyambedu. The second structure will begin along Poonamallee High Road near Nelson Manickam Road and end in front of Government Siddha Hospital on Anna Nagar III Avenue,'' highways department sources told TOI.

The project also includes a vehicular subway at Anna Arch for vehicles moving from Anna Nagar III Avenue and moving towards Koyambedu.

Erode-based Periyasamy and Chinnasamy group will build the new facility. "While Rs 68 crore will be spent on construction works, the remaining Rs 49 crore has been allotted for land acquisition,'' the sources added.

As vehicle population and traffic congestion on the stretch from Anna Arch to Aminjikarai has increased enormously, traffic police have already restricted right turn for vehicles moving from Nelson Manickam Road to Poonamallee High Road. But the restriction has only resulted in increase in congestion at the Anna Arch signal. Presently, about 1.30 lakh vehicles move on Poonamallee High Road every day.

are they going to construct one flyover after other or how is it going to be? Managing the construction is going to be very difficult. Hope there's not much weaving in traffic after the flyovers are built.

I hope in two years the exit and entry from both sides of Anna nagar will be a breeze. I also feel that until the fly over is completed the place will be a hell hole.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Work-order-issued-for-Nelson-Manickam-Road-flyover/articleshow/7498024.cms

A stretch between Anna Arch on Poonamallee High Road and Arun Hotel bus stop on Nelson Manickam Road will soon become more congested. But only temporarily -- and the trouble will be worth it.

The state highways department on Monday issued work order for construction of a flyover connecting Poonamallee High Road-Anna Nagar III Avenue Road near Anna Arch and Poonamallee High Road-Nelson Manickam Road intersections.

The construction of the flyover, which will make the stretch totally signal free, is expected to begin in a couple of weeks and scheduled to be completed in 24 months at a cost of Rs 117 crore.

"The flyover will consist of two independent L-shape structures having two-lanes each. One structure will begin on Poonamallee High Road near Anna Arch and end on Nelson Manickam Road to enable vehicles moving towards Nelson Manickam Road from Anna Nagar III Avenue and from Koyambedu. The second structure will begin along Poonamallee High Road near Nelson Manickam Road and end in front of Government Siddha Hospital on Anna Nagar III Avenue,'' highways department sources told TOI.

The project also includes a vehicular subway at Anna Arch for vehicles moving from Anna Nagar III Avenue and moving towards Koyambedu.

Erode-based Periyasamy and Chinnasamy group will build the new facility. "While Rs 68 crore will be spent on construction works, the remaining Rs 49 crore has been allotted for land acquisition,'' the sources added.

As vehicle population and traffic congestion on the stretch from Anna Arch to Aminjikarai has increased enormously, traffic police have already restricted right turn for vehicles moving from Nelson Manickam Road to Poonamallee High Road. But the restriction has only resulted in increase in congestion at the Anna Arch signal. Presently, about 1.30 lakh vehicles move on Poonamallee High Road every day.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Work-order-issued-for-Nelson-Manickam-Road-flyover/articleshow/7498024.cms

A stretch between Anna Arch on Poonamallee High Road and Arun Hotel bus stop on Nelson Manickam Road will soon become more congested. But only temporarily -- and the trouble will be worth it.

The state highways department on Monday issued work order for construction of a flyover connecting Poonamallee High Road-Anna Nagar III Avenue Road near Anna Arch and Poonamallee High Road-Nelson Manickam Road intersections.

The construction of the flyover, which will make the stretch totally signal free, is expected to begin in a couple of weeks and scheduled to be completed in 24 months at a cost of Rs 117 crore.

"The flyover will consist of two independent L-shape structures having two-lanes each. One structure will begin on Poonamallee High Road near Anna Arch and end on Nelson Manickam Road to enable vehicles moving towards Nelson Manickam Road from Anna Nagar III Avenue and from Koyambedu. The second structure will begin along Poonamallee High Road near Nelson Manickam Road and end in front of Government Siddha Hospital on Anna Nagar III Avenue,'' highways department sources told TOI.

The project also includes a vehicular subway at Anna Arch for vehicles moving from Anna Nagar III Avenue and moving towards Koyambedu.

Erode-based Periyasamy and Chinnasamy group will build the new facility. "While Rs 68 crore will be spent on construction works, the remaining Rs 49 crore has been allotted for land acquisition,'' the sources added.

As vehicle population and traffic congestion on the stretch from Anna Arch to Aminjikarai has increased enormously, traffic police have already restricted right turn for vehicles moving from Nelson Manickam Road to Poonamallee High Road. But the restriction has only resulted in increase in congestion at the Anna Arch signal. Presently, about 1.30 lakh vehicles move on Poonamallee High Road every day.

Can anyone explain how will traffic proceed from NM road towards Kilpauk?

Tambaram ROB

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/02/13/20110213a_00210101001.jpg
தாம்பரம் கிழக்கு & முடிச்சூர் சாலை இணைப்பு ரயில்வே மேம்பாலத்தை, அடுத்த மாதம் திறக்கும் வகையில் விரைவாக பணிகள் நடந்து வருகிறது.
Dinakaran (http://epaper.dinakaran.com/index.php?rt=index/frontpage/20110213/01)

dont know how they are going to finish it within 1 month when they are yet to start works in east tamabaram side. Took a few pics in east tamabaram side. ll post tonight.

The report is misleading . East Tambaram Ramp towards Velachery will take another 6 months to complete. Even the pillars are not in place leave alone the deck slabs. One of the main purpose of this ROB is the Tambaram railway crossing. This problem is not going to solve now. They are trying to open the Mudichur ramp connecting to GST. Something is better than nothing for now.

Are they gonna partially open this without West Tambaram? Ridiculous! This ROB is mainly for W.Tambaram.

what ? west tambaram?

common, this is mainly built to ease the traffic on east tambaram side (which is velachery side) west tambaram mudichur ramp was just an additional bonus..
and actually they are going to open the traffic in west tambaram side only now

chicagola iruntha directions theriyatha???:bash:

The report is misleading . East Tambaram Ramp towards Velachery will take another 6 months to complete. Even the pillars are not in place leave alone the deck slabs. One of the main purpose of this ROB is the Tambaram railway crossing. This problem is not going to solve now. They are trying to open the Mudichur ramp connecting to GST. Something is better than nothing for now.

nope, u r wrong...

all the pillar works have been finished long bak..

even the ramp on east tbm side was almost finished long bak... the closing part of the ramp was only missing.. no pillars needed for that... they will finish that how they did for airport flyover... it shud not take much time...

only thing which will take time is they need to fill the slabs b/w two pillars in east tbm side which may take time.

otherwise we can expect this flyover to open within 2 months if the work goes on fast paced

all election gimmicks... they are in the hurry to host a ceremony at govt's cost, and in reality to do an election campaign. worried about the quality of construction.

this way they may even host a function for every pillar completion.

Dinakaran (http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/02/15/20110215a_003101004.jpg)

Translation

ROB/Fly over/Subway--------------------------Cost(cr)------Completion date
Stanley Subway ---------------------------------15.75------------April 2011
Basin Road Flyover--------------------------------16.66------------May 2011
Golden road Flyover-------------------------------23------------Dec 2011
(தங்கச்சாலை மேம்பாலம் ) What flyover is this?
Villivakam Subway---------------------------------34.16------------Apr 2011
Kodambakkam Rangarajapuram Flyover-------------23.75------------Apr 2011
Vyasarpadi Flyover-------------------------------80.68------------Sep 2012
Thirmangalam Flyover-----------------------------60------------Dec 2012
Moolakadai Flyover-------------------------------50------------Dec 2012
Vadapalani Flyover-------------------------------30------------Dec 2012
Adayar thiru vi ka Flyover------------------------13------------Dec 2012
Porur Flyover------------------------------------35------------Dec 2012
Nerkundram and Mugapair River Bridge-------------16------------Dec 2012


couldnt see tambaram, vandalur, pallavaram bridges,etc in the list...

Translation

ROB/Fly over/Subway--------------------------Cost(cr)------Completion date
Stanley Subway ---------------------------------15.75------------April 2011
Basin Road Flyover--------------------------------16.66------------May 2011
Golden road Flyover-------------------------------23------------Dec 2011
(தங்கச்சாலை மேம்பாலம் ) What flyover is this?
Villivakam Subway---------------------------------34.16------------Apr 2011
Kodambakkam Rangarajapuram Flyover-------------23.75------------Apr 2011
Vyasarpadi Flyover-------------------------------80.68------------Sep 2012
Thirmangalam Flyover-----------------------------60------------Dec 2012
Moolakadai Flyover-------------------------------50------------Dec 2012
Vadapalani Flyover-------------------------------30------------Dec 2012
Adayar thiru vi ka Flyover------------------------13------------Dec 2012
Porur Flyover------------------------------------35------------Dec 2012
Nerkundram and Mugapair River Bridge-------------16------------Dec 2012


couldnt see tambaram, vandalur, pallavaram bridges,etc in the list...

Mugapair bridge by sep 2011 not dec 2012.
its very clear the above bridges cannot be opened by DMK before election and hence they dont want to miss the credit so this announcement.
unlisted flyover of tambaram,vandalur,pallavaram will be opened partially by march.

The dargah road subway at Pallavaram seems to be nearing completion very fast. Work is also proceeding at the limited use subway near Chromepet station. No idea about the Pallavaram ROB.

The dargah road subway at Pallavaram seems to be nearing completion very fast. Work is also proceeding at the limited use subway near Chromepet station. No idea about the Pallavaram ROB.
Thanks Gansan.. earlier it was told that Dharga Road subway will be opened in 10 days.. now it is 3 weeks over.. still no sign of opening it

Translation

ROB/Fly over/Subway--------------------------Cost(cr)------Completion date
Stanley Subway ---------------------------------15.75------------April 2011
Basin Road Flyover--------------------------------16.66------------May 2011
Golden road Flyover-------------------------------23------------Dec 2011
(தங்கச்சாலை மேம்பாலம் ) What flyover is this?
Villivakam Subway---------------------------------34.16------------Apr 2011
Kodambakkam Rangarajapuram Flyover-------------23.75------------Apr 2011
Vyasarpadi Flyover-------------------------------80.68------------Sep 2012
Thirmangalam Flyover-----------------------------60------------Dec 2012
Moolakadai Flyover-------------------------------50------------Dec 2012
Vadapalani Flyover-------------------------------30------------Dec 2012
Adayar thiru vi ka Flyover------------------------13------------Dec 2012
Porur Flyover------------------------------------35------------Dec 2012
Nerkundram and Mugapair River Bridge-------------16------------Dec 2012


couldnt see tambaram, vandalur, pallavaram bridges,etc in the list...

I dont think there is anything called "Golden Road Flyover". i think they messed it up with the under-construction mogappair bridge in Golden George Nagar.
Vyasarpadi flyover will be completed by Sep 2011 according to "Hindu" right ?

Thanga Salai is called "Mint" ,refers to Flyover there.

Unfinished postion of Tambaram ROB - East Tambaram side - Pics taken today

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6229/dsc00195dl.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/6382/dsc00194tr.jpg

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6671/dsc00193kl.jpg

Besides, the part connecting the railway portion with the GST portion is pending. They have raised supporting iron structures, but no construction work going on.

^^ They have painted the unfinished portion of the ROB!! :nuts: Based on the above picture, it seems to me that when the ramps come down, they will occupy almost all of the road and there will be little space for the service road.

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/15/stories/2011021559390300.htm

Work on two vehicular subways and a flyover, which are expected to help in decongesting traffic, will be completed by April. These projects are being jointly executed by the Chennai Corporation and Southern Railway, Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin said here on Monday.

After reviewing the progress of various infrastructure project works in the city, Mr. Stalin said work on the Rs.15.75-crore vehicular subway on Monegar Choultry Road near the Government Stanley Hospital would be completed in two months.

The Rs.34.16-crore vehicular subway in Villivakkam, a long-pending demand of residents, and the Rangarajapuram flyover being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.75 crore would be opened for traffic by April.

The upcoming road overbridge at Vyasarpadi is slated to be completed by September next year.

On the other projects taken up by the civic body, he said while the Cochrane Basin bridge would be ready for use by May, work on the flyover at Mint junction would be finished by this year-end.

Many of the projects such as flyovers in Thirumangalam, Moolakadai, Porur and Vadapalani being executed by the Highways Department would be completed by December next year. The bridge across the Cooum river between Nerkundram and Mogappair would be ready by September this year.

A total of 12 facilities, including flyovers and vehicular subways, are being constructed at a cost of Rs.398 crore to reduce traffic congestion in the city, Mr.Stalin added.

Mayor M. Subramanian, Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan and officials of the Corporation and Highways were present during the inspection.

Good that they open as early as possible..

Thanga Salai is called "Mint" ,refers to Flyover there.

Actually "Mint street" came to be called as "Thanga salai" in Tamil! It seems there was a Govt mint there that made gold coins in the days of yore!

Actually "Mint street" came to be called as "Thanga salai" in Tamil! It seems there was a Govt mint there that made gold coins in the days of yore!
^^Exactly. Flyover near Mint street means in the junction of Vallalar nagar bus stand. it is a busy junction and definitely need flyover. but some one near by residing can confirm whether work started or not?

Unfinished postion of Tambaram ROB - East Tambaram side - Pics taken today

Besides, the part connecting the railway portion with the GST portion is pending. They have raised supporting iron structures, but no construction work going on.

Many a thanks for the pics ceeznic. What is stopping them from completing the part on east tbm side? all the lands were acquired right?

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/6382/dsc00194tr.jpg




There seems too be two segments here. Form the photo it looks as though they have to separately construct pillars right next to the last two. Is that so? In that case, have they even laid the superstructure before nearby pillars are done?

nope, u r wrong...

all the pillar works have been finished long bak..

even the ramp on east tbm side was almost finished long bak... the closing part of the ramp was only missing.. no pillars needed for that... they will finish that how they did for airport flyover... it shud not take much time...

only thing which will take time is they need to fill the slabs b/w two pillars in east tbm side which may take time.

otherwise we can expect this flyover to open within 2 months if the work goes on fast paced
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Enna thalaivarae, you said pillars are complete. Pillarayium kanoum deck slab ium kanom. This wll take a clean 3 to 4 months. Mudicha Saeri. Nowadays it has become a habit of opening flyovers in sections. As long as people are benefited everything is okay.

^^ Opening in section at times will turn into a tragedy. Given the state of our navigation signs and our ppl's driving attitude. (Remember the pallavaram ROB action scene, car diving into tracks ) :lol:
nowadays opening any infra project doesn't depends on the project completion, rather its on thalaivar's availability. If calendar is open, then they will make sure something will be opened, no matter how it's :bash:

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Enna thalaivarae, you said pillars are complete. Pillarayium kanoum deck slab ium kanom. This wll take a clean 3 to 4 months. Mudicha Saeri. Nowadays it has become a habit of opening flyovers in sections. As long as people are benefited everything is okay.

ada viduppa.... adhan oru pakkam pillars vandhuduchula...

i told abt one way only... we can open one by one :nuts:

Any update on North Chennai projects and pics

Any update on North Chennai projects and pics

Its unfortunate to not able to see construction update with photos of following flyovers
Mint st,Basin bridge,Vysarpadi,Moolakadai(not yet started),Villiwakkam RUB.
Even no photos of thirumangalam construction!!!

Is there a completion date for the Nelson Manickam Road - Anna nagar Arch, fly over?

Is there a completion date for the Nelson Manickam Road - Anna nagar Arch, fly over?

First construction work to be started. Easily 2 yrs from the date of construction since it is complex in nature. if DMK wins they may start by end 2011 otherwise ADMK will scrap or float tender with new design

Is there a completion date for the Nelson Manickam Road - Anna nagar Arch, fly over?

Ofcourse there is.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8339/annaflyover.jpg

Source : AnnaNagar times

I hope the planners will use their brain before they actually build the bridge proposed above. A tiny amount of thinking is enough to avoid the rectangular turns and make it more curvy. The proposal as above will be a nightmare for the traffic and there is no need to make it as rectangular, especially as the space on top of the roads are already available.

so there will be a signal for anna nagar people to turn right into koyambedu?

I hope the planners will use their brain before they actually build the bridge proposed above. A tiny amount of thinking is enough to avoid the rectangular turns and make it more curvy.

AAI project madhiri idhu oru NHAI project-o? (Pun intented).

NHAI payaluvala onnanclass-lendhu thirumba padikka vechi educate pannanum :bash:

so there will be a signal for anna nagar people to turn right into koyambedu?

There will be a subway. See the last paragraph of the AnnaNagar times news above.

lol...i guess that picture is for ease of explanation rather than the exact design.

AAI project madhiri idhu oru NHAI project-o? (Pun intented).

NHAI payaluvala onnanclass-lendhu thirumba padikka vechi educate pannanum :bash:

this is inside the city limits and would be built by state highways.

so there will be a signal for anna nagar people to turn right into koyambedu?

No they will take the flyover and take a 270 degree turn infront of ampa mall towards koyambedu. The picture illustrates it clearly.

@Chennaileader: Thala, subway is for traffic taking right from NM road. He is asking about the other side.

^^

CI, was correct in answering Krishnaswamy querry.

- Anna Nagar traffic from arch towards Koyamedu shoud take the subway.
- Anna Nagar traffic from arch to Central will take the free left.
- Anna Nagar traffic from arch to NM road will take the "L" shaped elevated road.

Is the diagram wrong then?