Is the diagram wrong then?

Instead of subway they mentioned arrow mark from anna nagar to Koyambedu.
2 L shape flyover & 1 subway planned. That stretch will be totally signal free.
NM road to Arumbakkam-Free left to PH road
NM Rd to Annanagar- L shape flyover
NM Rd to Aminjikarai- Lshape flyover to enter arch and reach PH road
Anna nagar-Aminjikarai-Free left
AN-NMRd-L Shape flyover
AN-Arumbakkam-Subway

Instead of 2 L shape they can make it in single.

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

Source : AnnaNagar times

The design seems okay. But the width of the portions where two different streams mingle at the start of the flyover or end of the flyover is very crucial. Kathipara has similar issues and prone to increase accidents.

The diagram is more of an artists illustration. The curves have to be smooth and round :)

The vehicles coming

from Anna Nagar Round About
will turn left into PH Road - Kilpauk side without a signal (Ground Level)
will go over the L flyover to NM Road
will go over the circular flyover to go to PH Road Koyambedu side (left of the lane coming from Kilpauk side)

from NM Road
will go over the flyover to Anna Nagar Round about
will go over the flyover and turn left along the circular portion to get into the lane towards Kilpauk on PH Road
will simply go below the flyover and turn left to go into PH Road Koyambedu side (Ground Level)

from Kilpauk side of PH Road
will go under flyover at ground level to go to PH Road Koyambedu side
will turn left into NM Road at Ground level near Ampa Mall (Space ???)
will go over flyover and turn right towards Anna Nagar Round about

from PH Road Koyambedu side
will go at Ground Level to go to PH Road Kilpauk side
will turn left at Ground Level to go to Anna Nagar Round About
will go over the flyover and turn right to go to NM Road

Got it :)

..
The vehicles coming

from Anna Nagar Round About
will turn left into PH Road - Kilpauk side without a signal (Ground Level)
will go over the L flyover to NM Road
will go over the circular flyover to go to PH Road Koyambedu side (left of the lane coming from Kilpauk side)..


From Annanagar to Koyembedu - the news article does say subway, what makes you think it is a circular flyover:?

Have some pictues of pallavaram-duraipakkam fly over and darga road sub way work at pallavaram taken recently. Also have some old pictures of adyar/besant nagar skyline taken from a high raised buidling in Adyar. I have had some challenges posting the pictures. Asked for help thru' another thread. uploaded picture in imageshack and tried to include the image thru' http link. All I get is x mark not picture. Can someone help.Thanks.

^^ Go to http://picoolio.com/ and upload the pictures. After uploading click "Finish uploading" and then "Finish editing". Then click on "All sizes". Then choose "large" or the default size of that pic. Then copy the URL of the pic from the textbox with the text "2. Use the photo's URL :" above it. Then post the URL as any other link on SSC. :cheers:

Thank you. Will try it today.

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From Annanagar to Koyembedu - the news article does say subway, what makes you think it is a circular flyover:?

As shown in the drawing

Have some pictues of pallavaram-duraipakkam fly over and darga road sub way work at pallavaram taken recently. Also have some old pictures of adyar/besant nagar skyline taken from a high raised buidling in Adyar. I have had some challenges posting the pictures. Asked for help thru' another thread. uploaded picture in imageshack and tried to include the image thru' http link. All I get is x mark not picture. Can someone help.Thanks.

Hi Guys,

Lamp post been installed on the east side of the subway and laying of tar road on either side of the service road has been done yesterday on the east side of the subway.. As far as west side is concerned they are yet to lay the roads.

Regards,
Saro

The next step is to have similar flyovers in Amjikarai,Chetpet, Egmore towards the east and Arumbakkam towards the west side. I feel that all the trunk roads like Mount road, Poonamalee High road, 100 Feet road and OMR should have flyovers like the Eastern expressway in Mumbai, Gurgaon Express way and the outer ring road in Bangalore.

If the trunk road are signal less there will be less traffic jams in Chennai.

As shown in the drawing

Actually in the drawing also it is shown as a dotted line to show that it is underground.. Just for info.. :)

Lamp post been installed on the east side of the subway and laying of tar road on either side of the service road has been done yesterday on the east side of the subway.. As far as west side is concerned they are yet to lay the roads.

Hi Saro,
just a clarification
East side means ": From Kilkattalai(Vels college) towards GST Road
West side means: From GST Road towards Vels College.. am i right?

^^ Right!

Dharga Road subway might be opened on 25/02/2011 morning around 10 AM.

^^ Good news. What happened to the ROB on the other side of pallavaram station(towards tirisulam, the flyover where a car went up and fell on tracks).. Was that opened..? Sorry I couldnt recollect !

^^ Good news. What happened to the ROB on the other side of pallavaram station(towards tirisulam, the flyover where a car went up and fell on tracks).. Was that opened..? Sorry I couldnt recollect !
No..the construction on Railway started.. I think it will be completed by June

^^ Thanks

The proposed flyover at the junction of Periyar EVR Salai-Nelson Manickam Road is set to decongest traffic.
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4835/25throad487067f.jpg

http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/25/stories/2011022562800300.htm

Work to construct two flyovers on the busy junctions linking Periyar EVR Salai with Nelson Manickam Road and Anna Nagar Third Avenue will begin in a few days.

The two L-shaped facilities would be constructed at a total cost of Rs.117 crore. The traffic volume on the two junctions is estimated to be nearly 20,000 passenger car units during rush hour.

Officials of the Highways Department said that one of the flyovers would begin on Periyar EVR Salai and land on Nelson Manickam Road. The two-lane flyover would be 520-metre long and the carriageway would be 7.50-metre wide.

The other flyover would begin on EVR Periyar Salai near the Nelson Manickam Road and end about 150 metres beyond the Anna Arch into Anna Nagar III Avenue. It will be 590-metre long and the carriageway 7.50-metre wide.

The flyover leading to Anna Nagar III Avenue would have a loop, which would land near the Arignar Anna Government Hospital of Indian Medicine's farm. On completion of the flyovers, no right turn would be available at the junction for vehicles coming from Nelson Manickam Road. Such vehicles would have to take the loop.

Provision of seven service roads would form part of the projects.

Of the total cost, Rs.40 crore has been set aside for acquisition of land mainly from government agencies. The Anna Arch would be relocated about 50 metres away, towards the Anna Nagar roundabout, to facilitate the project, the officials said. The project is expected to be completed in two years.

On the ongoing work to provide additional bridge on Periyar EVR Salai at Aminjikarai close to the project site, the officials said the work would be completed by next month. There is a proposal to widen the other part of the existing bridge later.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Pallavaram-subway-to-be-opened-today/articleshow/7566467.cms

A subway replacing a railway level crossing on Dharga Road in Pallavaram will be opened by state highways minister Vellakoil Saminathan on Friday, 11 years after the first government order for the project was passed.

On Thursday, state highways department workers were busy levelling both sides of the 4-metre wide service lanes to lay bitumen-topped roads. The subway is 310 metres long, 5.5 metres wide and three metres high enough for a tempo van. It has neatly laid ramps and is illuminated with 30 streets lights. A water collection pit has been also built to store excess rainwater that will flow through the stormwater drain along the service lanes. And, to help commuters reach Pallavaram railway station easily, staircases have also been built on all four sides. "The subway will bring cheer to thousands of residents," Pallavaram municipality chairman E Karunanidhi told TOI.

The Rs 17-crore subway is part of the gauge-conversion works between Tambaram and Chennai Beach and was jointly executed by Southern Railway and the state highways department. The actual work began on January 18, 2008 more than nine years after the project was first proposed by Southern Railway. After a few months, it hit a roadblock due to difficulties in land acqusisation and removal of encroachments. "A total of 2,500 sq m of land was acquired for the project and the subway is now ready," state highways department officials told The Times Of India.

At present, hundreds of residents in Old Pallavaram travel an additional two km to reach Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road everyday.

^^ The two 'islands' on either sides of the Beach-Tambaram railway line that existed until a few years ago are slowly disappearing with these subways and ROBs. :cheers: A few more of these in the next few years and then the islands will disappear forever. :cheers:

Hi Saro,
just a clarification
East side means ": From Kilkattalai(Vels college) towards GST Road
West side means: From GST Road towards Vels College.. am i right?

Yes, youre right Krishna..

^^ Good news. What happened to the ROB on the other side of pallavaram station(towards tirisulam, the flyover where a car went up and fell on tracks).. Was that opened..? Sorry I couldnt recollect !

Yet to open, the work is goin on over the tracks..

Pallavaram subway has opened to public today morning

Gentlemen,

Happy News to everyone. Adambakkam Bridge was opened today morning on the IRR portion. A milestone for the Southern suburbs. Peeople from Velachery can reach Airport in 10mts flat bypassing all Guindy & St. Thomas mount traffic SNpa will be attached soon

Gentlemen,

Happy News to everyone. Adambakkam Bridge was opened today morning on the IRR portion. A milestone for the Southern suburbs. Peeople from Velachery can reach Airport in 10mts flat bypassing all Guindy & St. Thomas mount traffic SNpa will be attached soon

This is one good consolation news after getting royally screwed in the railway budget.

From vanuvampet junction

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Will drive thru the bridge and get some more snaps. They didnt allow me in the morning as Thathah & thalapathy were suppose to cut the ribbon

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Ooops, sorry w was attending the TVH green conclave in the morning and this photo of Sadguru giving a talk got attached to the tread by mistake. Folks can you help me out to remove it

:lol::lol:

Press edit and delete the link :lol::lol:

Gentlemen,

Happy News to everyone. Adambakkam Bridge was opened today morning on the IRR portion. A milestone for the Southern suburbs. Peeople from Velachery can reach Airport in 10mts flat bypassing all Guindy & St. Thomas mount traffic SNpa will be attached soon

Great news Murali. I know no one who is more passionate of this segment of IRR and MRTS. Thanks for the update.

Son of the Soil effect. We were born and brought up in this place, where it was lakes, paddy fields and Cooconut palms replaced by Bridges MRTS and roads. Life moves on.

Thanks for the update murali :cheers::cheers::cheers:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/476/25022011531.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/25022011531.jpg/)

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Is it a sarcasm? [OR] Am I getting old to understand things? [OR] you guys discussing here that implies different meaning in English that I don't know about? Why am I asking too many questions today?

Okay!! Bottomline is kambi ellam nalla veliya neetikittu kedakku!! Why do you call this as good news?

Is it a sarcasm? [OR] Am I getting old to understand things? [OR] you guys discussing here that implies different meaning in English that I don't know about? Why am I asking too many questions today?

Okay!! Bottomline is kambi ellam nalla veliya neetikittu kedakku!! Why do you call this as good news?

Murali talks about the IRR and the kambi nettal is the MRTS one...so two projects in the same place..that is the confusion for you

Okay!! Bottomline is kambi ellam nalla veliya neetikittu kedakku!! Why do you call this as good news?

Kongu, i guess you mixed up the adambakkam bridge with the unfinished MRTS segments in this picture. Empaa Murali, antha bridgukku joom podungappa, sariya therila pola.:lol:

Okay!! Bottomline is kambi ellam nalla veliya neetikittu kedakku!! Why do you call this as good news?

Will drive thru the bridge and get some more snaps. They didnt allow me in the morning as Thathah & thalapathy were suppose to cut the ribbon

you should have missed this murali's post. And the pillairs are for MRTS and not for the bridge

^^ Thanks. Now I get it.

I take it as my attention deficiency which could be a sign of getting old :ohno:

Son of the Soil effect. We were born and brought up in this place, where it was lakes, paddy fields and Cooconut palms replaced by Bridges MRTS and roads. Life moves on.

weeeeee!! my area also adambakkam...nice updates.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tambaram-flyover-to-be-opened-on-Monday/articleshow/7577077.cms

A flyover replacing a railway level crossing in Tambaram will be opened on Monday by state highways minister Vellakoil Saminathan.

The first GO for the Rs 78.80-crore project, at the intersection of GST Road, Velacher Main Road and Mudichur Main Road, was issued back in 2000. However, difficulties in land acquisition, removal of encroachments and litigation by private land owners apart from the problems of shifting TNEB poles and transformers dogged the project and actual work began only in May 2010. "We paid around Rs 2.5 crore to TNEB to shift 100 poles and nine transformers," a few state highways department officials told The Times Of India.

Originally estimated to cost Rs 34 crore, the project finally cost Rs 78.8 crore. Of this, Rs 35 crore was spent on land acquisition and the rest on civil works. Southern Railway spent about Rs 5 crore as its share after beginning work in November 2005. "We will study the traffic flow once it is 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," Tambaram municipality chairman E Mani said.

Everyday, on an average, nearly two lakh vehicles travel on the 15-km Guindy-Tambaram stretch. The flyover, once it is opened, is expected to eas the mounting traffic congestion in West Tambaram. Six flyovers, including this one, have been opened between Guindy and Tambaram in the past few years.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tambaram-flyover-to-be-opened-on-Monday/articleshow/7577077.cms

So all section of flyover is complete? Camp road to GST road?

No Krishna you got it wrong again. Only the western side is ready East Tambaram portion will take some time

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tambaram-flyover-to-be-opened-on-Monday/articleshow/7577077.cms

A flyover replacing a railway level crossing in Tambaram will be opened on Monday by state highways minister Vellakoil Saminathan.

Liars. Works pending over the tracks and East tambaram side will take atleast 3 more months to complete the flyover. They must be opening traffic to West Tambaram-mudichur side which is useless.

As they are now opening it officially, I guess works on the east tambaram side will never take off in future.

Thank you ChennaiIndian.

Here are some pictures of GST - Duraipakkam radial bridge a Pallavaram.

http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25986-64zyc.jpg
http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25987-m7f6g.jpg
http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25988-famkh.jpg
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^^ Go to http://picoolio.com/ and upload the pictures. After uploading click "Finish uploading" and then "Finish editing". Then click on "All sizes". Then choose "large" or the default size of that pic. Then copy the URL of the pic from the textbox with the text "2. Use the photo's URL :" above it. Then post the URL as any other link on SSC. :cheers:

...opened to public today...

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http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25994-kak8g.jpg
http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25995-4jbtd.jpg

^^
Thanks for the pictures win-win.

So it took them one week to remove those drums? :lol:

Thank you for the photo WinWin. I am particularly intrigued by the photo with the huge staircase above. Why would the designer choose this alignment (sticking out perpendicular to the bridge) instead of orienting along the bridge.

I guess it is too much to ask the designers to think before designing, I guess. :bash:

Notice that they have done it similarly on both sides...What a waste and looks utterly ridiculous.

^^

And look at how many pillars they had to build for a simple stairway. We can put up a big water tank on them :nuts:

http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25986-64zyc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kO6J9.jpg

From the photo of the flyover posted here, the quality of workmanship and finishing appears to be way below standard. There seems to be no QA to monitor Public Work. Though high level of corruption is blamed for this, we as a society lack quality consciousness in everything that we do.

^^ Add to it the people's atleast we get this mentality. Unfortunately even the learned elite classes in this forum seem to have it.

Will any of us accept such workmanship for our home? Are we ready to say, I paid 1 crore to so-and-so builder for this house, even though he ate 75 lacs I am happy that atleast he built my house??

http://i.imgur.com/kO6J9.jpg

OMG!!! What a crappy work!!!! What have they done here??? :bash:

why..whats wrong?

Is this One way?

...opened to public today...

http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25990-tw145.jpg
http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25993-6rzfd.jpg
http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25994-kak8g.jpg
http://picoolio.com/photos/large/25995-4jbtd.jpg

why..whats wrong?
^^ whats wrong other than unfinished eastern side. centre portion not a circle but that design will avoid traffic confusion for vehicle towards east side.

Kongu, i guess you mixed up the adambakkam bridge with the unfinished MRTS segments in this picture. Empaa Murali, antha bridgukku joom podungappa, sariya therila pola.:lol:

Folks, had a maiden raid on the IRR bridge... It takes 2 minutes to reach Vanuvampet from OTA, GST Road. One side the bridge is open while work on other line is in progress.. Its going to be pain since this intersection in velacherry-vanuvampet looks 'free-for-all' where drivers from all directions take traffic regulation in to their hands!!

Is this One way?

No Khiruba..Its two way

Folks, had a maiden raid on the IRR bridge... It takes 2 minutes to reach Vanuvampet from OTA, GST Road. One side the bridge is open while work on other line is in progress.. Its going to be pain since this intersection in velacherry-vanuvampet looks 'free-for-all' where drivers from all directions take traffic regulation in to their hands!!

vanuvampet is the place on keelkattalai - adambakkam road, rt? yes, there is no signal or sign boards.

Friends I am getting confused again. Someone pls clarify my doubts.

* Is IRR fully complete?
* If the MRTS also follows the same route along IRR where is the hiccup. Is it near thillai ganga nagar subway or also at some other place along the stretch?

Today they have "Officially" opened the half baked Tambaram Flyover(by G.K.Vasan) for connecting to west Tambaram(mudichur road). Hence, thereby also "Officially" sending the message that section over the tracks and East Tamabaram side will never be completed. :bash::bash:

No wonder if they "Officially" open the vandalur flyover in next week so that people can have a joyous ride above the GST for a few hundred metres. :bash:

Travelled on the IRR admabakkam bridge. It is a crude case of opening a bridge just for "opening it". I think the habit opening half baked bridges has become the norm now. as elections approach. I pray God that people do not suffer because of this unsafe condition. Neither of the approcah portion are safe and as usual no lights to be soon. It again reflects on the poor planning and workmanship without adhering to even the simplest safety norms. Oh God let my country awake.

I think the habit opening half baked bridges has become the norm now. as elections approach. .

Just bridges? :)

http://i.imgur.com/4qvbb.jpg

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1498741.ece

Nearly two lakh passenger car units using the stretch of Periyar E.V.R. Salai near Anna Nagar daily will soon be able to travel on a signal-free and decongested road. On Monday, the Highways Department commenced work to construct two flyovers and a vehicular subway on the stretch.

Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony, Highways Minister Vellakoil M.P.Saminathan said measures were afoot for speedy execution of the Rs.117-crore project to construct the facilities on Periyar E.V.R. Salai at the junctions of Nelson Manickam Road and Anna Nagar Third Avenue.

The department has sought the approval of the other government agencies concerned to carry out the estimation work for land acquisition and shifting of utility service lines. Unlike other similar projects, the time taken for land acquisition would be less as the Highways department would carry out the works on behalf of other agencies, he said.

Of the land required for the project, nearly 2.10 hectares belong to government agencies and about 0.90 hectares were privately owned. Nearly Rs.26.01 crore has been allotted towards the land acquisition, Mr. Saminathan said.

Two pedestrian subways would be constructed on Periyar E.V.R. Salai as part of the project, he added.

Pointing out that Anna Nagar has developed tremendously over the past four decades, Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami, who laid the foundation stone for the projects, said motorists have tough time crossing the junctions and often have to wait for more than half an hour. The project must be completed within the stipulated period of two years, he said.

Mayor M.Subramanian highlighted the various projects taken up by the Highways Department and the Chennai Corporation to construct flyovers and vehicular subways in the city.

Officials of the Highways Department said that while one flyover would begin from Periyar E.V.R. Salai and land on Nelson Manickam Road, the other would start from Periyar E.V.R. Salai and end on Anna Nagar Third Avenue. The seven service roads would have a width ranging from 5.50 metre to 7.50 metre. The vehicular subway would facilitate smooth flow of traffic from Anna Nagar to Koyambedu. It is estimated that the projects would contribute to fuel conservation worth Rs.58.4 crore every year for the vehicles using the facilities, the officials said.

The flyover segment from PH road to Anna nagar has a sharp turn but the one from Anna nagar to NM road is okay. Wish they complete it asap

Travelled on the IRR admabakkam bridge. It is a crude case of opening a bridge just for "opening it". I think the habit opening half baked bridges has become the norm now. as elections approach. I pray God that people do not suffer because of this unsafe condition. Neither of the approcah portion are safe and as usual no lights to be soon. It again reflects on the poor planning and workmanship without adhering to even the simplest safety norms. Oh God let my country awake.

They should've extended the IRR bridge over the lake to cover the vanuampet junction also. the adambakkam road is also a busy one and the place is all set to become a traffic nightmare. Now, with MRTS in the middle and the lake bridge so close, nothing much can be done.

Similarly, a T-Junction Flyover / grade seperator is needed where IRR meets GST road opposite OTA. Worst part is, there is going to be a Metro line with the OTA station right near the junction.

No planning ! :bash:

:bash: Today I used the Tambaram ROB . To be frank its a piece of crap. So narrow lanes, can for sure say the buses are going to be lined up in the bridge in peak hours, week ends and festive seasons.

:bash: Today I used the Tambaram ROB . To be frank its a piece of crap. So narrow lanes, can for sure say the buses are going to be lined up in the bridge in peak hours, week ends and festive seasons.

Moreover the flyover starts(ramp) right at the entrance of tbm bus terminus and it creates a lot of mess since people crowd in that area to board the buses therby not allowing vehicles to take the flyover freely.

They should've extended the IRR bridge over the lake to cover the vanuampet junction also. the adambakkam road is also a busy one and the place is all set to become a traffic nightmare. Now, with MRTS in the middle and the lake bridge so close, nothing much can be done.

Similarly, a T-Junction Flyover / grade seperator is needed where IRR meets GST road opposite OTA. Worst part is, there is going to be a Metro line with the OTA station right near the junction.

No planning ! :bash:

You would be surprised to hear another story. The Adambakkam station is going to come on the Vanuvampet road junction because of land litigation issues. This is one of the reasons they had to cut short the bridge and bring it down before the junction. They are planning a underground subway on the Medavakkam Road to avoid the signal problem. IRR will be 3lane either way at ground level. with so much complexity involved in this place you can rest be assured the next Gov't will spend 5 years completing it.

^^ who knows? next govt may spend 3 to 4 years in planning an alternate itself. our politicians are hard enough not to accept opponent's plans that easily..

also, its hard to imagine a station in that congested road and a subway below it. so, station will be on ground level or IRR?

also, its hard to imagine a station in that congested road and a subway below it. so, station will be on ground level or IRR?

MRTS is at the hight level so the station is at +1 level above ground. IRR is ground level. & Medavakkam road is below as subway.

I hope this medavakkam main road subway don't get into same water-logging problems like other subway bridges encounter during rain...

:bash: Today I used the Tambaram ROB . To be frank its a piece of crap. So narrow lanes, can for sure say the buses are going to be lined up in the bridge in peak hours, week ends and festive seasons.
Aren't they 2 lanes on each side?

One of the arms of the Rangarajapuram flyover, which is to be opened shortly.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9579/03thpuram492399f.jpg

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1504551.ece

Corporation, traffic police to decide vehicular movement on Rangarajapuram interchange

The Chennai Corporation plans to open two arms of the Rangarajapuram flyover by this month-end. It will hold discussions soon with the traffic police on how to regulate vehicular movement on the facility.

Two ramps, connecting a 49.5 metre bowstring bridge constructed by the Southern Railway between Kodambakkam and Bazullah Road, are being readied for traffic movement.

The civic body is currently working to connect the ramps with the bowstring bridge.

The railways' portion of one arm of the project was completed and handed over to the Chennai Corporation in the second week of February.

The Southern Railway is expected to complete another arm on the Rangarajapuram side later.

Work on the second bowstring bridge, for use by vehicles coming on the Rangarajapuram arm of the flyover, is under way. So far, work on 98 piles, 24 pile caps, 25 piers and 21 deck slabs is over. The facility has a total of 25 deck slabs.

The major portion of work on three ramps of the 962-metre-long flyover has been completed by the civic body.

The flyover is being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.76 crore, with Southern Railway constructing two bowstring bridges over the tracks. The work order for the construction of the flyover was issued in January 2008. There, however, would not be any formal inauguration of the two arms of the flyover as with the announcement of the Assembly elections the Code of Conduct has also come into force, Corporation sources said.

Gentleman. Any idea abt the flyover proposal that is suppose to be constructed in velachery vijaya nagar?

Not sure if it kick started

Updated bridges/flyovers/rob/rub map of chennai
http://imgur.com/oG7Do

^ Great stuff. Thx.

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00494/05TH_OVERBRIDGE_494318e.jpg


A rift between two slab decks on the newly opened road overbridge in Tambaram is giving anxious moments to the motorists.

Since Thursday evening, motorists, including two-wheeler riders, have been complaining of a structural defect in the facility's ramp leading to Mudichur Road from GST Road. The road overbridge, built at a cost of Rs.78 crore, was inaugurated only on Monday. Officials and workers at the site on Friday morning got to know about the gap formed between the two slab decks. Following this, a patch of tar mixed with gravel was brought to the site. Meanwhile, the portion of the side wall of the first slab deck inclined away by about six inches from the second deck.

Staff engaged by the bridge contractor and officials initiated remedial measures. They said there was no need for alarm as they had already started “vertical re-inforcements.” Clamps joining the two slab decks were put in place and the works would be completed in two days, officials added.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1510390.ece

Hell happens when a good contractor tries to take a job he is harassed to hells door. The bureaucrats or the so called babus are to be blamed for this. They give it to the contractors who give the highest bribe and after the bribe he builds the structure with what ever money he has in hands.

Wondering where is the accountability????


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1510390.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1510390.ece

The contractors and the politicians who are wasting the public money like this should be arrested and put behind bars. they should not be given bail and minimum 2 years these people should be put in jail and fined the entire money that is wasted.

money waste , time waste , energy waste , resources waste.
DMK down down.

^^ Grow Up.

Updated bridges/flyovers/rob/rub map of chennai
http://imgur.com/oG7Do

awesome. thanks

^^ Grow Up.

whats your height????

^^ Grow Up.
Whats wrong in expressing anger if such kind of construction take place
,do you think expressing in forum is kiddish.In china if any thing like this happen then the contractor and person who awarded him contract will be sentenced to death or atleast 14 years jail.But we people just ignore and bash those who oppose it:bash:

^^ Read his post once again.

DMK down down.
Does this line really required here? Is this DMK's fault, or is only DMK doing this, hasn't *DMK* never done this before? During election, it is like campaigning against DMK. He must be matured in expressing.

Dot.

whats your height????
:doh:

Whats wrong in expressing anger if such kind of construction take place
,do you think expressing in forum is kiddish.In china if any thing like this happen then the contractor and person who awarded him contract will be sentenced to death or atleast 14 years jail.But we people just ignore and bash those who oppose it:bash:


Thanks for supporting me dude.

The problem in india is, lot of people encourage bribe citing the reason "I have no choice". this needs to be modified. In India, things that should be done in RS 1 is given at the cost RS 11, 1000% times of corruption.

Friends,
Could some one post Dharga Road subway pictures(after inaguration). I would like to see the approach road from Kilkattalai as well as from GST road..
is that wide enough to accomadate 2 lanes?

^^ Read his post once again.

Does this line really required here? Is this DMK's fault, or is only DMK doing this, hasn't *DMK* never done this before? During election, it is like campaigning against DMK. He must be matured in expressing.

Dot.
The crack(huge) is not visible to you but this line is hurting you more than the ill development of bridge at the cost of tax payer.Any way he might have avoided that line

^^ Read his post once again.

Does this line really required here? Is this DMK's fault, or is only DMK doing this, hasn't *DMK* never done this before? During election, it is like campaigning against DMK.He must be matured in expressing.

Dot.

some forumers here try to make it personal. it is very important that we don't make it personal.

and mad ..... please be within the limits while commenting. dont cross the lakshman rekha.

some forumers here try to make it personal. it is very important that we don't make it personal.

and mad ..... please be within the limits while commenting. dont cross the lakshman rekha.
Enna koduma sir idhu :nuts: Ammaaaa bayamaa iruke...

Ammaaaa bayamaa iruke...

Does this line really required here? During election, it is like campaigning against AIADMK. Any way you might have avoided this line.

Flyover developing crack: Sad taxpayer's money are wasted this way.

Gentleman. Any idea abt the flyover proposal that is suppose to be constructed in velachery vijaya nagar?

Not sure if it kick started


Some first steps were done by Govt on land acquisation. The Govt is neck deep into legal problem. the case is in supreme court. A big fire broke out in 26 shops which were lying in the centre of bypass road/Velachery junction. (Not sure if this operation was similar to clearing Moore Market by railways) But the shop owners have started putting back make shift sheds to protect land. Another big bottleneck is Sutherland where again the case is in Supreme court. Road has been cleared upto Adyar anadha Bhawan and centre Median work is in progress. Only Amma can help as the present litigants are staunch DMK supporters and have lobbied well so far to delay the project.

Some first steps were done by Govt on land acquisation. The Govt is neck deep into legal problem. the case is in supreme court. A big fire broke out in 26 shops which were lying in the centre of bypass road/Velachery junction. (Not sure if this operation was similar to clearing Moore Market by railways) But the shop owners have started putting back make shift sheds to protect land. Another big bottleneck is Sutherland where again the case is in Supreme court. Road has been cleared upto Adyar anadha Bhawan and centre Median work is in progress. Only Amma can help as the present litigants are staunch DMK supporters and have lobbied well so far to delay the project.

Sutherland is a kind of benami org for Thatha's family. So, if they come back to power, we can forget this flyover.

May be Thatha will build a flyover that flies over the Sutherland building itself and claiming it to be the world's highest flyover. Thereby making another X hundred crores in the process. :)

Does this line really required here? During election, it is like campaigning against AIADMK. Any way you might have avoided this line.

Flyover developing crack: Sad taxpayer's money are wasted this way.
Atleast, you got exactly what i'm trying to say :lol: .
:cheers:

Guys this is flyover thread not dmk vs aiadmk thread or chaibar:lol:

Sutherland is a kind of benami org for Thatha's family. So, if they come back to power, we can forget this flyover.

May be Thatha will build a flyover that flies over the Sutherland building itself and claiming it to be the world's highest flyover. Thereby making another X hundred crores in the process. :)

We people have developed such a thick skin. If only the sitting MLA or MP of this Velachery area waits in the traffic blockade for 30minutes in the morning & evening even once after they got elected they will know the pain of waiting & related hardship. There are so may occasions when Medical Ambulances get struck and vital time is lost. This happened last week also. It is an irony that building owners who are close the ruling elite can stall such a useful public project for so long shows the people's plight. Leave alone the bridge at least the road width can increased.

another example is ampa mall causing hardship and government spending millions of dollars to reduce traffic

another example is ampa mall causing hardship and government spending millions of dollars to reduce traffic

Dollars? in millions? :lol::lol:

I hope u dint mean amman or murugan dollar.. :lol: Just kidding..

now project is costing 70 crores (700million) ,converting to dollars 15million dollars :lol:

56-cr structure across Ennore creek to link Ponneri and Minjur with city

Thousands of residents of northern parts like Ponneri and Minjur who travel to the city will soon be able to cut down their daily commute by more than 25 km, thanks to a bridge coming up across the Ennore Creek.
The bridge will also make a trip from Chennai Central to Pulicat Lake —now a distance of 66 km — shorter by one-third. Piling work will begin on Monday for the 670-metre bridge to be built on pillars across the water body.
At present, residents of Minjur travel 40 km to reach Chennai Central, while those of Ponneri commute 48 km. The new bridge will bring down the travelling time by
more than one hour, as the distance would be brought down by 25 km to 27 km.
“We have been cut off from the city. The detour has been so long that Chennai is considered a place far off. Our sufferings will end if the government executes the work at the earliest,” said K S Hemant Kumar, a lawyer from Kattupalli village near Minjur.
The Rs 52.6-crore bridge would connect Ennore High Road off the coastline, with North Chennai Thermal Power Station at the northern end of the creek. The two lane bridge will have approach roads for about 1.7 km on either side of Ennore High Road and near the thermal power station. It will be a two-year demand of residents fulfilled.
Highways officials said preliminary works for the project were in progress. “We have begun work on the embankment near the thermal plant. We are putting up a working platform in the backwaters. Once the pile foundation is complete, the work will be in full swing,” said a senior official. As many as 24 fishing hamlets near Ennore creek will benefit out of this project.
In the absence of such a link, motorists have to go through Ennore High Road, Manali High Road and Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetty Road to reach the thermal station, for about 24 km to reach the other side to Minjur and Ponneri. Pulicat, a major tourist attraction of north Chennai, is only 12 km from Ponneri, but it has not developed as a major getaway travel for the city dwellers because of the distance. Pulicat may get more visitors from the city as the bridge will cut down the distance by more than 20 km.
Besides people working in the city, those from fishing hamlets such as Ennore Kuppam, Thalangkuppam, Nettu Kuppam, Mugadwara Kuppam, Chinna Kuppam, Aathu Kuppam and Thaduvankarai will benefit from the project.
“It is a blessing for the underdeveloped north Chennai. Several representations were made to the highways department for many years, but it is only now things are happening,” said Kathivakkam municipality councillor A Murugavel.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2011/03/13/6/Img/Pc0061200.jpg

TOI (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/03/13&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00600&ViewMode=HTML)

56-cr structure across Ennore creek to link Ponneri and Minjur with city

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The Rs 52.6-crore bridge would connect Ennore High Road off the coastline, with North Chennai Thermal Power Station at the northern end of the creek. The two lane bridge will have approach roads for about 1.7 km on either side of Ennore High Road and near the thermal power station. It will be a two-year demand of residents fulfilled.

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TOI (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/03/13&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00600&ViewMode=HTML)

Just a 2 lane bridge? Doesn't this area have high truck/freight traffic? They should build a 4 lane bridge to start with.

^^ That pic clearly shows that Chennai has a 'Bay Area'. :D However, it is filled with fishing hamlets and slums making it appear lost. For this area to become a true 'Bay Area' in western terms, it is gonna take atleast 100 years! :ohno: We got to promote tourism and create a commercial hub there by relocating fishing hamlets north. This way they will find lots of fish because those sea shores are relatively calm and have less pollution as compared to the sea shore running along the city and its suburbs.

Now, that bridge has to be 4 laned and called 'Bay Bridge'. :D

^^ That pic clearly shows that Chennai has a 'Bay Area'. :D However, it is filled with fishing hamlets and slums making it appear lost. For this area to become a true 'Bay Area' in western terms, it is gonna take atleast 100 years! :ohno: We got to promote tourism and create a commercial hub there by relocating fishing hamlets north. This way they will find lots of fish because those sea shores are relatively calm and have less pollution as compared to the sea shore running along the city and its suburbs.

Now, that bridge has to be 4 laned and called 'Bay Bridge'. :D

I think this is uniqueness of Chennai, Best places in Real Estates terms are occupied by Low Income group people. I feel this is not the case in any free market country. I dont know whether to be proud about it or otherwise.

Thats why India is a good democratic country. Only laws are archaic and crap.

^^ Unless, govt takes steps to construct fishing harbors every 100 km along the coastal, it will be impossible and unethical asking them to move out from the occupied lands.

Fishing harbor outside city limits, housing board complexes nearby harbor, and well connected road & rail to city market will be a win-win for everyone.

It will take off lots off hamlets around beaches mainly.

We are moving towards that. It will happen much quicker than what we are all contemplating. But We need to understand Tamil People (May be earlier Generation) do not like other places more than where they brought up. May be we are Sentimental Idiots. we think with hearts rather than with Brain even we are intelligent people.

^^ That pic clearly shows that Chennai has a 'Bay Area'. :D However, it is filled with fishing hamlets and slums making it appear lost. For this area to become a true 'Bay Area' in western terms, it is gonna take atleast 100 years! :ohno: We got to promote tourism and create a commercial hub there by relocating fishing hamlets north. This way they will find lots of fish because those sea shores are relatively calm and have less pollution as compared to the sea shore running along the city and its suburbs.

Now, that bridge has to be 4 laned and called 'Bay Bridge'. :D

Capitalist thinking at its worst. CI aims to settle down on a beach side condo in Chennai post R2I :lol:

Chennai: The ambitious Anna Salai flyover project, designed to ease traffic congestions on the city’s main artery, has hit two unexpected roadblocks: The model of code of conduct and the Metro Rail project.
While the upcoming election has stalled the laying of pile foundations for the flyover, Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is going ahead with the construction of tunnel and underground stations on Anna Salai. Piling work may disturb the tunnel and, for that reason, has to be done before the tunnel is dug. Preliminary works for the tunnelling will begin in April, sources say. If the pile foundation for the flyover is not laid now, the project itself will stall and can be resumed only after 2015 — the deadline set by CMRL to complete its sophisticated transport system for the city. The project, estimated at Rs 339 crore, includes two elevated roads and a flyover. An elevated road of 1.3 km will link Blackers Road (new secretariat)-Dams Road-Binny Road- Pattulos Road, and another will connect Eldams Road with Saidapet CIT Nagar First Main Road. The 3-km long second flyover will begin at Anna Arivalayam and link intersections like Eldams Road-Thyagaraya Road, Cenotaph Road and Venkatanarayana Road-Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Road.
It was only in February last that CMRL awarded the contract worth Rs 1,947 crore to a consortium of Gammon India and Mosmetrostroy of Moscow for building tunnel and underground stations on Anna Salai. According to official sources, the Metro Rail, which was racing against time to complete three corridors by 2015, had told the highways department that it should carry out the pile foundation for flyovers by March. “The state government failed to give administrative sanction for the project; thus tenders could not be floated. The code of conduct also prohibits any such move by the state,” was all a senior highways official had to say.
Insiders say that forces within the DMK-led government tried to pull the project in different directions. There was a proposal to construct one long elevated highway between Saidapet and new Secretariat complex (by pulling down Anna flyover), with several arms at various intersections. Meanwhile, the state highways minister Vellakoil MP Saminthan, while laying a foundation stone for the additional bridge for Thiru Vi Ka bridge in Adyar in December last, announced that his department would indeed take up the flyover project soon. Saminathan’s department also conducted an ‘origin and destination’ survey in February, which determines travel patterns of traffic during a typical day. The study found that at least 40% of the total volume of traffic along Anna Salai would take the first flyover between Wallajah Road and Pattulos Road, and another 40% in the second flyover between Eldams Road and Saidapet. A comprehensive traffic and transportation study by the CMDA strongly recommended the project in 2008.
CMRL officials say, “It is a high-cost project and a delay of a single day would cost us lakhs. We will launch the preliminary works for the tunnel in April, and the contractor will start drilling in June”.
WHAT THE
RULES
SAY
Once the election dates are out, no ministers and authorities shall announce or promise any financial grants, lay foundation stones of projects or schemes of any kind, make any promise of construction of roads, provision of drinking water facilities, etc. But a senior government officer may lay foundation stones without involving any political functionary

CAUGHT IN THE FRAY
The opening of new communicable diseases hospital in Tondiarpet, slaughterhouse in Perambur has been put off Plans to rent out cycles on Marina service road and build cycle track in Anna Nagar have been put on hold Subways and flyovers at Villivakkam, Monegar Choultry St in Royapuram and Rangarajapuram would be opened only after May

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2011/03/15/2/Img/Pc0020800.jpg


Source: Times of india, Chennai edition, dated 15-Mar-2011 (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/03/15&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T)

Capitalist thinking at its worst. CI aims to settle down on a beach side condo in Chennai post R2I :lol:
Well, this is not fully capitalism. You can see that I had mentioned about relocating fishing colonies to one side where the waters will be calm, less polluted and more fish can be found. When relocation happens, usually better infrastructure comes with it because currently those fishermen are living in worst conditions for decades.

Why waste a scare resource like prime downtown area and a bay area? Cooum and other rivers are relatively better closer to the mouth where they meet the sea. So, the other argument of polluted waters around the bay area will be countered.

By the way, the bunch of buildings and hotels including Leela are coming in MRC Nagar in the same way that I had mentioned.

Source: Times of india, Chennai edition, dated 15-Mar-2011 (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/03/15&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T)
Nice! :cheers: Atleast 5 more years for Mount Road to remain as a landmark heritage area before being f**ked up by those s**tty flyovers.

Guys, Any idea as to when the vandalur flyover will be completed?

Guys, Any idea as to when the vandalur flyover will be completed?

No idea. Portion over the tracks is remaining. They are raising a row of pillairs close to GST side(with only 2 workers). Not sure whether SR or highways is doing that.

Is there any update on the status of “Grade Separator” on Koyembedu Junction? Is that fully functional now?

^^ Yes it is.. :)

^^ Yes it is.. :)

Though it is operational, Koyambedu flyover is not complete. It is still narrow at one point (single lane traffic) due to acquisition problems with Hotel Shan Royal

Hi Prem,
The Koyambedu flyover is functional as of now. The junction is pretty good as far a smooth traffic is concerned. The Lights and finishing work like painting and landscaping etc have not been finished.

Next time you go there you will feel a major difference but Tirumangalam junction, Arumbakkam Junction and Koyambedu is a nightmare as all the free traffic are being held up in these junctions.

Is there any update on the status of “Grade Separator” on Koyembedu Junction? Is that fully functional now?

Hi Prem,
The Koyambedu flyover is functional as of now. The junction is pretty good as far a smooth traffic is concerned. The Lights and finishing work like painting and landscaping etc have not been finished.

Next time you go there you will feel a major difference but Tirumangalam junction, Arumbakkam Junction and Koyambedu is a nightmare as all the free traffic are being held up in these junctions.

Thanks for the info madrasi

Is there any flyover under construction on erukkancheri high road near basin bridge? I spotted what looked like flyover pilliars of increasing height on one side of the road at this location (http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10777&mlon=80.26864&zoom=16&layers=M). Spotted around 5 pillars before the train diverged and i could no longer get a clear view.

finally tambaram flyover work over the tracks resumed

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4354/dsc00233mk.jpg

vandalur flyover update

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7739/dsc00235ig.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9207/dsc00236ny.jpg

^^ Thanks but please resize the pics.

Does anyone know when the Perungalathur railway gate overbridge or subway will be constructed?

finally tambaram flyover work over the tracks resumed

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4354/dsc00233mk.jpg

A welcome news indeed. This section seems to be wide. Is this a six lane (3 lane each way) on the Tambaram eastern side. I presume there is no tracks below on this segment which they are working.

When is the Thirumangalam flyover getting completed?

A welcome news indeed. This section seems to be wide. Is this a six lane (3 lane each way) on the Tambaram eastern side. I presume there is no tracks below on this segment which they are working.

A welcome news indeed. This section seems to be wide. Is this a six lane (3 lane each way) on the Tambaram eastern side. I presume there is no tracks below on this segment which they are working.
Its 4 lane. yes, there are no tracks below this segment. The portion over the tracks has been completed long before.. The ramp in the east tambaram side and this one are remaining.

When is the Thirumangalam flyover getting completed?

They say 18 months from now. May take about 2 years at least. :bash:

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/49842692.jpg
CR: paulrobinsons, Mar 23, 2011

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WuiaTQMImxE/TWJP1zCIESI/AAAAAAAAJmo/HJVXNR1sjgA/s1280/DSC_0150.JPG
CR: Harid Rahiman, Dec 17, 2010

Looks like some works are going on in one of the loops.

^^that work is for metro....

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/49842692.jpg
CR: paulrobinsons, Mar 23, 2011

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_WuiaTQMImxE/TWJP1zCIESI/AAAAAAAAJmo/HJVXNR1sjgA/s1280/DSC_0150.JPG
CR: Harid Rahiman, Dec 17, 2010

Looks like some works are going on in one of the loops.

In Dec 17 pic, I can see some newly painted buildings just before thamarai tech park(on LHS of Jawaharlal Nehru road) but I can see only some stackings at the same place in Mar 23 2011 pic. So wat was it? Was it demolished? Or am I missing something???

that building is police quarters.

that building is police quarters.

Yes, those are police quarters. Till last week, they were there.
In fact, Mar 23 photo looks a lot more emptier in many places :) Angle Illusions ??

Inside one of the loops of the flyover, there are some Chennai Metro barricades. but they've been there for the past few months. There are also some mounds of soil and rubbish inside. but I dont see any visible work going on any day.

Yes, those are police quarters. Till last week, they were there.
In fact, Mar 23 photo looks a lot more emptier in many places :) Angle Illusions ??

Inside one of the loops of the flyover, there are some Chennai Metro barricades. but they've been there for the past few months. There are also some mounds of soil and rubbish inside. but I dont see any visible work going on any day.

The photo was probably uploaded on March 23rd 2011 and taken long before.

May be they were wrongly tagged. The above pic shd be Dec 17th and the below one shd be Mar 23rd

(See the yellow building in the left. The same building was white in the above pic. And the Police Quarters is also built)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ANxI6j5Aqgk/S7oDzNEoYXI/AAAAAAAAGCQ/emsNAj-St2I/s640/IMG_0214.JPG

This is the photo that I had posted last April. The police quarters can be seen even then


Mystery of missing 'quarters' !!! :nuts:

^^ may be demolished for metro work... just guessing. coz, the IRR metro line has to cross rt. Unlike, the line from Anna salai, this line has to come on any of the sides only due to the flyover height along IRR.

The Mar 23rd picture has been taken a long time back. That seems to be the most logical explanation.

^^ may be demolished for metro work... just guessing. coz, the IRR metro line has to cross rt. Unlike, the line from Anna salai, this line has to come on any of the sides only due to the flyover height along IRR.

No. It has not been demolished - at least till last weekend when I went past the area.

As for the metro, I guess, it will go in front of the quarters only. But there is plenty of space around and so I dont think any demolition is needed there.

The Mar 23rd picture has been taken a long time back. That seems to be the most logical explanation.

You are right. From the picture's properties in Microsoft Office Picture Manager it appears to have been taken on May 23rd 2009 4:46:00 PM.
That police quarters is indeed a new building. You can check that using Google Earth's historic imagery.

No. It has not been demolished - at least till last weekend when I went past the area.

As for the metro, I guess, it will go in front of the quarters only. But there is plenty of space around and so I dont think any demolition is needed there.

Correct they are not going to demolisg it. They have left open space near the compound wall inside the police quaters and L&T has already barricaded the place. Metro is going to go over the Loop and will have pillars in teh place between the loops

In Dec 17 pic, I can see some newly painted buildings just before thamarai tech park(on LHS of Jawaharlal Nehru road) but I can see only some stackings at the same place in Mar 23 2011 pic. So wat was it? Was it demolished? Or am I missing something???

When ll the gardening works take place under the flyover??
It was also part of the project?

^^ only after the metro works in the loops are completed...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ECR-residents-push-long-pending-demand-for-LB-Road-flyover/articleshow/7776191.cms

CHENNAI: It is considered the southern gateway to the city, but Lattice Bridge Road intersection at Thiruvanmiyur still cries for attention. The vehicular population is growing by leaps and bounds, choking every inch of the road, which has widened a bit for years.

Residents of East Coast Road have made several representations to the government for a flyover to ease congestion, but to no avail. People of several colonies including Chinna Neelangarai Kuppam, Kottivakkam, Neelangarai, Injambakkam, Pallavarakkam, and far off areas like Uthandi, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam and Sholinganallur rely on this intersection to enter the city.

"Nowadays, I leave home early in the morning for work, so that I don't get stuck at the LB Road intersection. To be here during the peak hours is a hellish experience." If working days are bad, Saturdays are not any better, as daily motorists compete with swanky cars that hit the road on weekends to zip past the East Coast Road.

Federation of ECR Residents' Welfare Associations, comprising 23 colonies unanimously passed a resolution recently demanding a flyover.

...

^^ only after the metro works in the loops are completed...

U mean the metro works are to be done in the gaps inside the loops of the bridges?? How come it will be possible?

^^ There will be pillars within the loops to support the elevated rail that will run above the loops of the flyover..

^^ There will be pillars within the loops to support the elevated rail that will run above the loops of the flyover..

Sounds very interesting man.... :banana:

Hopefully the first strech between St.Mount and Koyembedu should start as per plan.

Fingers crossed

^^ There will be pillars within the loops to support the elevated rail that will run above the loops of the flyover..

Nobody is able to give a clear picture How Kathipara junction will be negotiated by Metro.

The metro goes towards east of Mount Road after Grand Chola towards Race Course parking space.

After that I am confused.

Can anybody help?

Nobody is able to give a clear picture How Kathipara junction will be negotiated by Metro.

The metro goes towards east of Mount Road after Grand Chola towards Race Course parking space.

After that I am confused.

Can anybody help?

Is this what you are looking for?

This one shows the metro alignment at Guindy.
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/1038/guindyalignment001.jpg (http://img827.imageshack.us/i/guindyalignment001.jpg/)

This one shows the alignments at Kathipara junction.
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/849/alandur01001.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/alandur01001.jpg/)

Source: http://www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in/EAS-05Vol6.htm

Please check in the http://www.openstreetmap.org/ maps.
It has the metro link marked.

@ chennai leader
@ canter

Thanks.

Looking at the above diagram, will the station be coming between Alandur Municipal office and Azarkhana bus stop?

Thirumangalam flyover update: Two piling machines doing some work.. See the attached pics below..

http://i.imgur.com/S5bes.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rs8HN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NX7z4.jpg

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

Koyambedu Junction.. cc: myself

http://i.imgur.com/5VVBh.jpg

@@wlbkng_temp - banned?? :-)

^^ No no.. not banned.. I forgot my login credentials which was in my lappy which is now sleeping in uk.. but now i remembered those details.. so only temp id for the intermediate period..

Construction started but moving at snail's pace..

* Demolition going on in some parts..
* Length of the flyover could be around 1km and its crisscrossing many residences which are being demolished..
* Current road is being widened with just sand fillings to facilitate the construction and the road is very bumpy and full of dust.
* Once completed this becomes another railway gate-free link between GST road and Padappai parallel to Tambaram and Vandalur..

http://i.imgur.com/W4b7j.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lHGm7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G0g7M.jpg

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Dude can you please resize your pics? Thanks.. :)

^^ Sorry abt that/.. is it possible to resize in imgur just like imageshack?

Great project! Lots of information!

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http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00570/25THHOSPITAL_570646f.jpg

Hospital authorities have several problems

The delay in completing the subway behind Government Stanley Hospital is causing hardships to the hospital authorities.

The subway was aimed at helping people of the locality.

However, with the pace of work slowing down considerably, patients, visitors and the staff are put to hardship with the congestion on Monegar Choultry Road.

Due to the construction of the subway, vehicles are often parked haphazardly outside the premises, adding to the confusion.

In addition to the slow progress of work on the subway, the hospital is also facing other challenges.

Great risk

Doctors said that the residents of the slum across the road, who visit the relative being treated at the hospital, tend to misuse the hospital's premises to avoid the difficultly of crossing the road.

According to the doctors, while children play on the grounds in the evening, at night many residents sleep on the premises itself.

When hospital authorities prevent the slum-dwellers from using the hospital premises they are met with insolence, they said.

Several cases of theft have been reported in the last few months, says a senior doctor at the Surgical Gastroenterology department.

“There has been theft of even copper wires. Some of the expensive items that have been stolen are being sold as scrap,” he said. Recently the department had to contend with loss of pipes used for air conditioner units also.

Official's viewpoint

A senior surgeon in the Plastic Surgery department said that once they found the telephone cables disconnected. According to Corporation's engineers, the civic body has finished its portion of the work.

“The Railway is doing its part of the work and it is expected to take two months. We will then open the subway for use,” an official said.



Source: The Hindu, dated 25-Apr-2011 (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1764397.ece)

When is the Koyambedu (signal) flyover work getting kick started?

Tambaram ROB works in the East Tamabaram side has commenced back. A set of pillairs are raised and the ramp work has just started.

Any update or pics about the U/C flyover in Anna Arch and Nelson Manickam Road juction?

there was a second bridge laid above coovum the last time i saw near skywalk.

The construction of a flyover at Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue and Mogappair Road junction on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai has made life difficult for motorists because of the frequent traffic snarls.

To make matters worse, the state highways department has cordoned off the road towards Koyambedu and Padi after it began work on the proposed grade separator and pedestrian subway in December last year.

“The traffic snarl has become order of the day ever since the work began in the stretch,” said S. Ramesh, a BPO employee.

During peak hours, it takes nearly 10 to 15 minutes to cross the junction, but S. Xavier faced more difficulty. “I got struck in the traffic for 20 minutes near Central Public Works Department quarters while returning from work on Monday evening,” he said.

Motorists from Mogappair, Anna Nagar, Ambattur, Avadi, Villivakkam, Kolathur and Redhills are most affected by the traffic chaos.

A traffic police posted at the junction said that it is increasingly becoming difficult to manage traffic in this busy junction after ever since the commencement of work.

“As the work progresses, the traffic will only get worse. Motorist have to bear with it as the flyover is being constructed for their benefit,” he said.

The facility in Thirumangalam is estimated to cost `60.23 crore and is expected to open for traffic in two years.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/commuters-whine-about-tirumangalam-flyover-work-785

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/ten-flyovers-subways-by-next-year/270702.html

Chennaiities can expect smooth flow of traffic from next year with the construction of 10 flyovers and two vehicular subways. The facilities are coming up in key intersections of Chennai, which are witnessing traffic chaos, in the light of growing vehicular population.

While the flyovers are being constructed at Rangarajapuram, Basin Road, Thangasalai, Vyasarpadi, Tirumangalam, Moolakadai, Vadapalani, Thiru.ViKa. bridge at Adayar, Porur and the Nerkundram-Mogappair Road, the construction of two subways are underway including one near the Stanley Hospital in North Chennai.

The works being carried out at a cost of `400 crore are the initiatives of the Chennai Corporation, Highways Department and the railways in few areas.

According to Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin, all the flyover and vehicular subway projects are under progress, which are aimed at easing the traffic congestion in the respective areas. Inspecting the construction of Villivakkam subway on Sunday, he said that the construction works of the subway would be completed by the end of June.

The two-way Villivakkam subway happens to be one of the much awaited facility for the locals, linking the Villivakkam bus terminus and the 200-feet road. Pointing out that the subway would be a huge relief for the nine-lakh residents of Kolathur, Konnur, Baba Nagar, Senthil Nagar and other residential colonies surrounding Villivakkam, a local stated that the construction activities were moving at a snail pace for many years since the works began four years ago.

“However, we are happy that the subway is likely to be inaugurated in the near future, as tens and thousands of vehicles, including passengers of Metropolitan Transport Corporation fleets would be benefited," he added.

The subway is jointly developed by the Chennai Corporation and railways, with a length of 448 metres long and 13 metres wide at a cost of `34.16 crore, of which the civic body’s share is `13.40 crore. It (subway) has been designed taking the cyclists in mind with two exclusive cycle paths have been provided on the both sides.

A total number of 11 flyovers were built in Chennai and its fringes such as Kathipara, Padi, Koyembedu, Airport, Perumbur Loco Works, North Usman Road, Usman Road, Kalaivanar flyover, Abraham flyover, Pavala Vanann flyover at Saidapet and the Moopanar flyover in Nandanam at a cost of `803 crore during the last four-and-half years, a release from the Chennai Corporation stated.

When is the Koyambedu (signal) flyover work getting kick started?
Wasn't that already done by the NHAI?

^^ I think he is referring to the signal close to Arihant Towers opposite to CMBT and about half a kilometer from the NHAI grade separator.

^^ I think he is referring to the signal close to Arihant Towers opposite to CMBT and about half a kilometer from the NHAI grade separator.
The road connecting to the rear entrancce of CMBT? tht signal ??

^^ Yes.

North and South usman road where are they planning to build a flyover !!!

North and South usman road where are they planning to build a flyover !!!

Those are not plans. Those are the actual flyovers built in the last 4 and a half years of the government.

Usman road flyover must be the one in front of Pothys.
North Usman road may be Rangarajapuram Flyover (Though it is not complete yet)

Those are not plans. Those are the actual flyovers built in the last 4 and a half years of the government.

Usman road flyover must be the one in front of Pothys.
North Usman road may be Rangarajapuram Flyover (Though it is not complete yet)

North Usman road flyover is one that passes over Arcot Road.

North Usman road flyover is one that passes over Arcot Road.
The one that opened recently?

The one that opened recently?
Nope. Both the flyovers were opened in 2008.

North Usman Road flyover
http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=13.053142,80.235075&spn=0.004776,0.005193&z=17

South Usman Road flyover
http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=13.040516,80.231481&spn=0.009553,0.010386&z=16

Its not marked. It starts before Panagal Park and ends just in front of Ranganathan street.

Tambaram flyover update-east tambaram side

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/9666/dsc00263lg.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9370/dsc00264h.jpg

Except for this portion the entire bridge is finished . We can expect this to be opened in 2 months time.

How wide is this flyover?

^^ Above picture shows clearly on the missing beams.. there should be 5 beams instead they are doing with 3 beams.. crazy.. in the forum someone has raised this issue.. this is weak construction.. bridge may not sustain heavy load.. usally east tambaram buses are jam packed..

How wide is this flyover?
Two lanes each side.

^^ Above picture shows clearly on the missing beams.. there should be 5 beams instead they are doing with 3 beams.. crazy.. in the forum someone has raised this issue.. this is weak construction.. bridge may not sustain heavy load.. usally east tambaram buses are jam packed..
Err..
Two lanes each side.
Three should be enough for that.

that rangarajapuram flyover is a piece of crap. It is being constructed with almost the length of the road - whats the point in flyovers in such narrow streets God only knows.

^^ That is just a stop-gap measure. I don't think that flyover was built for heavy traffic.

^^ Above picture shows clearly on the missing beams.. there should be 5 beams instead they are doing with 3 beams.. crazy.. in the forum someone has raised this issue.. this is weak construction.. bridge may not sustain heavy load.. usally east tambaram buses are jam packed..

Bridges are designed based on IRC loadings and not based on Jam packed buses and overloaded trucks.

The standard configuaration of bridge structure based on MoRTH approved drawing set is 3 beam for 7.0 m carriage way width and 4 beam for 10.9 m carriage way width. I do not know where from have you got the detail for 5 beam configuration.

If built propoerly jam packed buses make no difference to bridge strength.

^^ Above picture shows clearly on the missing beams.. there should be 5 beams instead they are doing with 3 beams.. crazy.. in the forum someone has raised this issue.. this is weak construction.. bridge may not sustain heavy load.. usally east tambaram buses are jam packed..

The design normally will provide for enough factor of safety including dynamic loading. So even if there is a bumper to bumper traffic jam on the flyover with jam packed buses, it will withstand.

Nice pictures. It is heartening to see some progress happening. We will all wait for the Golden day to open so that East & west are connected.

The design normally will provide for enough factor of safety including dynamic loading. So even if there is a bumper to bumper traffic jam on the flyover with jam packed buses, it will withstand.ou

how do you know? Are you the design engineer or safety technician or the janitor of the constructed bridge?

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how do you know? Are you the design engineer or safety technician or the janitor of the constructed bridge?
Most flyovers are built on that principle.:ohno:

Though our folks are corrupted when it comes to Design they are 500% safe. MRTS railway stations are proof to this. By seeing the depth of the beam you can be sure of it's load capacity. Vinod this bridge will serve your grandsons dont worry. With amma back in power we may not see many flyovers in the years to come. Hope she changes her mind this time and goes on a development mode. Let's be happy with what we have now.

Though our folks are corrupted when it comes to Design they are 500% safe. MRTS railway stations are proof to this. By seeing the depth of the beam you can be sure of it's load capacity. Vinod this bridge will serve your grandsons dont worry. With amma back in power we may not see many flyovers in the years to come. Hope she changes her mind this time and goes on a development mode. Let's be happy with what we have now.

Amma was keen on Mono Rail and BRT systems as she felt it was more economical and can serve the purpose. I hope Chennai becomes Curitiba wrt the BRTS if she decides to go for it.

Hey folks do you have an email id for Jaya madam? I want to send a suggestion.

Amma was keen on Mono Rail and BRT systems as she felt it was more economical and can serve the purpose.

Intelligent Chennaites would go with economical BRTS/monorail while stupid people from Bangalore/Delhi/Kolkota/Hyderabad... would go for costly metro..
After 10 years the same Tamilians would accuse politicians for not being visionaries and blame them for other cities developing while Chennai stagnates. They would also blog as to why chennai sucks.


Chennai folks would go for the economical solution sacrificing comforts therby saving money, but for whooooooooo? Kodanad estate apparently is running out of space

One good news in the recent happening is the great future for kochi/T'drum in the next 5 years, if you got money put your dollars in Kochi/T'drum. Amma is a true Dravidian, more than Periyar, she made Bangalore and Hyderabad and now it is time for Kochi/T'drum. As investors are shoe'd from chennai, Kerala would receive them.

Income distribution/Wealth percolation on South India, What free market count not do would be done by Amma by her not doing anything for TN.

^^ Kalaignarin thondar pola! Konja naal rest eduthutu vaanga! :lol:

^^:rofl:

Road users touching Porur junction are getting increasingly annoyed with the seemingly indefinite delay with the flyover construction at the Arcot Road - Mount Poonamalle Road junction. The four-lane flyover, which was to be completed in September this year, is now scheduled to be operational only by June, 2012.

Officials said only 15% of the works had been completed and the project is delayed primarily because of problems in land acquisition.

Residents of Ramavaram who are the most affected by the delay, said they haven't seen any work in the last two months. "Every time I see that the work is stalled, I get irritated. I take up to 45 minutes to cover 500 meters between Porur Junction and Sri Ramachandra Medical College," said Gopal Raj, a resident of Ramavaram. It is total chaos as the construction has narrowed the existing road's width considerably, he added.

Officials of the state highways department said land acquisition was a problem. "The revenue department that is supposed to handle land acquisition has not been able to deliver. They say their staffs were diverted for election work," said a senior official from a special wing of the highways department formed especially for this project.

Officials of the revenue department said the acquisition process was on, but they could not physically take over the land. "When the model code of conduct was in operation, land couldn't be acquired as quickly as we had hoped. We could not bring down buildings during this period," said a senior official.

When reminded that construction process was slow even before this period, the highways official said there was a change in the flyover design. "The pillars of the flyover were changed from double-column to single-column, hence the previous delay." he said.

According to him, the design was changed as the double-column pillars caused damage to underground pipelines. This also led to a shift in the proposed route and this again delayed the acquisition process. Late last year, officials had cited shortage of sand as reason for the delay.

The total budget of the flyover is 35 crores, which includes Rs 19 crore for compensation to people whose lands would be acquired. Once completed, the flyover is expected to carry around 25,000 vehicles every day.



Source: times of India, chennai edition, dated 18-May-11 (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Flyover-to-be-delayed-by-another-year/articleshow/8401149.cms)

Amma was keen on Mono Rail and BRT systems as she felt it was more economical and can serve the purpose. I hope Chennai becomes Curitiba wrt the BRTS if she decides to go for it.

Hey folks do you have an email id for Jaya madam? I want to send a suggestion.
Agreed.

Agreed.

^^
Thambi,
Jaya madam email ellam padikarangannu yaro ungakitta thppa sollirukanga pola irukku. Appadiye padichalum namba suggestions avanga kathula vizhuma. Hmm! Hmm! But you can disguise as MK and send a message that monorail is useless and she will definitely implement it.:lol:

^^
Thambi,
Jaya madam email ellam padikarangannu yaro ungakitta thppa sollirukanga pola irukku. Appadiye padichalum namba suggestions avanga kathula vizhuma. Hmm! Hmm! But you can disguise as MK and send a message that monorail is useless and she will definitely implement it.:lol:

LOL.. :lol: good one!! ha ha...

^^
Thambi,
Jaya madam email ellam padikarangannu yaro ungakitta thppa sollirukanga pola irukku. Appadiye padichalum namba suggestions avanga kathula vizhuma. Hmm! Hmm! But you can disguise as MK and send a message that monorail is useless and she will definitely implement it.:lol:a

seiyadha nu sonna than seivanga na naa thatha madhiri vesham podarathukku ready.

Aamam! Enna vechu comedy keemadi ethuvum pannalaye?

^^
Thambi,
Jaya madam email ellam padikarangannu yaro ungakitta thppa sollirukanga pola irukku. Appadiye padichalum namba suggestions avanga kathula vizhuma. Hmm! Hmm! But you can disguise as MK and send a message that monorail is useless and she will definitely implement it.:lol:

Also add up on Chennai expansion...write not to expand Chennai, next day she will announce expansion...

Whenever amma comes,our flyover thread turns to chaibar,for 5years i can visit here instead of chaibar :lol::lol:

The third front!

I want someone who is not ADMK or DMK to seriously enter politics and clean the scum of the streets of TN state(Taxi driver dialogue).

I wish Rajinikanth enters politics and becomes a chief minister so atleast he might be able to think outside the box.

^^ Just a day or two back he entered into ICU and you are asking him to enter into politics. :lol: J/K

^^ Just a day or two back he entered into ICU and you are asking him to enter into politics. :lol: J/K

ICU lam halwa sapta madhiri for celebrities.

^^
ICU nnu pona Rajini, I "may not" CU nnu agama irunhta pothum. Politics ellam ethukku.

^^
ICU nnu pona Rajini, I "may not" CU nnu agama irunhta pothum. Politics ellam ethukku.

Athallam onnum irukkadhu. Summa ivanunga news kosaram ethaiyavudhu perusu pannuvanga.

Boost Horlics, sathukudi juice saptu odamba nalla jhammunu tethipanga aana news la ICU la irukar nu summa halva taruvanga. Thats media.

Crossposting

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2027261.ece

Will replace two level crossings near the railway station

The Highways Department and Southern Railway will construct a road overbridge and a pedestrian subway to replace two level crossings near the Perungalathur railway station.

The works will be executed under the Chennai Metropolitan Development Project of the department. The department estimates its contribution to the project cost to be around Rs.72 crore.

Officials of the Highways Department said the facilities had been necessitated as they faced a unique problem at Perungalathur railway station. The level crossings (LCs No. 32 and 33) were on either side of the station and just a few metres away from the platform.

Commuters faced problems when Southern Railway started operating 12-car train services between Chennai Beach-Tirumalpur via Tambaram and Chengalpattu. The platform of Perungalathur railway station was not long enough to accommodate all the 12 compartments. The first three compartments would halt outside the platform and commuters can be seen jumping out of the compartments at the station.

A road overbridge would replace the LC-32 and had been aligned with the proposed Rs.50 crore Eastern Bypass project of the Highways Department. The Eastern Bypass would connect Velachery Main Road at Rajakilpakkam and GST Road near the Perungalathur station. The road overbridge would have ramps descending on Eastern Bypass, officials said.

A pedestrian subway would be built to replace LC-33 and once completed, the level crossings could be closed down and the platforms extended, a Southern Railway engineer said.

He pointed out that if they had to extend the platform to accommodate all the compartments of a 12-car electric train, they had no other option but to close down one of the two level crossings. Owing to protests by residents of Perungalathur Town Panchayat on the one side and Peerkankaranai Town Panchayat on the other, against the closure of the level crossings, they were unable to go ahead with the projects, the engineer added.

Highways officials said civil works were expected to begin in four months time. Once completed, the projects would bring immense benefit to Perungalathur.

Work on bridge across Adyar stopped

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00635/20THBRIDGEPHOTO_635107f.jpg
More than 50 per cent work has been completed. Photo: A.Muralitharan

The Highways Department was forced to halt work on a bridge across the Adyar river near Tambaram following objections by the Ministry of Defence that a portion of land reportedly belonging to it was being used for the project.

The Rural Roads Wing of the Highways Department is constructing an elevated bridge across the Adyar connecting Anakaputhur Municipality and Tharapakkam village panchayat. Work began in 2009 and more than 50 per cent of the work was completed, according to officials. On Thursday morning, a team of personnel from the Indian Air Force Station in Tambaram came to the spot and asked the staff to halt the work. The contractors and staff were surprised and called up senior officials of the Highways Department, who reached the spot. Highways officials said work began only after resolutions were passed by the councils of Anakaputhur Municipality and Tharapakkam village panchayat.Highways officials said the issue would be taken up on Friday and a complete survey of the site done by the Revenue Department.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2032839.ece

Work on bridge across Adyar stopped

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00635/20THBRIDGEPHOTO_635107f.jpg
More than 50 per cent work has been completed. Photo: A.Muralitharan

The Highways Department was forced to halt work on a bridge across the Adyar river near Tambaram following objections by the Ministry of Defence that a portion of land reportedly belonging to it was being used for the project.

The Rural Roads Wing of the Highways Department is constructing an elevated bridge across the Adyar connecting Anakaputhur Municipality and Tharapakkam village panchayat. Work began in 2009 and more than 50 per cent of the work was completed, according to officials. On Thursday morning, a team of personnel from the Indian Air Force Station in Tambaram came to the spot and asked the staff to halt the work. The contractors and staff were surprised and called up senior officials of the Highways Department, who reached the spot. Highways officials said work began only after resolutions were passed by the councils of Anakaputhur Municipality and Tharapakkam village panchayat.Highways officials said the issue would be taken up on Friday and a complete survey of the site done by the Revenue Department.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2032839.ece


Is the defence is to defend us from Invasion for foreign country or to defend us from development of our state.:lol: I think they are always in deep slumber and wake up once a while to halt the projects...

GST Flyover Updates. Taken from suburban today

Tamabaram ROB. Work on East Tambaram side going at good phase(check previous page)
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/117/dsc00267ms.jpg

Vandalur ROB. Railways part pending.
http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/4117/dsc00269s.jpg

Urapakkam ROB 1 - between Vandalur and Urapakkam
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8418/dsc00270ca.jpg

Urapakkam ROB 2 - near Urapakkam station
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8547/dsc00271db.jpg

Guduvancherry flyover work is also going on. Couldnt take pic since work is going on far from tracks behind some 150 metres of Guduvanchery railway gate

^^ Thanks ceeznic.. updates like this give me nostalgic memories of my travel by suburban trains.. Nice to see the progress..

Guduvanchery flyover will be a hefty one due to the terrain and routes it will take.. waiting for ur updates once the work is visible from suburban train to capture..

waiting for ur updates once the work is visible from suburban train to capture..

sure ll do.. :)

Had a look at the flyover crossing the railway tracks at Kodambakkam last week.
The flyover has cost one entry into Railway Border road.
However I don't understand why there are two sections on the track in a V shape.

sure ll do.. :)

nice updates.

one doubt! Now there would be three railways tracks from Tambaram to Chengalpattu. (1MG under GC and 2BG), are there flyovers built by railways have enough space to accomodate the 4th line?

If not then it is poor planning and we will be big trouble for laying the 4th line from tambaram to chengalpattu.

nice updates.

one doubt! Now there would be three railways tracks from Tambaram to Chengalpattu. (1MG under GC and 2BG), are there flyovers built by railways have enough space to accomodate the 4th line?

If not then it is poor planning and we will be big trouble for laying the 4th line from tambaram to chengalpattu.

Neenga romba naalavara irukengale..
Eppovo nadaka porathe pathi / nadakatha pathi ippove feel pannurengale...
:ohno:

nice updates.

one doubt! Now there would be three railways tracks from Tambaram to Chengalpattu. (1MG under GC and 2BG), are there flyovers built by railways have enough space to accomodate the 4th line?

If not then it is poor planning and we will be big trouble for laying the 4th line from tambaram to chengalpattu.

Yes They have left enough space to accomodate the 4th line.
There are so much space on both the sides that they can even add 2 more lines to make it six line tracks

Does anybody have an idea of what would happen to the proposed flyovers by the DMK govt near Aminjikarai and one in Tirumangalam?Will it be shelved by AIADMK?

Does anybody have an idea of what would happen to the proposed flyovers by the DMK govt near Aminjikarai and one in Tirumangalam?Will it be shelved by AIADMK?

Anna arch flyover may not come up but thirumangalam, porur, moolakadai will not have any problem since these flyovers are in the discussions for past 10 yrs and current govt can take complete credit

Anna arch flyover may not come up but thirumangalam, porur, moolakadai will not have any problem since these flyovers are in the discussions for past 10 yrs and current govt can take complete credit
I thought DMK had laid foundation stone for Moolakadai in Jan?
I vaguely recall it from ToI.
That junction needs a flyover.

Yes They have left enough space to accomodate the 4th line.
There are so much space on both the sides that they can even add 2 more lines to make it six line tracks
Hi Dnesh,
3 ROBs betw TBM and Chengalpet do not have space to accomadate even 4th line. Apart from 3 ROBs, there are plenty of spaces.

^^ Nope. Vandalur already has 4 lines (1 MG- 3 BG(one loop line included)). In urapakkam enough space is available as you can see from the picture. The work at Guduvanchery is yet to start near railway track so its early to comment on that.

^^ Nope. Vandalur already has 4 lines (1 MG- 3 BG(one loop line included)). In urapakkam enough space is available as you can see from the picture. The work at Guduvanchery is yet to start near railway track so its early to comment on that.
Paranur and mudichur highway bridges will be the problem to accommadate 4th line.

Paranur and mudichur highway bridges will be the problem to accommadate 4th line.

Not much.. Do you remember they created an underpass on irumbuliyur interchange from nowhere(for vehicles coming from tambaram to go to chennai bypass).. They used something called box pushing method to create the tunnel.. So it can be easily done. For that they need to first approve for the fourth line and allocate funds. Its upto railways and govt to have the will and commitment to perform.

To those worrying about the poor construction or missing beams in the bridge, all bridges in India are built for sustaining IRC loads, namely wheeled and tracked vehicles. As far as i can remember, tracked vehicle weight is quite a LOT, nearly equal to a tank's (some college student correct me if I'm wrong here, I've forgotten all this :nuts:). So the bridge will be quite safe.

And hello to everyone here! I think i'm posting after 2 years or so! :D

To those worrying about the poor construction or missing beams in the bridge, all bridges in India are built for sustaining IRC loads, namely wheeled and tracked vehicles. As far as i can remember, tracked vehicle weight is quite a LOT, nearly equal to a tank's (some college student correct me if I'm wrong here, I've forgotten all this :nuts:). So the bridge will be quite safe.

And hello to everyone here! I think i'm posting after 2 years or so! :D

Welcome Back:)

To those worrying about the poor construction or missing beams in the bridge, all bridges in India are built for sustaining IRC loads, namely wheeled and tracked vehicles. As far as i can remember, tracked vehicle weight is quite a LOT, nearly equal to a tank's (some college student correct me if I'm wrong here, I've forgotten all this :nuts:). So the bridge will be quite safe.

And hello to everyone here! I think i'm posting after 2 years or so! :D

Welcome Back:)

http://i.imgur.com/4AjBY.jpg
Two arms of the Rangarajapuram flyover in Chennai have been completed.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2063333.ece

Corporation to make arrangements for traffic on the stretch in the next few days

Work on Rangarajapuram flyover's arms connecting Bazullah Road and Kodambakkam railway station side has been completed. The Chennai Corporation will make arrangements for movement of traffic on the stretch in the next few days, said a senior official of the civic body.

The stretch includes two ramps, connecting a 49.5 metre bowstring bridge constructed by the Southern Railway between Bazullah Road and Kodambakkam railway station side.

The bowstring bridge in the railway's portion of one arm of the project was completed and handed over to the Chennai Corporation in the second week of February.

The civic body has finished the work on connecting the ramps with the bowstring bridge.

The Southern Railway is expected to complete the second bowstring bridge on the Rangarajapuram side in three months and the Chennai Corporation will take another two months to connect it with the ramps.

Most of the work on three ramps of the 962-metre-long flyover has been completed by the civic body. Work on the second bowstring bridge is under way.

The Y-shaped flyover is being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.76 crore, with Southern Railway constructing the two bowstring bridges over the tracks. The work order for the construction of the flyover was issued in January 2008. The completion of the entire Rangarajapuram flyover is likely to take five more months.

The work is getting delayed on account of the slow pace of work along the railways' portion of the project, an official of Corporation said.

http://i.imgur.com/4AjBY.jpg
Two arms of the Rangarajapuram flyover in Chennai have been completed.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2063333.ece

Corporation to make arrangements for traffic on the stretch in the next few days

Work on Rangarajapuram flyover's arms connecting Bazullah Road and Kodambakkam railway station side has been completed. The Chennai Corporation will make arrangements for movement of traffic on the stretch in the next few days, said a senior official of the civic body.

The stretch includes two ramps, connecting a 49.5 metre bowstring bridge constructed by the Southern Railway between Bazullah Road and Kodambakkam railway station side.

The bowstring bridge in the railway's portion of one arm of the project was completed and handed over to the Chennai Corporation in the second week of February.

The civic body has finished the work on connecting the ramps with the bowstring bridge.

The Southern Railway is expected to complete the second bowstring bridge on the Rangarajapuram side in three months and the Chennai Corporation will take another two months to connect it with the ramps.

Most of the work on three ramps of the 962-metre-long flyover has been completed by the civic body. Work on the second bowstring bridge is under way.

The Y-shaped flyover is being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.76 crore, with Southern Railway constructing the two bowstring bridges over the tracks. The work order for the construction of the flyover was issued in January 2008. The completion of the entire Rangarajapuram flyover is likely to take five more months.

The work is getting delayed on account of the slow pace of work along the railways' portion of the project, an official of Corporation said.
That bridge has DESTROYED Railway border road completely.
Not much.. Do you remember they created an underpass on irumbuliyur interchange from nowhere(for vehicles coming from tambaram to go to chennai bypass).. They used something called box pushing method to create the tunnel.. So it can be easily done. For that they need to first approve for the fourth line and allocate funds. Its upto railways and govt to have the will and commitment to perform.
Yep. Magic Boxes, BLR uses it a lot for everything.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RCC-Magic-Box-Hosur-Road.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magic-Box-Palace-Road-BDA-Jn.jpg
They're quality is improving but they're generally used as Quick fix solutions.

Border road is there for the last 100years, what is the use without the bridge. the good thing is it will releive traffic from Doraiswamy subway and Kodambakkam bridge. Something is better than nothing. Once this is commisioned they should make Doraiswamy subway one way.

Border road is there for the last 100years, what is the use without the bridge. the good thing is it will releive traffic from Doraiswamy subway and Kodambakkam bridge. Something is better than nothing. Once this is commisioned they should make Doraiswamy subway one way.
Border road runs parallel to the track. the bridge starts on it. If it started a few 10-15 metre away, it might've saved the road. You can't enter it from Rangarajapuram main road because the flyover blocks entry.
It will remain the same EVEN after the railway underpass [NOT the bridge] is complete.

Deadline extended for flyover, subways

The Chennai Corporation Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution approving extension of deadline for completion of a flyover and two subways in the city.

The extension is for the flyover project on Cochrane Basin Road, the Villivakkam vehicular subway and Monegar Choultry Road subway, near Government Stanley Hospital.

The work on the flyover began in 2008. The shifting of sewer network was done in 2009. Work has been suspended for the past 11 months on account of judicial intervention pertaining to private land acquisition for the project. The council has approved the extension of deadline for completion of the flyover to November 30, 2011.

The council has set a deadline of June 30 for completion of the Villivakkam vehicular subway, a project which is expected to considerably reduce traffic congestion in the area.

According to officials of the Chennai Corporation, a major portion of the work on the 440-metre long subway in Villivakkam has been completed. The project is being developed by the Southern Railway and the civic body.

The height of the subway would be 5.5 metres and its width 13.4 metre, including space for bicycle tracks. Of the total length of 440 metre, the portion to be completed by the railway is nearly 140 metre. The project work began in 2008.

The deadline for completion of Monegar Choultry Road subway has been extended to September 30, 2011. Around 50 per cent of the Southern Railways' portion of the work has been completed. The work was suspended due to rain in November 2009. The work on the railways portion began in March 2010.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2066426.ece

^^ Pala noodraanda contruct panra Chrompet subway enna pa aachu? :doh:

chrompet'la subwaya enga Irruku . I know MIT & Pallvararam ROB.

in between MIT and pallavaram ROB next to the chrompet railway station.

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There was some work going on like leveling of ground I guess for landscaping and some digging at one of the loops

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Have they finished the railing on the Koyambedu flyover?
Last I saw it in May, railing in one section was incomplete ...

Satish, did you traverse every loop ?

Seriously - looks like you went round and round till you had taken pics from every part of the flyover!!

This is why I like SSC - that's exactly what I'd have done too.. :D

Satish, did you traverse every loop ?
Looks like he did.

I must have as my in-laws live in Maduravoyal and have to use this flyover quite frequently. Still have more pics at home. Will upload soon.

The city corporation may revive its flyover-cum-subway project on Lattice Bridge Road, tipped to be the first of its kind in the. All so the Travelator is a flyover project which is a part of the expansion program of Chennai International Airport executed.

The city corporation may revive its flyover-cum-subway project on Lattice Bridge Road, tipped to be the first of its kind in the. All so the Travelator is a flyover project which is a part of the expansion program of Chennai International Airport executed.
Can you elaborate?

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

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:ohno: those posters.....and the black / white stripes looks so primitive...(same in Koyembedu grade separator also)...can't they think of some better combo...

^^ Pala noodraanda contruct panra Chrompet subway enna pa aachu? :doh:

Work is going on under the Rails...They are using the BOX-Push Technology to construct the subway.

Guduvancherry ROB update

GST road side

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3140/dsc00276e.jpg

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/1897/dsc00277l.jpg

:ohno: those posters.....and the black / white stripes looks so primitive...(same in Koyembedu grade separator also)...can't they think of some better combo...
Their purpose is to STAND OUT and BE VISIBLE at all times, day and night. Hence either Black and White or Black and yellow.