On CPs Post on Urapakkam bridge..
CP.. thanks for the excellent photos.
is the bridges are barricaded from using it?
hope SH learnt it from pallavaram flyover accident...

@ Krishnaswamy : Yes the entry and exit points in Urapakkam ROB are blocked.

@ arsshyam : Thats a good view, its hightime Railways publish the project start date, end date and cost of the work (case by case basis) in the worksite. But i believe its a slightly delayed work as per the end dates earlier provided in Newspapers.

hope SH learnt it from pallavaram flyover accident...
Locals stole the logs that used to block entry and exit points. HD started building walls after the incident..

Locals stole the logs that used to block entry and exit points. HD started building walls after the incident..
you mean in Pallavaram flyover?before the accident , it was not barricaded. but after the incident, they built the wall.
i dont think so...i used to cross that flyover everyday. never it was barricaded. only few lorries will be parked in the bridge upto some level....
I always cautions my friends and relatives who ever visit my house.
hm.. still that bridge is getting built. by SR.....
MRTS and this bridge both has same speed..

Space beneath 13 flyovers in city all set for makeover (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3333181.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01058/flyover_1058527e.jpg

NGO City Connect gives design inputs to Chennai Corporation Residents of the city may soon have more recreation spaces at an unlikely venue – beneath flyovers. The Chennai Corporation has planned to turn untidy, unused areas beneath all its flyovers into vibrant public spaces. Accepting many of the proposals made by a consultant City Connect, an NGO, for optimum use of space beneath five flyovers at a meeting on Thursday, the civic body decided to cover all the flyovers in the city under the beautification scheme.

Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy has now asked the consultant to submit a report on use of the space beneath all 13 flyovers maintained by the civic body. Flyovers to be covered in the first phase are those on Royapettah High Road, Dr. Radhakrishnan Road near The Music Academy, T.T.K. Road in Alwarpet, Cenotaph Road and Sardar Patel Road. After the consultant submits the report, the civic body will implement work on the utilisation of the space beneath all the flyovers.

Sriram Ganapathi, who is on a team of architects working with City Connect on this project, said the beautification of spaces beneath flyovers will not consume any additional road space. “We will focus on giving pedestrians more access to this space,” he said. Each of the flyovers will display local flavours of Chennai. The proposal for the R.K. Salai flyover will depict the city's identity as a centre for music. The Pantheon Road flyover will bear an archaeological flavour and the Sardar Patel Road flyover may display elements of education, due to its proximity to reputable institutions.

Mr. Ganapathy said a sunken gallery space would be created by excavating earth beneath the R.K. Salai flyover.Plans to install panels with LED fittings for lighting and solar pipes, and landscaping of an 80 metre-stretch, promise to make the area visually appealing. The solar pipes function by total internal reflection and will provide natural lighting in the landscaped areas. U-turns and zebra crossings will be demarcated with inputs from traffic police.

“We have recommended that space be created for an ambulance and police vehicles. We have also thought of renting bicycles for tourists who wish to go for a ride nearby,” he said. Public conveniences will also come up. A central mound with landscaping will make encroachments impossible.

Raj Cherubal of City Connect said: “This will enliven these spaces and add life to different localities.”

^^

what is the use? 3 months later udanpirapugal and rathathin rathangal will post amaiyar/thatha/stalin posters there. :bash:

Space beneath 13 flyovers in city all set for makeover (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3333181.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01058/flyover_1058527e.jpg

That is really nice to know.

But before that why the corporation is not bothered to provide basic things to the existing fly overs. For example, Mduravayal flyover. It is completly swalled by dark. It is really pathetic to see people strugle in the nights. Especially, two whelers and light vehicles. Is there any reason that those fly overs are not properly provided with lights?

^^

what is the use? 3 months later udanpirapugal and rathathin rathangal will post amaiyar/thatha/stalin posters there. :bash:

hahahah.you are right..no use.:lol:

^^

what is the use? 3 months later udanpirapugal and rathathin rathangal will post amaiyar/thatha/stalin posters there. :bash:

but i dont see posters on the walls painted with artistic images.

^^

I would have like the proposal if they have encouraged car parking under certain bridges as Chennai is in need of it!!

^^

My vote goes to two wheeler parking only.. to discourage use of four wheelers in city..

Any vote for toilets?

Roadside eateries

the notion that you should put to "human use" every inch of space available under the flyover is ridiculous... even if it serves a noble cause such as a public latrine/toilet. would they just please grow some plants that use least/NO water and just get done with it. you cannot control human .. you can only control the nature :)

the notion that you should put to "human use" every inch of space available under the flyover is ridiculous... even if it serves a noble cause such as a public latrine/toilet. would they just please grow some plants that use least/NO water and just get done with it. you cannot control human .. you can only control the nature :)

lol enaku mela rendu peru asked for car and bike parking, so adhana summa otinen.

IMO, it can be used for any purpose, which will encourage people crossing the roads to have food, or get their 2 wheeler from parking lot or shop owners to park their cars permanently.
Revenue or social cause should be important without causing much chaos to existing traffic.

Good quality Paid public toilets & paid parking under the bridge would be very helpful and also generate revenue for the corporation.

I feel under bridge space is not suitable for relaxation & recreation use for public.

If they put benches and sitting area it will be occupied by homeless people or it will become a hang out for thugs.

If no revenue source then there will be no man power involved to monitor, clean and maintain.

If leased out to toilet & parking contract at least man power will be employed 24/7 to supervise and prevent the joint from turning in to a dump.

The above option is suitable only for certain flyovers in busy comercial area with high pedestrian traffic ( T nagar, Mabalam, Anna Arch, Thirumangalam etc.

It is not suitable for motorway type high speed bridges & fly overs such as Kathipara, ORR etc.

Thirumangalam flyover. Still work moving slow.
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6234/dsc02555t.jpg (http://img809.imageshack.us/i/dsc02555t.jpg/)

7 FOBs, 5 subways to help pedestrians (http://www.asianage.com/chennai/7-fobs-5-subways-help-pedestrians-667)

Grade separator that found approval in 2012-13 policy note

1. Grade separator will be built connecting Medavakkam Jn and Mambakkam-mount road, Sholz-Tambaram road Jn

2. Grade separator will be coming up at Pallavaram radial road and Mount-Medavakkam road Jn at Keezhkattalai.

DPR preparation and LA will start this year

http://www.tn.gov.in/tamiltngov/policynotes/announcements/highways_t.pdf

http://i42.tinypic.com/fp2q3d.jpg

Updated with two new grade separator got approval.

We have to wait for few more days to know the fund allocation for flyovers which got approval last year.

This is the final list of flyovers/grade separators that would be Chennai having in 2-3 years

1. CMBT signal flyover
2. CMBT Kaliamman kovil street flyover - 40crores
3. Vijayangar Jn Velacherry - 50crores
4. GST-Pallavaram-Kundratur road Jn - 65 crores
5. IRR-Kolattur flyover 50crores
6. Porur flyover Rs. 34.72 crore is in progress.
7. G.N.T Road at Moolakkadai flyover, cost of Rs. 49.55 crore is in progress.
8. Tirumangalam flyover at a revised cost of Rs. 60.23 crore is in progress.
9. Vadapalani flyover at a cost of Rs. 30 crore,
10. Arumbakkam flyover i.e L shaped flyover at a cost of Rs. 117 crore is in progress. Land Acquisition for this work is in progress
11. Medavakkam Jn flyover
12. Keezhkattalai Jn flyover

River(i.e sakadai) and back waters bridges

1. 8 bridges coming up at Amainthakarai, Seemavaram, Kundrathur, Avadi etc., at the cost of 30crores
2. Mogappair with Nerkundram across Coovum river at a cost of Rs. 16.04 crore is in progress.
3. Additional 3 lane High Level Bridge across Adyar river adjacent to the existing Thiru.vi.ka Bridge in Chennai at a cost of Rs.13.08 crore is in progress
4. Highlevel Bridge at Ennore Creek in Ennore connecting Ennore Expressway with North Chennai Thermal Power station at a cost of Rs. 52.66 crore is in progress.

ROB

1. 10 ROB in Tiruvallur dt got approval - 200.70crores
2. 18 ROB in Kancheepuram got approval - 485.89crores

Ongoing ROB

1. Thiruvallur - Elavur-Gummidipoondi - 17crores
2. Thiruvallur- Gummidipoondi - 39crores
3. Chennai - Vyasarpadi ROB - 80.68crores
4. Kanchi, Jameen Pallavaram - 14crores
5. Kanchi, Vandalur - 23.67crores
6. Kanchi, Urapakkam - 23crores
7. Kanchi, Madhuranthagam - 22.50crores
8. Kanchi, Chengelpet - 34.58crores
9. Kanchi, Chengelpet - 27.90crores
10. Kanchi - Guduvanchery - 31.94crores
11. Kanchi - Urappakam - 34.50crores
12. Kanchi - Singaperumal koil - 52.89crores
13. Thiruvallur - Tiruvottiyur Mattusandhai - 47crores
14. Thiruvallur RUB Tiruvottiyur - 28crores
15. Thiruvallur Wimco nagar RS - 25.50crores
16. Thiruvallur Pattaravakkam - 35crores
17. Thiruvallur Veppampattu - 29.50crores
18. Kanchi, Perugalathur - 76crores

Ongoing ROB

5. Kanchi, Vandalur - 23.67crores

completed and opened for traffic

Thanks for the details

Given that more focus on Medavakam junction and Vijayanagar jn, will the State highway from Velachery to Medavakam via Pallikaranai be expanded ?

Vehicles coming are getting a big surprise on seeing the small road . With so many apartments coming up on Narayanapuram and further south , it will be chaos

if anyone know on this road please do share

Porur flyover in progress?!?!? The construction speed is giving a new meaning to snails pace.!
And why is there no plan for a flyover at OMR sholi signal yet?

11. Medavakkam Jn flyover


Is the medavakkam Junction, the place where the IRR / MRTS line meets the Medavakkam main road?

If so, any idea how they're planning to negotiate the elevated MRTS? Wasn't a subway planned here ?

Am also trying to understand if there are any plans to widen Mount-Medavakkam main Road.. This project was started many years ago... The status of widening as we speak is as follows :
- 100 meters between Mount and Jayalakshmi Theatre - not widened
- 1km between Jayalakshmi theatre and Vanuvampet - widened
- 100 meters between Vanuvampet and Oil Mill Stop - widened in some places
- 1.5 km between Oil Mill Stop and UTI Bank Stop - not widened
- 1.5 km between UTI Bank and Keelkattalai - widened
- 3 km between Keelkattalai and Medavakkam - widened in some place

This stretch chokes between 7.30 am to 9.30 pm - round of the year

Will be glad if any one can throw some light on widening of this crucial stretch..

Updated with two new grade separator got approval.

We have to wait for few more days to know the fund allocation for flyovers which got approval last year.

Sir - Porur flyover to be over in 2 years..on what basis?? dont see any activity there until 2 months back. have they restarted the actual bridge construction?http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/shake.gif

Is the medavakkam Junction, the place where the IRR / MRTS line meets the Medavakkam main road?

If so, any idea how they're planning to negotiate the elevated MRTS? Wasn't a subway planned here ?

No. This refers to junction where the Tambaram-Velachery road meets the Medavakkam-Perumbakkam-Sholinganallur road (T51 Route) and Medavakkam - Mambakkam road. Both these road junctions are 100 m apart and there are two different traffic signals which will be avoided when the flyover is constructed on the Velachery - Tambaram SH road.

[QUOTE=rmkrish;90744519]Sir - Porur flyover to be over in 2 years..on what basis?? dont see any activity there until 2 months back. have they restarted the actual bridge construction?


Nothing is happening there.

Very bad planning and execution by DMK gov.-started construction without demolition of buildings

After JJ came to power demolition took place.

Now nothing is happening.

My intention was not to capture the flyover, which has been there for a while for everyone to see.. I was trying to capture the amount of traffic in the middle of the night, and the pollution as well..

Ever busy...
http://i.imgur.com/0CrG0.jpg

Not just freaking accidents, even cosmic collisions happen here.. ;)
http://i.imgur.com/pDg7z.jpg

Sand.. sand.. everywhere!!
http://i.imgur.com/P6A0j.jpg

Velachery MRTS Flyover

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6979883730_35ba76a2da_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/6981812352_bcc4f38750_b.jpg

CC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gkvishnu/

^^ I first thought these were artistic renders. :) Cool pics.

^^ I first thought these were artistic renders. :) Cool pics.

romba sathama soladinga.

We may start seeing artistic renderings with posters to give a real feel of how the finished product will be like once it is done.

[QUOTE=rmkrish;90744519]Sir - Porur flyover to be over in 2 years..on what basis?? dont see any activity there until 2 months back. have they restarted the actual bridge construction?


Nothing is happening there.

Very bad planning and execution by DMK gov.-started construction without demolition of buildings

After JJ came to power demolition took place.

Now nothing is happening.

What I heard was that the soil is loose in that area and due to which the columns are sinking. Similar thing happened in Perambur and velachery MRTS... I am not sure about this info. I pity all those folks using that road. Looks like it will take years to complete.

After missing deadlines, subway at Villivakkam to open soon

Chennai: Five years since its inception and three deadlines later, the subway at Villivakkam rail remains unfinished. Five months after coming to power, mayor Sadai Duraisamy in February announced that it would be completed by March-end. On Sunday he gave a fresh deadline. “The subway will be opened in ten days,” he said.
The 34.16-crore subway, a joint venture between the Corporation of Chennai and Southern Railway, has gone through several delays primarily because of land acquisition and slow pace of work of the railways.
“I visited the spot and reviewed the situation. The land acquisition has been completed. The delay is because of the slow pace of the railways authorities,” said the corporation commissioner, D Karthikeyan. The corporation had to acquire more than 43,000 sq ft land from 61 people was entangled in a lengthy legal process.
The railways inevitably overshot its deadline because of the small time gap it got for construction, say officials. “With electrical trains operating through the day, they can work on the subway only during night. Hence their work gets immensely delayed,” said a corporation official. “All our work is now completed. It is up to the corporation to open it for traffic,” said a railways official.
Similarly, a subway near Stanley Medical College and Hospital whose work started in 2008 still remains incomplete. Officials from the corporation say it will be completed and opened to traffic in August.
The subway at Villivakkam will help commuters from Madhavaram, Manali, Red Hills, Kolathur and Rettai Eri cut their journey time towards the city by up to 40 minutes. “Though coming to the city through Villivakkam is shorter, I hardly take the route because of congestion. But if the subway comes through fast, my trip will become shorter,” said a commuter from Redhills, Jayaram.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2012/05/02/5/Img/Pc0051000.jpg



Looks too narrow. Is it single lane(one way traffic) or double lane?

The underpass looks more like a prototype of how the core city buckingham canal restoration should look like rather than a underpass

i have seen this subway and still 2 buses can pass different directions at same time with slow speed. Their main idea is to completely close the level crossings and hence they made these pedestrian/cycling track both sides but ultimately missed to take care main road width

Anna Arch will be demolished
Corpn To Allow Razing Of Structure To Make Way For 2 Flyovers

It will be official on Thursday. The highways department will cross its last hurdle—the Chennai Corporation’s green signal through a council resolution-—to pull down the landmark Anna Arch, to make way for two flyovers and a subway.
The corporation council is all set to pass a resolution on May 10, allowing the highways department to demolish the arch built in 1985. It will also allow the department to rebuild the arch and reinstate former chief minister C Annadurai’s statue once the flyovers are built. “The Anna statue can be in the care of the department, and it can be reinstated at a location they deem fit,” says the resolution to be passed by the council.
TOI on March 26 reported the highways department’s proposal to remove the arch. The department had initially feared that they may have to relocate the arch. “Relocation will be expensive and is not feasible, but there could be political pressure,” an official had told TOI earlier.
The removal of the arch has been necessitated by the two proposed ‘L’ shaped flyovers, part of a Rs 117crore project, to connect Nelson Manickam Road with Anna Nagar and Poonamallee High Road. The flyovers will allow the removal of the signals at Anna Arch and Nelson Manickam Road-Poonamallee High Road junction, where commuters have to sometimes wait for more than 15 minutes to cross the junctions.
Citizens felt both sad and happy about the development. “It will be bad to see Anna Arch go,” said Mathuvanthi Yeshwath, a resident of Soundarya Colony in Anna Nagar. “I have seen it from the day I can remember Chennai, but if they are going to reinstall it, I guess it’s alright. The traffic situation needs to improve.”
Rachana B, a resident of Shanthi Colony, said it was probably inevitable. “It is quite a beautiful landmark,” she said, “but the traffic here is so terrible that we don’t often notice its beauty. If its removal makes the drive shorter, it’s fine.” The corporation council will also pass a resolution to appoint an interior design firm for any new building the civic body will build. The corporation has shortlisted eight companies for this.



http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2012/05/06&PageLabel=5&EntityId=Ar00500&ViewMode=HTML

again they are saying 2 flyovers! earlier said subway may not be the part of the plan!

2 flyovers was always the part of the plan.

First, it was 2 flyovers + 1 subway..

Now, subway is in doubt.. So, 2 flyovers

@ Prabhu nice photos

Shutter ON senjittu oru 10 nimisham dum adikka poyiteengala? :)

Anna Arch will be demolished
Corpn To Allow Razing Of Structure To Make Way For 2 Flyovers

It is one of the neatly maintained structure in Chennai. They paint the arch regularly and keep it neat without any posters. Going to miss the landmark.

It is one of the neatly maintained structure in Chennai. They paint the arch regularly and keep it neat without any posters. Going to miss the landmark.

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Perambur

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/7152748103_240596aae7_b.jpg

SRC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/manojprabhahar/7152748103/sizes/l/in/photostream/

@ Prabhu nice photos

Shutter ON senjittu oru 10 nimisham dum adikka poyiteengala? :)

Thank you sir!! :rofl:

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Vinoth,
my heartful thanks to you, as the SSC videos on buses and trains are good entertainment for my son...

^^ Anytime Kris :cheers:

Vinoth,
my heartful thanks to you, as the SSC videos on buses and trains are good entertainment for my son...

Kids are entertained by videos on buses and trains?

WOW! We gotta future specialist in transport in the making! :cheers:

Kids are entertained by videos on buses and trains?

WOW! We gotta future specialist in transport in the making! :cheers:
yea.. SSC is wonderful place for him..
i will post some videos and photos of light rail system here.. wonderful.. simple structure.. user friendly...from airport to home in just 2.4 $..(around 30 miles)..everyday evening i took him to Light rail station. he never bored of seeing those trains..

Kids are entertained by videos on buses and trains?

WOW! We gotta future specialist in transport in the making! :cheers:


I got interest in bus, trains, road, maps because of my childhood frequent long distance tour within south of Mangalore(Kollur)-Bangalore-Tirupathy-Chennai axis to Cape. :)


Kris SSC liyae oor suthi kamikiraru pola.

I got interest in bus, trains, road, maps because of my childhood frequent long distance tour within south of Mangalore(Kollur)-Bangalore-Tirupathy-Chennai axis to Cape. :)

Kris SSC liyae oor suthi kamikiraru pola.
hm...oor suthi kattale pa.. "bus", "train" suthi kattikittu irukken..:lol:
hm.. love to take him for a good bus, train journey back in India...lets see..

Moolakadai Junction Flyover?

Anyone has updates on this place....

It is one of the neatly maintained structure in Chennai. They paint the arch regularly and keep it neat without any posters. Going to miss the landmark.
ungalukkaga..anna arch photo..
http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/DINAMALAR/2012/05/10/Article//101/10_05_2012_101_011.jpg

Civic body plans six flyovers

Delay in opening two bridges and a subway in the city by the Chennai Corporation led to the DMK staging a walkout at the civic body's council that met on Thursday.

Led by DMK's Subash Chandra Bose, the councillors alleged that the Rs.33-crore subway at Villivakkam, Rs.3.28-crore bridge at Mehta Nagar and Rs.2.10-crore bridge at Indira Nagar had not been opened as these works were initiated in the previous DMK regime.

“These facilities have not been opened as the AIADMK does not want to inaugurate them since they were proposed by the DMK,” Mr. Bose said. Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy replied that these facilities would be inaugurated once they are completed. “There are still some pending works, including removal of encroachments,” he said.

The DMK raised the issue during the discussion on a resolution to ask the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Finance Services Limited (TNUIFSL) to appoint a consultant to study the feasibility of constructing six flyovers and connecting and extending the two flyovers on Usman Road to relieve congestion at the traffic intersections.

The civic body had proposed in its budget for 2012-13 six new flyovers at junction near Mandaveli bus terminus, junction of Bharathi Salai and Royapettah clock tower, junction of College Road, Sterling Road and Valluvar Kottam High Road, junction of Arcot Road and K.K.Nagar 80 Feet Road at Saligramam, junction of Adithanar Salai, Pantheon Road and Dr. Rukmini Lakshmipathy Road; and at the intersection of Gandhi Mandapam Road and Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.

A total of 41 resolutions, including one permitting the handing over of a few classrooms to Rainbow Homes Network, an NGO in three Chennai Schools were adopted by the Council. Classrooms at Bells Road, Jegannathapuram in Egmore and Dharmapuram Main Road in T.Nagar would be converted to centres for street children.

Widening Nelson Manickam Road

The Corporation will also initiate the process of widening Nelson Manickam Road from 18 m to 24 m. Owners of the land to be acquired are likely to be issued development rights certificate by the CMDA. The council permitted demolition of Anna Arch to facilitate construction of a flyover by Highways Department. It also approved resolutions seeking to empanel eight interior designers for taking up works on civic body buildings and another pertaining to award of contracts for six packages for upgrading infrastructure under the Mega City Development Mission.

16 Neonatal units to be set up

The Chennai Corporation Council also adopted a resolution seeking funds to the tune of Rs. 10 crore from the State government to set up neonatal units at 16 locations. Mr. Duraisamy said that in 2010-11 a total of 82,000 births had taken place in the city of which 18,000 were in Corporation hospitals.

Of this 18000, the number of babies born through C-section was 6,000 among whom there were a few infant deaths. He said to prevent infant deaths there was a need to set up 24-hour intensive neonatal units for low birth babies and those with other complications.

Each unit would require two doctors, five nurses, four ayahs and four conservancy staff. The civic body has estimated that it would need Rs. 5 crore for creating infrastructure, Rs.2.5 crore for procuring equipment and Rs. 2.5 crore annually to pay salaries of staff. It has sought grants from the government for both the one time and recurring expenditure.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3405538.ece

ungalukkaga..anna arch photo..
http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/DINAMALAR/2012/05/10/Article//101/10_05_2012_101_011.jpg

Last para of that news is very important. Not only here, every where MPs or MLAs or MCs whomever, should avoid the practice of walking out of the hall. What ever they should stay inside and discuss/debat/argue/fight[ not physically :lol:]

There is no need for a flyover at the Arcot road-80 ft road junction.. Instead of spending huge amounts on that they can do simple things like remove enchroachments, proper signalling. Actually this junction is seeing increased traffic because the entry to west kk nagar from Virugambakkam side is not easy as the road is too narrow( only 2 lanes) because of enchroachments. The bottleneck here is the cause of congestion there.
With the plans of mono rail along Arcot road to vadapalani, I can't understand how they are gonna execute the flyover.

Civic body plans six flyovers



http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3405538.ece

Do they need a flyover at Gandhi Mandapam and Ponniamman kovil street?? I feel It is total waste of money and they could those funds somewhere usefully.

ungalukkaga..anna arch photo..

TFS. We lost the greenery on the road. :ohno: Same thing happened when they constructed the GN Chetty Road flyover.

Initially they promised they will replant new trees and it has been more than 4 years not even a single tree planted on that stretch.

flyover at mandaveli bus terminus?!!!!! Where is the place to have a divider itself?

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Some of these plans are ridiculous - for example, the Mandaveli and Kotturpuram junctions. Better traffic management would do wonders here:

1. Make the square around Mandaveli a one-way stretch - i.e. clockwise from the B.S. (V.K. Road), Devanathan St., St. Mary's Rd., and R.K.Math Road. Currently, V.K. Road is 2 way.
2. Eliminate signal at the B.S. junction - only allow and straight and right from Mylapore side, and left from Adyar side. Don't allow cross traffic from Santhome to Alwarpet. Same for the other junctions around the square - no cross traffic.
3. CLEAR ENCHROACHMENTS and enforce no parking through the zone - there should be at least 2 full usable lanes for each road.
4. Create medians and barriers like the Sterling/College road one-way in Nungambakkam so motorists are discouraged from taking the wrong way.
5. Acquire a few buildings at the Mandaveli market stop junction so the turns are made to be smoother and faster. Currently, a Mylapore bound bus has to take a very sharp turn almost hitting an oncoming bus from Mylapore. Try to widen all other junctions as possible.

I think implementing some or all of the above would alleviate things - a flyover would serve zero purpose here and would be a white elephant.

Its ridiculous that they come up with locations like mandaveli for constructing flyovers when they should be focussing on junctions like madhya kailash, thiruvanmiyur-LB road etc. on main thoroughfares. Some of these flyovers planned are not even mentioned in the comprehensive transportation master plan if I am right. Whatever happened to the plan of improving traffic flow around gemini flyover by constructing traffic islands and reducing the size of the rotary. If only the govt. could use the transportation study report as a guiding document and implement some of the recommendations in it.:ohno:

^^ What you guys are telling makes a lot of sense.. So the govt won't do any of the above. Hence proved!

Some of these plans are ridiculous - for example, the Mandaveli and Kotturpuram junctions. Better traffic management would do wonders here:

1. Make the square around Mandaveli a one-way stretch - i.e. clockwise from the B.S. (V.K. Road), Devanathan St., St. Mary's Rd., and R.K.Math Road. Currently, V.K. Road is 2 way.
2. Eliminate signal at the B.S. junction - only allow and straight and right from Mylapore side, and left from Adyar side. Don't allow cross traffic from Santhome to Alwarpet. Same for the other junctions around the square - no cross traffic.
3. CLEAR ENCHROACHMENTS and enforce no parking through the zone - there should be at least 2 full usable lanes for each road.
4. Create medians and barriers like the Sterling/College road one-way in Nungambakkam so motorists are discouraged from taking the wrong way.
5. Acquire a few buildings at the Mandaveli market stop junction so the turns are made to be smoother and faster. Currently, a Mylapore bound bus has to take a very sharp turn almost hitting an oncoming bus from Mylapore. Try to widen all other junctions as possible.

I think implementing some or all of the above would alleviate things - a flyover would serve zero purpose here and would be a white elephant.

Precisely, time and again I have been saying no to flyovers. Flyovers are not the solution to traffic problems always. Unfortunately some of the top officials seem to think that building a flyover will solve everything. :bash:

A detailed traffic study followed by an integrated and streamlined solution would do wonders in many places.

Some of these plans are ridiculous - for example, the Mandaveli and Kotturpuram junctions. Better traffic management would do wonders here:

1. Make the square around Mandaveli a one-way stretch - i.e. clockwise from the B.S. (V.K. Road), Devanathan St., St. Mary's Rd., and R.K.Math Road. Currently, V.K. Road is 2 way.
2. Eliminate signal at the B.S. junction - only allow and straight and right from Mylapore side, and left from Adyar side. Don't allow cross traffic from Santhome to Alwarpet. Same for the other junctions around the square - no cross traffic.
3. CLEAR ENCHROACHMENTS and enforce no parking through the zone - there should be at least 2 full usable lanes for each road.
4. Create medians and barriers like the Sterling/College road one-way in Nungambakkam so motorists are discouraged from taking the wrong way.
5. Acquire a few buildings at the Mandaveli market stop junction so the turns are made to be smoother and faster. Currently, a Mylapore bound bus has to take a very sharp turn almost hitting an oncoming bus from Mylapore. Try to widen all other junctions as possible.

I think implementing some or all of the above would alleviate things - a flyover would serve zero purpose here and would be a white elephant.

A map of above points will make understanding much easier. :)

I wonder how flyover was built on war foot basis at Pallavaram-Thuraipakkam radial road and Velacherry-Medavakkam Jn at Kamatchi hospital!!

yarum kekameya eppadi angae 4-lane flyover kattinanga...??!! but sholinganallur, tidel park, thiruvanmiyur, madhya kailash, velacherry la ellam innum DPR kooda prepare senchi mudikila...

any politicos own propery near kamatchi hospital??

^^ Arul, I too have been wondering the same.. It was built at a cost of around just Rs. 16 crores and in very short span of time. Also, it is actually 6-lane and not 4-lane.

No news on the flyover at Vijay nagar junction in velachery as well. Oops!! that was planned during the DMK regime. Looks like thats not moving beyond the DPR which has already been submitted.:bash:

Arul,

Ivvalvoa fast finish panninaganu sontosham padunga. I thought for the first time Govt did a fast job.

No news on the flyover at Vijay nagar junction in velachery as well. Oops!! that was planned during the DMK regime. Looks like thats not moving beyond the DPR which has already been submitted.:bash:

that being stalin's hideout expect amma to plan a burial ground there :) her vengeance streak will bring her down for sure.

that being stalin's hideout expect amma to plan a burial ground there :) her vengeance streak will bring her down for sure.

or maybe we can wait for her to finish distributing grinders, gold for mangalsutras, cows, goats, laptops etc.. unfortunately by then her term will run out and so will the state treasury!:bash:

Arul,

Ivvalvoa fast finish panninaganu sontosham padunga. I thought for the first time Govt did a fast job.

Indeed I am happy and not sad. But just wanted to know the reason for faster execution of project.:)

I wonder how flyover was built on war foot basis at Pallavaram-Thuraipakkam radial road and Velacherry-Medavakkam Jn at Kamatchi hospital!!

yarum kekameya eppadi angae 4-lane flyover kattinanga...??!! but sholinganallur, tidel park, thiruvanmiyur, madhya kailash, velacherry la ellam innum DPR kooda prepare senchi mudikila...

any politicos own propery near kamatchi hospital??

I have an idea for the fastest way to develop an area. Our Ho'ble CM should stay in one area every 6 months. Then every area would become like poes garden :P .

The much awaited Villivakkam vehicular subway will be opened to traffic very shortly. Chennai Mayor Mr. Saidai Duraisamy has officially announced that subway work was complete.


“We will inaugurate the facility,” he added. Villivakkam area residents are all excited about the completion of the subway work. “We will be spared from taking detours to reach the city hereafter,” he said.


According to official sources, Chennai Corporation and Southern Railway had jointly executed the works at a cost of nearly Rs 34 crore.


The vehicular subway would provide respite to residents of many neighbouring areas, including Kolathur, Perambur and Villivakkam, from waiting for long hours at the railway level crossing gate.
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is the space enough for two way traffic?

rangarajapuram flyover work literally stopped for more than 1 week :bash::bash:

^^ What about the underpass there?

I wonder how flyover was built on war foot basis at Pallavaram-Thuraipakkam radial road and Velacherry-Medavakkam Jn at Kamatchi hospital!!

yarum kekameya eppadi angae 4-lane flyover kattinanga...??!! but sholinganallur, tidel park, thiruvanmiyur, madhya kailash, velacherry la ellam innum DPR kooda prepare senchi mudikila...

any politicos own propery near kamatchi hospital??

Am time and again feeling sad whenever i hear about this shollinganallur Junction. What a shame to Tamilnadu due to TNRDC. I feel there should have been Flyover along with ITEL. I called once TNRDC to check about the flyover in that junction and the Oppicer told they didn't expect this much traffic in that junction and there is no current plan for Flyover there which is somne 8 months back.

Am not stressing this junction alone just because its Toll Road and loadz of IT Savy use this, but for the matter this junction is gonna multiple in big way soon. And If still there is no plan, i can't imagine that junction in 3 Yrs.

This applies to TIDEL too ;-)

I have an idea for the fastest way to develop an area. Our Ho'ble CM should stay in one area every 6 months. Then every area would become like poes garden :P .

ofcourse. and koovam should be named after the honorable CM's name. vizhunthu adichikuttu clean panna solluvanga :)

rangarajapuram flyover work literally stopped for more than 1 week :bash::bash:
i remember even the ROB portion on the other wing too completed and vinoth posted the video of train speeding below that..
is delay on Chennai corporation side?

^^ What about the underpass there?

Before few weeks ,there were atleast 5-7 people working but now no one is working in flyover neither underpass

flyover at mandaveli bus terminus?!!!!! Where is the place to have a divider itself?

Rightly said - the corporation has a knack for idiotic ideas... :nuts:

Where do you submit suggestions for flyovers and other traffic changes to the government- can anyone please enlighten me?

i remember even the ROB portion on the other wing too completed and vinoth posted the video of train speeding below that..
is delay on Chennai corporation side?
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A new bridge is getting ready for traffic. It is at final stage now. It may hardly take 2 -3 Months to be opened for public.

This bridge is parallel to the bridge before MIOT Hospital, Manapakkam.

Once this bridge is opened it will reduce the traffic on the existing bridge witnessing during the peak hours.

This bridge will connect IAS Officers colony, Manapakam, Mugalivakkam, Kolapakkam and Gerugambakkam.

The road to the bridge begins opposite at the Jayanth Tech Park, Nandambakkam and ends at the IAS officers colony.

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CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation on Thursday adopted 41 resolutions, including a nod for the removal of the Anna Arch to facilitate the construction of a flyover linking Third Avenue in Anna Nagar with Nelson Manickam Road, at an estimated cost of Rs 117 crore. But, the landmark arch along with the statue of ex-Chief Minister Annadurai would be later relocated to a place identified by the Corporation. The highways department, which is constructing the flyover, has also accepted to bear the cost of the relocation and maintain the statue till it is reinstalled. In a significant move, the meet resolved to appoint a consultant to explore possibilities for the seven proposed flyover projects in the city.
Extension of the Mahalingapuram - North Usman - South Usman bridges to link directly with Anna Salai, flyovers at Mandaveli Bus Terminus and Sterling Road junctions are a few key projects that would be analysed.
�Six 24x7 maternity hospitals would be established in the newly merged areas of the Corporation. Four gram gold coins would be given to meritorious Corporation drivers with 10 years of service.

Rangarajapuram flyover by July


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Shyam Balasubramanian Express News ServiceLast Updated : 31 May 2012 07:42:56 AM IST
CHENNAI: : The Chennai Corporation is rallying its troops to step up work and complete the Rangarajapuram flyover by July, now that the Railways has completed its portion of the work and handed over to the civic body. The bridge over the rail tracks was conceived as a Y-shaped flyover, and the first arm landing close to the Kodambakkam railway station was inaugurated in September 2011 by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

The Corporation has since then been waiting for the Railways to complete the portion of the project on their land. In the meantime the Corporation completed the work of laying the ramp and slabs on the West Mambalam end.
Corporation officials say the only thing left to do is connect the West Mambalam arm to the main bridge. “The West Mambalam end is complete. The rest of the flyover is already functional. All we have to do is lay slabs over the railway tracks and complete the work,” said an official.

The Rangarajapuram flyover project faced delays before its first arm was inaugurated. It was commissioned with the aim of reducing congestion on the Duraisamy underpass and the Kodambakkam bridge on either side, apart from diluting the heavy concentration of traffic at these bottlenecks.

It is customary in underpass and flyover projects that the Railways carries out work on its own where its land is concerned. It was for the Railways to finish this tranche of work that Corporation officials were waiting. Once completed, the Rangarajapuram flyover is expected to carry one-way traffic on its two arms, with climbing traffic entering from Rangarajapuram and traffic descending into West Mambalam. The third end of the flyover, linking to North Usman Road, is expected to support two-way traffic.


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If the Railways finished their portion NOW, then how was one arm was open earlier?

there were two spans across track ,now we are using the completed span

what is the status of Urapakkam and Guduvancheri Railway overbridge projects?

If the Railways finished their portion NOW, then how was one arm was open earlier?
Railways finished the last arm in Feb.

what is the status of Urapakkam and Guduvancheri Railway overbridge projects?

Urapakkam ROB - All work on highways end more or less completed. Railways portion of construction is pending for a long time now.

Can any one who has connections with Railways/Projects update what plan does SR has on this ROB?

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This is the portion remains without being touched by anyone for past 1 month,i dont know how they will open

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The DPR for Velachery Flyover is out, as per newspapers, looks like the plan is to have one 1 way flyover from Bypass to Velachery Highroad (toward medavakkam). And another 2 way flyover, from Taramani 100 ft road to Velachery bypass, above 1st flyover...

Overall sounds good and we may not need any land acquisition from likes of Sutherland right? Can we realistically expect a clean Velachery junction by say 2015? Or are there any other problems?

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சென்னை:வேளச்சேரி விஜயநகர் சந்திப்பில், 80 கோடி ரூபாயில், இரண்டு அடுக்கு மேம்பாலம் கட்டுவதற்கான வரைபடம், அரசின் அனுமதிக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது.வேளச்சேரி - விஜயநகர் சந்திப்பில்வேளச்சேரி பிரதான சாலை, பைபாஸ் சாலை, தரமணி 100 அடி சாலையும் இணைகின்றன. சமீபத்திய ஆய்வின்படி, இச்சந்திப்பில் மட்டும், ஒரு மணி நேரத்தில், 12 ஆயிரம் வாகனங்கள் கடந்து செல்கின்றன.
நெரிசல் நிறைந்த வேளச்சேரி - விஜயநகர் சந்திப்பில், இரண்டு அடுக்குப் பாலம் கட்டுவதற்கான வரைபடம், அரசின் அனுமதிக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது. 1450 மீட்டர் நீளம், 85 மீட்டர் அகலம் கொண்ட இந்த பாலம் கட்டுவதற்காக, 1,500 சதுர மீட்டர் நிலம் கையகப்படுத்தப்பட உள்ளது. வேளச்சேரி புற
வழிச்சாலையில் இருந்து, மேம்பால ரயில் நிலையம் வரை, நடை மேம்பாலமும் அமையவிருக்கின்றது.

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Chennai: The traffic chaos at the Vijayanagar junction in Velachery is set to ease. The state highways department has prepared the design for twin flyovers at the spot as part of the detailed project report (DPR).
The first flyover will connect Velachery Bypass Road and Velachery Main Road towards Tambaram and soar over the second flyover that will link Velachery Main Road
and Velachery-Taramani Main Road.
“As part of the project, the open stormwater drain on Velachery Main Road will be covered with concrete slabs to use the space available. Around 1,500 sqm of land is needed,” said government sources.
The two-lane flyover will be 1,450 metres long and 8.5 metres wide — enough for two buses. A 600-metre skywalk will help pedestrians on Bypass Road reach the MRTS station.
Once the project, estimated to cost Rs 80 crore, is complete, motorists going from the Bypass Road towards Tambaram and those coming from Tambaram towards Velachery-Taramani Road can avoid the signal. Vehicles from Taramani, however,will have to wait at the signal to turn right onto the Bypass Road.
“The flyovers will really be a boon for the long-suffering motorists,” said R Surendran, a resident of Thoraipakkam.
On an average, more than 12,000 motorists pass through the junction every hour. Traffic congestion, especially during rush hours, is high mainly due to the rise in the number of vehicles owing to the industrial development along the IT Corridor and the availability of affordable housing in the suburbs.
Considered to be one of the most accident-prone spots along the 150-feet Velachery Main Road, the stretch from the junction to the MRTS flyover has become a narrow lane due to encroachments. Everyday, a total of 522 bus services are operated from the Vijayanagar bus terminus by MTC.
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The extension near Adyar bridge is near completion!!!

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A Project To Decongest Two Major Junctions Has Invited The Ire Of Traffic Police Who Say They Were Not Consulted

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Traffic police have lambasted as ill-conceived a 117-crore project to decongest traffic at Anna Arch and Nelson Manickam Road-Poonamallee High Road junction.
Top traffic police officers said the facility, which includes two flyovers and a subway, will only move traffic snarls from one stretch to another.
The project by the highways department was planned to remove the need for signals at the Poonamallee High Road-Nelson Manickam Road junction and at the Anna Arch Road-Poonamallee High Road junction. Around 10% of work on the project has been completed.
“It will merely shift a bottleneck from one intersection to another,” a senior traffic officer said. “The total travel time for commuters will not change.”
The two flyovers will start on Poonamallee High Road (EVR Salai). While one will lead to Nelson Manickam Road, the other will fork out in the opposite direction towards 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar. An exit ramp will lead vehicles back to Poonamallee High Road. The other flyover will descend on Nelson Manickam Road for commuters from Koyambedu and Anna Nagar. The subway will connect Anna Arch Road and Poonamallee High Road and is meant for motorists heading to Koyambedu.
More than 20,000 cars use these junctions every hour. The highways department has acquired about 19,000 sqm of land for the project. The traffic police are of the impression that such a big project will serve little purpose in the crowded area. “The bottlenecks at these junctions will shift to Loyola College subway at one end,” the senior traffic police officer said.
He said a viable alternative would be a series of smaller subways or underpasses. “The plan should have considered the entire corridor. Only a project that addresses all the traffic problems on the stretch will have any positive impact,” the officer said. Traffic policemen could have provided inputs on the actual situation in the area, he said. The traffic police also say that they were not consulted over the plan.
Officials from the highways departments defended the project while admitting that it overlooked MMDA Colony. “Flyovers are not a long-term solution. They are only a temporary fix,” said an engineer from the metro wing of the highways department.
“We have conducted various studies to prove that this project will not only solve the problem but will also be economically viable,” said a senior engineer in the department. He says that police argument that it will only move bottlenecks could only apply if it were a single road. “This interchange will serve two junctions, remove the need for two traffic signals and reduce travel time,” he said.
The project could potentially recover its cost in five years, he said.
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WHAT THE TRAFFIC POLICE SAY
The system of two flyovers and a subway will
only shift the bottleneck to the next intersection
Nelson Manickam Road and subway near Loyola College will become more
congested



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WHAT THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAYS
Traffic signals at Anna Arch and Nelson Manickam Road junction not necessary
As the Anna Arch project is executed over two junctions, shifting of bottlenecks will not occur Project is economically viable as costs can be
recovered in five years..


:nuts::nuts::nuts:

How are they going to recover the cost?

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The project to decongest traffic at Anna Arch on Poonamallee High Road has been severely criticized by the traffic police, but it is not the only project in the city to face criticism. Several flyovers and bridges have sprouted up in the city, especially during the previous DMK regime, but most appear to have failed motorists due to inefficient design and planning.
The Y-shaped flyover in Rangarajapuram, one fork of which is still being built, has been censured by residents of the locality. Even during peak hours in the morning and evening, few vehicles use the flyover. “The flyover is empty in the morning,” said M V Sridhar, who lives in Kodambakkam. “There is a marginal increase in traffic in the evening.” Many motorists use the Kodambakkam flyover, but this facility appears to be of little use, he says.
Corporation officials say the situation will improve when the second fork is opened.
Similarly, residents of T Nagar have been campaigning against the South Usman Road flyover near Ranganathan Street. They even plan to submit a memorandum to the chief minister asking that it be demolished.
Experts seem to concur. “The Usman Road flyover is not only inefficient, it also takes away road space making it more difficult for motorists,” said K P Subramanian, a former professor of Anna University’s urban engineering department.
Though around 10 years have gone by since the completion of the Peters Road flyover, but it remains empty even during busy hours. “Vehicle movement on the Peters Road flyover was made one-way, making it underutilized,” Subramanian said. Experts say all transport issues should come under a single authority for better planning. There is very little communication right now between the corporation, highways department, traffic police, CMDA, MTC, transport department and residents and commuters.
The city’s stakeholders in land transport, Corporation of Chennai, the state and national highways department, traffic police, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the public works department work in isolation. The corporation is initiating a process to make sure that there is coordination in the future, mayor Saidai Duraisamy.

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Controversy is not just restricted to the Anna Arch flyover. Other flyovers in the city, which were built much earlier, have also failed to decongest the city


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CENOTAPH ROAD The Rs 19.93 crore flyover on Cenotaph Road-Turnbulls Road junction was to initially come up on Chamiers Road from Adyar Gate Club Road



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RANGARAJAPURAM It connects Bazullah Road with Rangarajapuram. A joint venture between the corporation and the railways, the project cost Rs 24 crore




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SOUTH USMAN ROAD The corporation will check to see if the flyover, which links North Usman with South Usman Road,
can be connected to another interchange at North Usman Road



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PETERS ROAD The flyover built by the corporation
at a cost of Rs 20 crore under the DMK regime is at the Peters Road-Conran Smith Road junction

How are they going to recover the cost?
the cops might fine the communters for using the flyover.

The two flyovers will start on Poonamallee High Road (EVR Salai).While one will lead to Nelson Manickam Road,the other will fork out in the opposite direction towards 3rd Avenue,Anna Nagar.An exit ramp will lead vehicles back to Poonamallee High Road.

The other flyover will descend on Nelson Manickam Road for commuters from Koyambedu and Anna Nagar.The subway will connect Anna Arch Road and Poonamallee High Road and is meant for motorists heading to Koyambedu.

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^^I would prefer demolishing the Usman Road flyover completely and make Usman-Pondy Bazar a complete Pedestrian Street with nice tiles. May be the vehicle channelled other alternate route or worst case through underground...

T.Nagar records 10lakh foot fall on a stressed day. Government should consider giving facitlity to them instead of inconvinving them andmaking them to play long jump, high jump through narrow and congested path below flyover... I am sure accountants will not allow saying there is one huge useless flyover built spending 100's of crore...

Paalika bazaar madhiri underground shopping plus subway vekkalam.

But no need to demolish the overbridge. irunduttu pottom oru moolaila ;)

The two flyovers will start on Poonamallee High Road (EVR Salai).While one will lead to Nelson Manickam Road,the other will fork out in the opposite direction towards 3rd Avenue,Anna Nagar.An exit ramp will lead vehicles back to Poonamallee High Road.

The other flyover will descend on Nelson Manickam Road for commuters from Koyambedu and Anna Nagar.The subway will connect Anna Arch Road and Poonamallee High Road and is meant for motorists heading to Koyambedu.

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:cheers: the skywalk mall traffic nuisense will be gone.

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Current situation at MMDA Colony and Poonamallee Intersection.

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The subway is mandatory to by pass this traffic.

Current situation at MMDA Colony and Poonamallee Intersection.

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The subway is mandatory to by pass this traffic.

arch mela yeri photo eduthangala? super angle.

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Here in chennai we are reducing flyover size like ampa mall flyover :lol:

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Here in chennai we are reducing flyover size like ampa mall flyover :lol:

indha oorula naa self drive panna maaten. :ohno:

Here in chennai we are reducing flyover size like ampa mall flyover :lol:

appadi irukkura sarukku maram (or manal medu) ellam meant for kids of age 3 and below. they are not flyovers

Here in chennai we are reducing flyover size like ampa mall flyover :lol:

And I am sure these grade separators would be on a highway far away from the city / downtown. The flyovers built by our people are very short sighted and temporary fit gap solutions. All they seem to think is that by building a flyover and they can bypass a signal and improve traffic flow.

Lol most of the flyovers in india today have been a bottleneck even during construction and after construction.

This concept stock photo uses an aerial view of a freeway interchange to illustrate concepts including connection, transportation, complexity, networking and challenge. The base photograph was taken from a helicopter over Oakland, California. The image was composited with Photoshop. I spent over two days painstakingly selecting sections of roadway, then copying pasting sizing and rotating the pieces to fit together an ever more complex puzzle. I also had to copy, paste and position each vehicle, car and truck, and then create appropriate shadows. I believe this complicated maze of on ramps, off ramps and merging roads is a great metaphor for many of today's important issues ranging from the Internet and world wide web, to social media, to communications and connections. Another topic that this picture is well suited to represent is bandwidth and the ensuing issues. These road ways can illustrate neuron pathways, fiber optics, copper wire and social networks. This must be the most complex freeway interchange ever created...though it was created as a new photographic reality and not a real one in the sense of concrete and steel. I have another similar image that takes this one a step further, one in which the earth has been essentially paved over with freeways and roads. Such an image takes the freeway symbology and metaphor in a whole different direction; environmental issues, global custodianship, and mother earth and home planet ecology issues. Heck, these images are just plane fun to look at as well! This cloverleaf can be used to illustrate issues dealing with infrastructure, transportation issues, new road building and construction techniques, and maintenance and repair of roadways. This picture has everything form overpasses and underpasses to merging traffic and freeway signage.

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Here in chennai we are reducing flyover size like ampa mall flyover :lol:

Anna Arch flyover construction has surprisingly easened out the traffic even before the construction of it atleast outside the sidha college area.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7393976560_5d5127d78a_b.jpg

Seeveeaar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeveeaar/7393976560/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Seeveeaar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeveeaar/7393976560/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

indha guhai enga irukku?

Villiwakkam RUB opened?

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Seeveeaar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeveeaar/7393976560/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

They wasted a portion of under pass for Pedestrians and Cyclist, but still our people using the main carriage way.

^^ dont u get it? they need walkalators. And also a cablecar. Otherwise they will only use the road. Cant blame them. Can you?

SOURCE: DC (http://www.asianage.com/chennai/tamil-nadu-infra-gets-better-new-bridges-bypass-subway-936)

Tamil Nadu infra gets better with new bridges, bypass, subway

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Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday inaugurated 35 newly built bridges and a six-lane bypass constructed across the state at the cost of Rs. 181.65 crore.

Ms Jayalalithaa launched the facility through video-conferencing from the secretariat, an official release said.

State highways minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and highways secretary T.K. Ramachandran were also present.

The vehicular subway in Villivakkam constructed at the cost of Rs. 39 crore by Chennai corporation and Southern Railway was also inaugurated along with various other bridges.

The work for the subway began in 2008 and its completion was much awaited by North Chennai residents.

The release said the bridges connect various towns and cities across the state benefiting transport and logistics services.

Besides, the chief minister launched the six-lane Thuraiyur bypass constructed at Rs. 9.45 crore in Tiruchirapalli district.

The chief minister also opened newly constructed buildings, one check post and a driving test facility for the transport department, it said

When is the start of work of the Koyambedu signal flyover (Not the junction, I know it is already functioning) beginning? Is the approval over? any one got the details on this.

When is the start of work of the Koyambedu signal flyover (Not the junction, I know it is already functioning) beginning? Is the approval over? any one got the details on this.

Will never happen in next 4years

The only thing that is required is a throughfare from CMBT exit towards Ashok pillar in 100 feet road If an over bridge for that is constructed that would remove half the traffic out of the junction. No need to think of complex interchanges.

Here is my idea for it.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/7415045114_4583b6956e_b.jpg

1. The entrance must be replaced from the market side to the 100 feet road itself before the CMBT starts.

2. Arrival drop off bus bays must be created over there with ample no of lanes.

3. For departing buses on the north western side after they cross platform 1 instead of taking left the buses must be allowed to proceed under the metro ramp and then an overbridge could be built which joins 100 feet road towards Ashok pillar near the MTC bus stop.

4. An additional ramp could be built from the MTC bus bays inside CMBT to this bridge for buses proceeding towards Pillar.

This is the area marked as PIC 2 in the above pic.

1. The bus bays drawn are not to scale and will obviously be different. But this is just for a perspective.
2. 2 lanes for buses directly proceeding inside the terminus.
3. 3 lanes for passengers drop off.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7415046322_dfae58478b_b.jpg

This way half the traffic on the CMBT junction would be reduced.

Buses from Koyembedu interchange may continue to use the existing routes.

^^
சென்னையில் மேலும் 8 மேம்பாலங்கள், 5 சுரங்கப் பாதைகள், ஆகாய நடை பாதை-ஜெ அறிவிப்பு (http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/06/22/business-jayalalithaa-sanctions-rs-109-cr-ne-156223.html)
சென்னை: தமிழக அரசு வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில், ஒரு நாட்டின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு மிகவும் இன்றியமையாததாக விளங்குவது சாலைக் கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள். எனவே தான் முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா தலைமையிலான தமிழக அரசு சாலைக் கட்டமைப்பினை மேம்படுத்துவதற்கும், வலுப்படுத்துவதற்குமான நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு முன்னுரிமை அளித்து வருகிறது.

அந்த வகையில் 3,793 கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் புதுச் சாலைகள் மற்றும் புதிய ரயில்வே மேம்பாலங்கள் அமைப்பதற்கும், ஏற்கெனவே அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள சாலைகள் மற்றும் பாலங்களை பராமரிப்பதற்கும் கடந்த ஆண்டு உத்தரவிடப்பட்டது.

இதன் தொடர்ச்சியாக, சென்னை, ஜவஹர்லால் நேரு சாலையில், காளியம்மன் கோயில் தெரு மற்றும் சென்னை புறநகர் பேருந்து நுழைவு வாயில் சந்திப்பில் 40 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மேம்பாலம் கட்டுதல்,

பெரியார் ஈ.வெ.ரா சாலையில், அமைந்தகரை அருகில் கூவம் ஆற்றின் குறுக்கே 8 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் கூடுதல் மூன்று வழித்தடப்பாலம் அமைத்தல்,

மவுண்ட் - பூந்தமல்லி ஆவடி சாலையில் 5 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் கூடுதலாக இரண்டு வழித்தடப்பாலம் அமைத்தல்,

மவுண்ட்-பூந்தமல்லி ஆவடி சாலையில் 1 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் பாலத்தை அகலப்படுத்துதல், சிங்கப் பெருமாள் கோயில் - ஸ்ரீபெரும்புதூர் -திருவள்ளூர் - செங்குன்றம் சாலையில் 2 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் கூடுதலாக இரண்டு வழித்தடப்பாலம் அமைத்தல்,
காரனோடை, மீஞ்சூர் சாலையில் 9 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் உயர்மட்ட பாலம் அமைத்தல், தாம்பரம் - முடிச்சூர் - ஸ்ரீபெரும்புதூர் சாலையில் 2 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மூழ்கு பாலம் அமைத்தல்,

சென்னை கோடம்பாக்கம் - ஸ்ரீபெரும்புதூர் சாலையில் 2 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மூழ்கு பாலம் அமைத்தல், சென்னை கோடம்பாக்கம் - ஸ்ரீபெரும்புதூர் சாலையில் 1 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மூழ்கு பாலம் அமைத்தல் என 8 இடங்களில் 30 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் பாலங்கள் அமைக்க முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

அண்ணா சாலையில், சின்னமலை அருகில் 3 கோடியே 50 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் ஒரு சுரங்க நடைபாதை அமைத்தல், ஜி.எஸ்.டி. சாலையில், கிண்டி, எம்.கே.என். சாலை சந்திப்பு அருகில் 3 கோடியே 50 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் ஒரு சுரங்க நடைபாதை அமைத்தல், ஜவஹர்லால் நேரு சாலை, ஈக்காடுதாங்கல், மல்லாடி நிறுவனம் அருகில் 3 கோடியே 50 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் ஒரு சுரங்க நடைபாதை அமைத்தல்,

ஜவஹர்லால் நேரு சாலை, காசி திரை அரங்கம் அருகில் 3 கோடியே 50 லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் சுரங்க நடைபாதை அமைத்தல், ஜவஹர்லால் நேரு சாலை, கோயம்பேடு புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம் அருகில் 5 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் சுரங்க நடைபாதை அமைத்தல் என மொத்தம் 19 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் 5 சுரங்க நடைபாதைகள் அமைக்கவும்,

ஈ.வெ.ரா. சாலையில் உள்ள சென்ட்ரல், பூங்கா மற்றும் பொது மருத்துவ மனை பகுதிகளை இணைத்து 20 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் ஆகாய நடைபாதை அமைக்கவும் முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

இவ்வாறு 109 கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் மேம்பாலம், பாலங்கள், சுரங்க நடை பாதைகள், ஆகாய நடை பாதை ஆகியவற்றை அமைக்க முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளதன் மூலம், போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் குறையவும், குறிப்பிட்ட இடத்திற்கு விரைந்து செல்லவும் வழிவகை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது என்று கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Projects worth Rs 109 crore for decongesting roads in Chennai (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/projects-worth-rs-109-crore-for-decongesting-roads-in-chennai/articleshow/14335075.cms)

With a view to decongesting roads in Chennai city and its suburbs, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today allocated various projects including road-over-bridges and skywalk in and around the metropolis estimated at Rs 109 crore.

The projects include a Rs 40 crore flyover at Koyambedu, a bustling area from where inter and intra-state buses are operated, Rs 20 crore skywalk connecting Central, Park railway station and the Government General Hospital located there and a bridge across river Cooum at Rs eight crore, a state government release here said.

Besides, similar projects such as flyover, sub-ways and expansion of existing facilities are also covered under the Rs 109 crore allocation, the release said adding the measures will help in easing the traffic flow and ensure smoother passage to desired destinations.

Traffic snarls and long queues of vehicles on the arterial roads of Chennai have become common sight with speedening up of Metro Rail-related works which have resulted in traffic diversions and more roads being declared one-way.

Seems to be good news. Where is mount poonamalee road.

Seems to be good news. Where is mount poonamalee road.

Kathipara to Poonamallee via Porur

All subways proposed(Annasalai & 100ft road) are clearly comes under METRO line which will be good for all. hope they will finish these subways before METRO ready by 2013 end

^^
சென்னையில் மேலும் 8 மேம்பாலங்கள், 5 சுரங்கப் பாதைகள், ஆகாய நடை பாதை-ஜெ அறிவிப்பு (http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/06/22/business-jayalalithaa-sanctions-rs-109-cr-ne-156223.html)
சென்னை: பெரியார் ஈ.வெ.ரா சாலையில், அமைந்தகரை அருகில் கூவம் ஆற்றின் குறுக்கே 8 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் கூடுதல் மூன்று வழித்தடப்பாலம் அமைத்தல்,
.

Where they mean? it is already done near ampa skywalk( old bridge + new bridge has almost 4+3 lane)

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சென்னை கோடம்பாக்கம் - ஸ்ரீபெரும்புதூர் சாலையில் 2 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மூழ்கு பாலம் அமைத்தல், சென்னை கோடம்பாக்கம் - ஸ்ரீபெரும்புதூர் சாலையில் 1 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மூழ்கு பாலம் அமைத்தல் என 8 இடங்களில் 30 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் பாலங்கள் அமைக்க முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.



What is a 'Moozhgu Paalam'?

And what exactly is Kodambakkam - Sriperumpudur Road? Is it Arcot road?

Plus, they've specified the same road twice, but one with 2 crores and other with 1 crore ???

Where they mean? it is already done near ampa skywalk( old bridge + new bridge has almost 4+3 lane)

she is saying the existing one or new one going to come

she is saying the existing one or new one going to come

dont count on new ones. just my $0.02

dont count on new ones. just my $0.02

neenga kudutha athanai $0.02 ellam kuttina andhai bridge complete panni irukkalam

neenga kudutha athanai $0.02 ellam kuttina andhai bridge complete panni irukkalam

:rofl:

Yes vinod u may be right because there is no space for expansion as on one side skywalk is there and they cant remove or even partially remove it :lol::lol:

on other side it required lot of land to be acquired ,otherwise bridge is useless.

Even the newly built one is not usefull as at one end near skywalk exit and as usual traffic hits

^^ need to explore chennai map.
meanwhile what happened to proposed flyover near pallavaram?

First skywalk to link Chennai Central with GH (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3559907.ece)
The first skywalk in Chennai will connect Chennai Central, Park Railway Station and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. It will come up at a cost of Rs.20 crore.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday announced various infrastructure projects to be implemented at a cost of Rs.109 crore to improve traffic and transportation in Chennai.

According to a press release, a bridge at the Jawaharlal Nehru Salai-Kaliamman Koil Street intersection near the CMBT in Koyambedu will be constructed. An additional three-lane bridge across Cooum will be built on Poonamallee High Road near Aminjikarai.

A two-lane bridge and widening of a bridge on Mount-Poonamallee-Avadi Salai, additional bridge on Singaperumalkoil-Sriperumbudur-Tiruvallur-Red Hills Road, a bridge on Karanodai-Minjur Road, a causeway on Tambaram-Mudichur-Sriperumbudur Road and another causeway on Kodambakkam-Sriperumbudur Road will also be constructed.

Five subways are also scheduled to come up.

First skywalk to link Chennai Central with GH (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3559907.ece)
The first skywalk in Chennai will connect Chennai Central, Park Railway Station and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. It will come up at a cost of Rs.20 crore.

^^ When CMRL is planning to build a subway connecting most of these, is this skywalk really required? Instead they can supplement CMRL's initiative and make it even better.

^^ When CMRL is planning to build a subway connecting most of these, is this skywalk really required? Instead they can supplement CMRL's initiative and make it even better.

for those beggars who want to beg in the subways, it is convenient but they have to be given a choice of doing so at higher altitudes also right? To preserve the spirit of Humara Bharat Mahan.Plus a few of the T-shirt, FMCG, cheap electronic salesmen need some more grounds to work on.

Old classical image


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/521417_441675705854556_1391098567_n.jpg

A view of the flyover coming up over Gemini Circle, in July 1972. The landmark construction has stood the test of time in traffic planning.

:cheers:

Old classical image


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/521417_441675705854556_1391098567_n.jpg

A view of the flyover coming up over Gemini Circle, in July 1972. The landmark construction has stood the test of time in traffic planning.

:cheers:

chennai isthri potti kulla podunga intha pic a :)

Old classical image


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/521417_441675705854556_1391098567_n.jpg

A view of the flyover coming up over Gemini Circle, in July 1972. The landmark construction has stood the test of time in traffic planning.

:cheers:

Our planners in 1972 had a vision to build such a big flyover for that time, with four lanes. Now we are building 2 lane, 1 1/2 lane flyovers. :bash:

Our planners in 1972 had a vision to build such a big flyover for that time, with four lanes. Now we are building 2 lane, 1 1/2 lane flyovers. :bash:
they are also building 6 lanes only. but 3 lanes going into their commission.
Ref newly formed bypass lane of Thuraiyur. it is mentioned as 6 lane, whereas the road is not even 4 lane.

I heard the Gemini flyover was actually supposed to be a very long one, but apparently after eating there was money left to construct only this much? Is that true?

chennai isthri potti kulla podunga intha pic a :)

^^

:lol:

Sure CM......!

I heard the Gemini flyover was actually supposed to be a very long one, but apparently after eating there was money left to construct only this much? Is that true?

I think you are partially right, I remember reading somewhere (will try to find the source) that the original plan was to construct a long expressway kind of road which would have been first of its kind then in India. Later the plan was dropped and this bridge was constructed, I dont know how much of money eating was involved then.

In general, the city planners then had a very good vision. For example, look at places like Ashok Nagar, Anna Nagar, Besant Nagar.. all those were neatly planned and had wide roads. These days we hardly see such wide roads even in townships that are developed in the outskirts of the city.

That was the first flyover in chennai and when ever there is a flyover project it doest get executed without bribe ,so stop whining atleast we got one flyover in 1972 but now just cant even see any new flyover expect the planned ones

Our planners in 1972 had a vision to build such a big flyover for that time, with four lanes. Now we are building 2 lane, 1 1/2 lane flyovers. :bash:

look at the discipline on the left side of the bridge in the picture, no one crossed the white line. it looks like those days people followed rules more than what we do now.

Another thing to notice is the absence of the roundabout. I don't understand the need for signals at a roundabout. They should do away with the roundabout and at least free up some space below the flyover.

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01125/26THPORURFLYOVER_1125743f.jpg

Delay in shifting water line by Chennai Metrowater cited as cause; only 20% of work completed
Work on construction of a flyover at the junction of Mount Poonamallee Road and Arcot Salai by the Highways Department to ease traffic flow in Porur has been put on hold. The contract has been foreclosed and only about 20 per cent of the civil work has been completed.

Though land acquisition was completed and civil work commenced, the department had to stop work as a water main from the Chembarambakkam lake that runs beneath Mount Poonamallee Road has to be shifted by Chennai Metrowater.

“We have foreclosed the contract so that we can prevent idling charges. Chennai Metrowater plans to lay a new line and abandon the existing line. Unless that is done, we cannot take up the work. We have already paid close to Rs. 6 crore to the water agency but due to a delay on their part, our work has not progressed,” said a source in the Highways Department.

Officials of Chennai Metrowater said: “Initially there was a delay in acquiring land because of which our contract period got over. Now we have called for a re-tender for the work and bids are being evaluated. The work order will be issued within a month.”

It will take six months for the work to be completed after which the Highways department will take at least a year to finish the Rs.35-crore flyover.

In effect, issues pertaining to land acquisition and shifting of the water main have delayed the project to ease traffic flow at the junction.

The volume of traffic on the two roads is so huge that even at noon it takes around 20 minutes to cross the junction. “In the evenings the traffic is heavier and we need an additional 45 minutes to reach our destination. One side of Mount Poonamallee Road from where you can turn into Arcot Road needs to be re-laid so that at least that portion of traffic flow can be smoothened out,” said K. Masilamani, a resident of Lakshmi Nagar near Porur.

Abdul Razzaq, local resident and autorickshaw driver, who regularly uses the junction, said: “A signature campaign urging the Highways Department to take up the work was organised last year in which close to 10,000 people participated. But only a few pillars have come up after that.”

He also recalled that when shops were removed in July 2011, they were told work would be completed in 15 months by the Highways Department. But to date, nothing has happened.

Maduravoyal MLA G. Beem Rao said: “When I raised this issue in the Assembly, The Highways Minister responded that work would be completed soon. Despite his assurance in the presence of the Chief Minister, the work was stopped midway. If work is not commenced within a short while, I will join hands with residential welfare associations and traders bodies and organise an agitation.”


Source: The Hindu, Chennai Edition, dated 27-Jun-2012 (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3574003.ece)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQJITgQPh0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQJITgQPh0

Unfortunate :(
Driver was on cellphone when the accident happened. He is solely responsible and blamable.

The outer wall on the loop is pretty small to prevent a roll over. Also flyovers such as these need constant structural maintenance. As we can see the wall has broken from he bus fall. So it is better to reconstruct the entire wall. Kannan sir might be able to tell us better.

Anna Flyover Loop Section:

The loop design is wrong. I have seen many accidents in this loop during the past 30 - 35 years. Even I had a bike accident - skidding on spilled oil.

The curve angle is wrong - very acute and one has to be at really slower speed to negotiate easily. Bikers at higher speed bank to one side to manage not to fall. Big Vehicles which need wider Turning Radius (curvature) find it difficult.

Now the Woodlands drive - in also is gone. They can take some land portion from Chemmozhi Poonga and correct the loop radius.

^^ Ya to maintain neutral steer it needs to be a constant radius circle and definitely much bigger for buses and not an oval shaped curve as it is now. The corresponding speed should also mentioned in a board. At the velocity at which two wheelers ride on the curve, I am surprised the no of accidents has been less over the years. Thanks to the traffic vehicle can't go beyond certain speeds there.

^^...kathipara-le surukkuravanga? IMO, Kathipara arm towards Guindy from GST road is much more dangerous. i normally slows down and move towards left, irrespective of whoever honks. scary to drive on the middle of that arm in 2 wheeler

^^...kathipara-le surukkuravanga? IMO, Kathipara arm towards Guindy from GST road is much more dangerous. i normally slows down and move towards left, irrespective of whoever honks. scary to drive on the middle of that arm in 2 wheeler

Even though I have n't had chance to use this arm of Kathipara, I have heard my feinds saying the same. it is very dangerous i belive. I have to try this once to find out myself.

JJ announced Flyover cum Subway construction work worth 232cr in 3 places
Pallavaram jn-kundrathur rd
Velachery vijayanagar with walkway to MRTS
Retteri Jn
also announced road widening near airport for 1.75Km

Source: puthiya thalaimurai news

JJ announced Flyover cum Subway construction work worth 232cr in 3 places
Pallavaram jn-kundrathur rd
Velachery vijayanagar with walkway to MRTS
Retteri Jn
also announced road widening near airport for 1.75Km

Source: puthiya thalaimurai news

road widening near airport is most welcome.

Even though I have n't had chance to use this arm of Kathipara, I have heard my feinds saying the same. it is very dangerous i belive. I have to try this once to find out myself.

Have to drive carefully by using mirrors properly

^^...kathipara-le surukkuravanga? IMO, Kathipara arm towards Guindy from GST road is much more dangerous. i normally slows down and move towards left, irrespective of whoever honks. scary to drive on the middle of that arm in 2 wheeler

The problem is lane discipline and speed. Nobody follows that in India. The problem with that particular curve is, before the flyover, there is the aazargana curve which has 5 lanes towards guindy. Therefore everybody is used to driving fast in that bend before taking the flyover. So after you get onto the main arm, you are always supposed to reduce the speed while taking ramps such as the clover leafs and maintain the proper lanes. Also the actual width of the curve is only two lanes with 2 feet of shoulder width on either side. I dunno why the hell that was made a 3 lane ramp. Never have I seen such a 3 lane curve with such a small turning radius.

JJ announced Flyover cum Subway construction work worth 232cr in 3 places
Pallavaram jn-kundrathur rd
Velachery vijayanagar with walkway to MRTS
Retteri Jn
also announced road widening near airport for 1.75Km

Source: puthiya thalaimurai news

Will this Pallavaram - Kunrathur Rd Flyover come up on the GST road? Will this be a single flyover like the one near Airport or a rotary enabling people to move into the Kunrathur road.

Either ways, It'll be the 3rd flyover within a very short distance - between Pallavaram and Chromepet flyovers. And if you consider the Tambaram and Airport flyovers, then there are 5 flyovers.

GST road is becoming a road of flyovers starting from Kathipara
1. Kathipara
2. airport Flyover
3. Pallavaram Flyover
4. Pallavaram - Kunrathur Flyover (Proposed)
5. Chromepet flyover
6. Tamabaram Flyover
7. Flyover at Chennai Bypass
8. Perungalathur Flyover (Proposed)
9. Vandalur Flyover
10. Flyover / Interchange for ORR (under construction)
11. Singaperumal Kovil Flyover (Under Construction)

And apart from this, there are flyovers / subways leading to this road and ending just before the road - meenambakkam subway, Pallavaram Darga road subway, Tambaram Sanatorium Flyover, Urapakkam Flyover etc.

And looking at traffic explosion after Tambaram, it wouldn't be surprising if flyovers are proposed near places like Guduvanchery bus stand etc.

On top if it, there are metro pillars, monorail pillars ...

Will this Pallavaram - Kunrathur Rd Flyover come up on the GST road? Will this be a single flyover like the one near Airport or a rotary enabling people to move into the Kunrathur road.

Either ways, It'll be the 3rd flyover within a very short distance - between Pallavaram and Chromepet flyovers. And if you consider the Tambaram and Airport flyovers, then there are 5 flyovers.

GST road is becoming a road of flyovers starting from Kathipara
1. Kathipara
2. airport Flyover
3. Pallavaram Flyover
4. Pallavaram - Kunrathur Flyover (Proposed)
5. Chromepet flyover
6. Tamabaram Flyover
7. Flyover at Chennai Bypass
8. Perungalathur Flyover (Proposed)
9. Vandalur Flyover
10. Flyover / Interchange for ORR (under construction)
11. Singaperumal Kovil Flyover (Under Construction)

And apart from this, there are flyovers / subways leading to this road and ending just before the road - meenambakkam subway, Pallavaram Darga road subway, Tambaram Sanatorium Flyover, Urapakkam Flyover etc.

And looking at traffic explosion after Tambaram, it wouldn't be surprising if flyovers are proposed near places like Guduvanchery bus stand etc.

On top if it, there are metro pillars, monorail pillars ...

Whats the point in subways when the bottleneck is near the Perungalathur railway crossing? Until then we can take a Maduravoyil to Perungalathur bypass avoiding the various flyovers and i dont see that stretch having much traffic except for a brief period before the tollway in that road.

And secondly while coming into the city at Guindy side of the stretch, there is a big time traffic going inch by inch between Jyothi theater Guindy and Ekkaduthangal and then again at Kasi theater and then again at Ashok Pillar and then Vadapalani and last but not the least near Koyambedu busstand. What are the use of the flyovers with respect to this direction?

Whats the point in subways when the bottleneck is near the Perungalathur railway crossing? Until then we can take a Maduravoyil to Perungalathur bypass avoiding the various flyovers and i dont see that stretch having much traffic except for a brief period before the tollway in that road.

And secondly while coming into the city at Guindy side of the stretch, there is a big time traffic going inch by inch between Jyothi theater Guindy and Ekkaduthangal and then again at Kasi theater and then again at Ashok Pillar and then Vadapalani and last but not the least near Koyambedu busstand. What are the use of the flyovers with respect to this direction?

Regarding the Jyothi theatre - Ashok Pillar stretch, the jam is mainly due to Metro construction. Once the barricades are removed, it will ease to a certain extent. The main bottlenecks there, are two signals - one immedately after Kathipara and the other immediately after Kasi theatre. In both cases, they should prohibit right turns in to IRR and instead, let vehicles turn left and take U-turn either under Kathipara, under adayar river bridge or near K.K.Nagar RTO office. A dedicated U-Turn like the one opposite Raj bhavan will help.

I too feel that there are too many flyover in this stretch. Yet there are also signals all along the place, hampering traffic.

One other main reason for blocks is the absence of a dedicated right turn lane near the signals. Many times, we travel on the lane next to the median and suddenly a signal looms. All vehicles waiting to turn right just occupy the median lane and we're stuck behind them or have to carefully move into the center lane. It is a very difficult situation in GST road.

Cant guess how the flyovers (2) are going to come at vijayanagar ... there is hardly any space for construction of pillars ...

Anyway since 98 crores allocated probably going to kick off soon

If they expand the Pallikaranai-medavakam road and make it 6 way then vehicles can avoid GST Road

I felt that gemini flyover loop to nungambakkam should have speed breaker before entering that loop and after 30 mts another two speed breakers.when i drive my bike at 40kmph ,and i just reduce it to 30 and take that loop and i slant to turn that loop without reducing speed and i felt speed breaker is must there

^^ bad idea, i definitely wouldn't want a speed breaker when I'm leaning into a turn that too on one that goes downhill. It ll definitely cause panic to road users.

Speed Breaker may add to the already existing woes.

Wider and broader curved loop will help.

The one flaw if you can call it, on the Gemini flyover maybe the loop to Nungambakkam, I feel the loop should have been aligned to get straight on to the perpendicular road, instead of an additional S bend.

The one flaw if you can call it, on the Gemini flyover maybe the loop to Nungambakkam, I feel the loop should have been aligned to get straight on to the perpendicular road, instead of an additional S bend.

loop to nungambakkam is what the whole topic is about my lord. confirmed it is a flaw

yea that loop is really bad... it's difficult even for cars at low speeds.

The loop should be made larger with a natural banking inwards. Maybe a 5% gradient. Then vehicles can ply safely. That's same issue with Kathipara flyover too. There is no banking in the loops.

Instead of digging up graves of engineers who build it, it is better to drive a little slow.

^^ we don't need to blast the past. But we can definitely repair gemini loop as it rests on ground and is not supported by beams. On war footing(which necessary because of its importance) it could be completed within 40 days.

^^ we don't need to blast the past. But we can definitely repair gemini loop as it rests on ground and is not supported by beams. On war footing(which necessary because of its importance) it could be completed within 40 days.

how about restricting heavy vehicles until they repair it. might work

Dunno if it would be feasible at the moment, already metro construction is slowing the traffic. Diversions/restrictions would be confusing and frustrating.

^^ Guys, agreed that the design of the loop is not correct and lots can be improved.. blah.. blah..blah. But lets remember that its not the only reason, after all the same buses have been plying in that route for 39 years now.. how many accidents have we seen?

I think it is easy for now to fix the buses (as per the reports, the bus was poorly maintained and the driver was overspeeding) and I am sure after this accident everyone is going to slow down in that loop.

^^
I agree that this is the first accident and its mistake of condition of bus but condition of bus getting improved is impossible thats why we started thing other way around :lol::lol:

^^ we don't need to blast the past. But we can definitely repair gemini loop as it rests on ground and is not supported by beams. On war footing(which necessary because of its importance) it could be completed within 40 days.

^^Right from the day the Gemini flyover constructed, say from 1973 or 1974 till today ,how many accidents occurred? and how many due to the above mentioned loop science ,blah blah.....

The prime reason for the last week accident is the driver negligence ,talking over the mobile and the poor condition of the Bus .Even with ultra modern ,sooper dooper flyovers ,if the driver is negligent with shaky driver seat ,accidents will occur .

So let's stop redesigning the Gemini flyover and get to the actual core of the issue.:bash::bash:

once i boarded a volvo AC bus from Vellore to Chennai. The driver had drinks it looked like as he was swearing at every passengers at front seat including me a potential future CM. How dare he???but somehow i reached home safe atleast for the future of Tamizhnaadu. :banana: ;)

so some drivers are like this what to do?

^^what to do? Call to complaint cell, report the driver.

^^Right from the day the Gemini flyover constructed, say from 1973 or 1974 till today ,how many accidents occurred? and how many due to the above mentioned loop science ,blah blah.....

The prime reason for the last week accident is the driver negligence ,talking over the mobile and the poor condition of the Bus .Even with ultra modern ,sooper dooper flyovers ,if the driver is negligent with shaky driver seat ,accidents will occur .

So let's stop redesigning the Gemini flyover and get to the actual core of the issue.:bash::bash:

Of course its the driver's mistake. But for how long are we going to sit upon past designs for our future traffic needs. I read in my high school that banking of curves prevent vehicles from rolling over while negotiating curves. So it shouldn't be a high tech stuff for road engineers. While the whole of Anna Salai is designed to commute at 50 kmph why should one reduce speed just because the flyover has been designed 30 years ago. Rather they should also be redesigned to suit current traffic needs.

Of course its the driver's mistake. But for how long are we going to sit upon past designs for our future traffic needs. I read in my high school that banking of curves prevent vehicles from rolling over while negotiating curves. So it shouldn't be a high tech stuff for road engineers. While the whole of Anna Salai is designed to commute at 50 kmph why should one reduce speed just because the flyover has been designed 30 years ago. Rather they should also be redesigned to suit current traffic needs.

Newton’s second law proclaims a body in uniform rectilinear motion will continue so unless acted upon by a force. Directing frictional force allows us to negotiate curves. Banked curves provides a central force that can allow us to negotiate curves.

Bending of curves in motor cycles in races is a good example. If u have learned this well in school days and know how to negotiate curves then full marks to you and your JK tyres. :) (in case u were born in 70's or before u'd know what i mean)

^^Yea that's what I meant.

^^Yea that's what I meant.

its about time bus drivers in MTC is taught about Newton's second law. And also Raman effect to lubricate their gears and breaks.

its about time bus drivers in MTC is taught about Newton's second law. And also Raman effect to lubricate their gears and breaks.

^^ Well if you fail to educate civil engineers on Newton's second law, then you may have to end up doing this!!! BTW gr8 sense of humor man!!!

^^ BTW gr8 sense of humor man!!!
:)
nandri hai

:)
nandri hai

marubadiyum hindi a?:nuts::nuts:

@Vinod: 'bending of curves' ???

While the whole of Anna Salai is designed to commute at 50 kmph why should one reduce speed just because the flyover has been designed 30 years ago.

Just because Anna Salai is designed to commute at 50 kmph doesnt mean the curve should also be taken at the same speed. Even here in the US the speed is reduced by 1/2 or more on every exit with similar curves though it has the banking.

I totally agree and I am with you that the roads should be engineered more scientifically.. lets hope it is done atleast on the ones that are newly built.

@Vinod: 'bending of curves' ???

Curves are always difficult to negotiate ..:)m)):nono:

vitrunga paa. naa romba nalla payan. enakku terinjadhellam varudhu kutti samayal kattu paati. kettela? yenakku sathyama curves pathi teriyaadhu. namma Ranga sir, mod sir than anubava saalinga indha vishayathula :lol:

^^ lol. :)

@sshivakumar yea I know. I even once exited one of the ramps at 70 mph when it was designed for 40 mph and was almost thrown out of the ramp but thanks to the banking I was saved. that's why I am emphasizing on banking. "Uyir pozhacha anubavathula solraen" :)

More than design speeds, anyone should have common sense whilst driving.

Just because the road is designed for so n so speed doesn't mean that you "must" travel at that speed. Carriageway speeds are not applicable for exit roads. That's why common sense is important rather than blindly following traffic signs.

More than design speeds, anyone should have common sense whilst driving.

Just because the road is designed for so n so speed doesn't mean that you "must" travel at that speed. Carriageway speeds are not applicable for exit roads. That's why common sense is important rather than blindly following traffic signs.

+1

More than design speeds, anyone should have common sense whilst driving.

Just because the road is designed for so n so speed doesn't mean that you "must" travel at that speed. Carriageway speeds are not applicable for exit roads. That's why common sense is important rather than blindly following traffic signs.

+100

BTW bridge la udanja edaththa sari panittaangala? panrangala? pannuvaangala?

+100

BTW bridge la udanja edaththa sari panittaangala? panrangala? pannuvaangala?

always the question should be pannuvaangala?

Rangarajapuram flyover offers promise of relief from traffic snarls (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3603210.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01133/05TH_FLYOVER_1133719f.jpg

Chennai Corporation expects to complete the work by mid-August

The Chennai Corporation will complete construction of one arm of the Rs.23.75 crore Rangarajapuram flyover by mid-August. All that remains is work on the connecting span. The Southern Railway has just completed its portion of work at a cost of Rs.8 crore. Meanwhile, residents who are reeling under traffic problems in the area are eager that it be completed quickly

One arm of the ‘Y’ shaped flyover leading to the Kodambakkam side was thrown open to the public in September last year by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. “We have to connect the railway portion with our side. We were waiting for tests to be conducted on the bearings to be completed. Now we can recommence work shortly,” said Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan.

Senior Corporation officials said that work above the tracks had taken some time. “It is difficult to work above the tracks when the trains run below. We will take steps to complete the flyover as soon as possible,” they said.

Residents of Rangarajapuram and West Mambalam say traffic in the area could be smoothened only when the flyover is completed. Station View Road, on which one arm of the flyover lands from the North Usman Road side, has two-way traffic and when vehicles are parked on the sides, residents say they are unable to even cross the road during peak hours.

R. Sridharan, a resident of Station View Road, said, “ours is a residential area and during peak hours traffic is unimaginable. Hundreds of students of Meenakshi College and other nearby schools use this road. However, there is no footpath here. Hence they are forced to battle with vehicles for space. We also need a traffic signal at the junction Station View Road and Liberty Theatre Road.”

Jayashree Sethuraman, a resident of Rangarajapuram said that buses belonging to IT companies were parked on Liberty Theatre Road during the night thereby leading to congestion on various roads. There are several marriage halls in the area and when weddings happen, the roads are lined with cars,” she said.

+100

BTW bridge la udanja edaththa sari panittaangala? panrangala? pannuvaangala?

Surprisingly, it was done almost immediately.

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The State Highways Department on Saturday completed work on the portion of the Gemini flyover that was damaged when an MTC bus smashed through it on June 27.

The department took up repair works on the 10-metre-wide and 1-metre-high gap in the concrete railing on a war footing to ensure the safety of thousands of motorists who the facility every day.

India’s third flyover, after the ones at Kemps Corner and Marine Drive in Mumbai, it was constructed by East Coast Construction and Industries in 21 months at a cost of Rs. 66 lakh, and opened to traffic on July 1, 1973.

A former Highways official who had been associated with the flyover said it was the longest flyover in the country back then. “In a coastal area, for a flyover to stand for nearly 40 years is exceptional. And it is in perfect working condition even today. It is one of the top-rated flyovers in the country and was constructed keeping in mind the traffic growth over decades,” he said.

While in the 1970s, over 9,000 vehicles crossed the junction during peak hour, today the stretch between Parry’s Corner and Nandanam witnesses over 16,000 vehicles during rush hour. Anna Salai, where the flyover is located, is used by over 1.83 lakh vehicles every day.

Though utilisation of space under the city’s flyovers is a much-debated topic, the government had plans to lease out the area under the Gemini flyover to a restaurant, a shopping centre, godowns, a parking lot, and for advertising.

At a time when Chennai Corporation is mulling the possibility of extending the recently-built Usman Road flyover, the architects of Gemini flyover had made provision for its extension, if necessary, on either side.

Not much has changed since its design in the 1970s, which was said to have been approved by a committee comprising senior officials and experts. The original lighting has been changed though.

Sources in the Highways Department said all bridges and flyovers under its jurisdiction were routinely inspected with regular tests carried out to ensure safety of road users. The tests include super elevation, which ensures that the road surface is able to counter centrifugal force, and skid resistance tests.

So far, there have been no issues related to design or maintenance of Gemini flyover, the sources said.


Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3589297.ece)

Surprisingly, it was done almost immediately.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/375/thflyover1129979f.jpg




Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3589297.ece)

not bad. for a change things are going according to my expected pace. But how come? Naatula eppo ellarum tirundhinaaga?

not bad. for a change things are going according to my expected pace. But how come? Naatula eppo ellarum tirundhinaaga?

The place is so close to the 'important' places in chennai !!! that's y.

The place is so close to the 'important' places in chennai !!! that's y.

Washington DC 04/07/2012 - source classified information

President Obama was called by secretary of state - the discussion is as follows. Lets bridge all gaps in attacks against our nation during our independence day.

A white house staff - Mr.President - there is a small problem in a bridge itself. The Cap Gemini bridge near the Madras consulate has a 10 feet gap that can be used by terrorists to attack our consulate over there. As it fits a bazooka and a sniper.

Obama: Okay fund India $20,000 to repair it.


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here we are sitting and thinking how fast india is :D

Surprisingly, it was done almost immediately.
might be because of huge traffic and govt might try to avoid another embarrassment.

Good that work was done immediately, or the next vehicle will not even have a barrier to hit and would have landed on Semmozhi Poonga's trees!

Washington DC 04/07/2012 - source classified information

President Obama was called by secretary of state - the discussion is as follows. Lets bridge all gaps in attacks against our nation during our independence day.

A white house staff - Mr.President - there is a small problem in a bridge itself. The Cap Gemini bridge near the Madras consulate has a 10 feet gap that can be used by terrorists to attack our consulate over there. As it fits a bazooka and a sniper.

Obama: Okay fund India $20,000 to repair it.


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here we are sitting and thinking how fast india is :D


:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Washington DC 04/07/2012 - source classified information

President Obama was called by secretary of state - the discussion is as follows. Lets bridge all gaps in attacks against our nation during our independence day.

A white house staff - Mr.President - there is a small problem in a bridge itself. The Cap Gemini bridge near the Madras consulate has a 10 feet gap that can be used by terrorists to attack our consulate over there. As it fits a bazooka and a sniper.

Obama: Okay fund India $20,000 to repair it.


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here we are sitting and thinking how fast india is :D


lol :D

The place is so close to the 'important' places in chennai !!! that's y.

No that is not reason, it is because of huge media coverage for the Flyover bus toppling accident. Just to tell another counter example, the flyover accident in Pallavaram many months back due to an uncompleted flyover , did not raise much media coverage and so the flyover construction is still not complete.

In India, Media often decides the national agenda.

Cant guess how the flyovers (2) are going to come at vijayanagar ... there is hardly any space for construction of pillars ...

Anyway since 98 crores allocated probably going to kick off soon

If they expand the Pallikaranai-medavakam road and make it 6 way then vehicles can avoid GST Road

I believe we are going to see a double decker flyover in Vijaynagar junction.. that is first deck will be the flyover btw velachery bypass and Taramani VLCY link road and second deck will be one way flyover from velacherybypass to Velachery-Medavakkam road.

This is what i understood, please correct if i am wrong..

My sincere wish (and vested interest) is quick completion of this flyover and hope that the plan does not involve any acquisition of Sutherland land, since if that is part of the plan, say goodbye to the flyover...

Forget land for the flyover, did the corpn. manage to get the land for widening the road first? I still maintain that it is possible to streamline the traffic at this junction without constructing these flyovers. Just move the bus terminus and widen the road fully and see what difference it would make.

The govt. wants to build flyovers without even trying to smoothen traffic flow first, thereby justifying the need for one (or two, in this case :))

^^..Exactly move the bus stand near MRTS station temporarily. and expand the route, have a dedicated bus stop with a service lane.

ya there is no space to build the pillars ... definitely the sutherland land will be taken over ... thats their plan and probably related to the fire accident ... similar thing happened in begumpet hyd .. there was fire in a complex that was blocking the road after they built a small bridge over drainage .... and now after the accident they removed the footpaths infront and also another 3-4 complexes and widening the road ...

Moving Bus station to MRTS not possible since minister announced its on hold due to Monorail station ...

Velachery needs some urgent plan first to widen the road ...

Moving Bus station to MRTS not possible since minister announced its on hold due to Monorail station ...

Velachery needs some urgent plan first to widen the road ...
Yes Raj, I know Monorail is planned there along with satellite bus stand too.
But i told "temporarily" so that these roads can widen up.
when all the mofussil buses are operated on temporary bus shelter in perungalathur, moving few MTC buses from vijaya nagar bus stop to MRTS is jujubi work..
But there is 1limitation that approach road to MRTS is narrow.

No that is not reason, it is because of huge media coverage for the Flyover bus toppling accident. Just to tell another counter example, the flyover accident in Pallavaram many months back due to an uncompleted flyover , did not raise much media coverage and so the flyover construction is still not complete.

In India, Media often decides the national agenda.

Absolutely right.

I was in Chennai when the incident happened (city bus crashing down Gemini flyover)

The incident was a big emmbarisment to the state Goverment and it attracted heaps of media and public attention.

Just immagine if there was another fall through the broken wall.

That's is why it got fixed in 1 week.

Yes Raj, I know Monorail is planned there along with satellite bus stand too.
But i told "temporarily" so that these roads can widen up.
when all the mofussil buses are operated on temporary bus shelter in perungalathur, moving few MTC buses from vijaya nagar bus stop to MRTS is jujubi work..
But there is 1limitation that approach road to MRTS is narrow.

Oh, the road is wide enough - just remove the encroachments (what's new!) and voila, we have a wide approach road :). Also, people use both service roads (on either side of the flyover) in both directions, though they are meant to be one way (2 lanes each). Just clear signages will help in minimizing this problem.

For example, I have seen vehicles come from Madippakkam, climb the flyover, then take left on the service road (wrong side) to go to the radial road. All they need to do is to take the service from the Madippakam side, without climbing the flyover. Also, developing a parking lot on the Madipakkam side of the station will help prevent motorists crossing the flyover and take the wrong side road to park in the station.

Washington DC 04/07/2012 - source classified information

President Obama was called by secretary of state - the discussion is as follows. Lets bridge all gaps in attacks against our nation during our independence day.

A white house staff - Mr.President - there is a small problem in a bridge itself. The Cap Gemini bridge near the Madras consulate has a 10 feet gap that can be used by terrorists to attack our consulate over there. As it fits a bazooka and a sniper.

Obama: Okay fund India $20,000 to repair it.


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here we are sitting and thinking how fast india is :D

OMG!! I missed it. CM'na summava. Classified information ellam avarukku kottudhu :lol:

Good one by the way..

Hello, Do all of u have idea when will Thirumangalam flyover be completed???? It has been 1 and half years that the pillars has been standing on the road.

Hello, Do all of u have idea when will Thirumangalam flyover be completed???? It has been 1 and half years that the pillars has been standing on the road.

when i left chennai on 16th april, there was only pillar both sides. hope i can see some improvement during my august visit

They wasted a portion of under pass for Pedestrians and Cyclist, but still our people using the main carriage way.

such a ugly subway

when i left chennai on 16th april, there was only pillar both sides. hope i can see some improvement during my august visit
there wont be any improvement... all the work is done in a snail's pace:bash:

Padi flyover in darkness as lights don’t burn - Source Annanagar times
With lights not burning, Padi flyover has remained in darkness at night for more than a month making it difficult for motorists to drive Padi flyover in darkness as lights don’t burn safely. An MTC driver on route 571 said that he has almost bumped several times into huge trailer vehicles which use the flyover after 10 p.m.An official in Chennai Corporation’s Electrical Department said that repairing of street lights including high
mast lamps has been taken on warfooting.

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Clicked on the move, so blurry

TFS Vicvin. Without much noise this creek bridge seems progressing well.

I cannot remember - was this a 2 or 4-lane bridge? I cannot make out from the pics :)

Its 2 lane

vivvin vinoth,

Please check your photo uploading website.

Lots of malware is getting attached to the photos being uploaded.

I see Mary Kom message & Rummy message with your Ennore photos.

Pl protect your computer systems .

Kannan

vivvin vinoth,

Please check your photo uploading website.

Lots of malware is getting attached to the photos being uploaded.

I see Mary Kom message & Rummy message with your Ennore photos.

Pl protect your computer systems .

Kannan

yes. kalla kadathal underworld gumbal onnu namma site la advertise panranga. Rummy yam rummy.

vivvin vinoth,

Please check your photo uploading website.

Lots of malware is getting attached to the photos being uploaded.

I see Mary Kom message & Rummy message with your Ennore photos.

Pl protect your computer systems .

Kannan
is admin have privilege to see as i am not seeing any messages:)

is admin have privilege to see as i am not seeing any messages:)

Guys,

It looks like my system got infected when I opened a few photos attached in SSC Threads.

Probably my Safety screen did not function properly and allowed the malware in.

The Photo sharing threads seem the culprits.

Please take care

Kannan

Projects worth Rs 109 crore for decongesting roads in Chennai (http://chennairealty.biz/blogs/Projects_worth_Rs_109_crore_in_Chennai.html)

With a view to decongesting roads in Chennai city and its suburbs, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has allocated various projects including road-over-bridges and skywalk in and around the metropolis estimated at Rs 109 crore. The projects include a Rs 40 crore flyover at Koyambedu, a bustling area from where inter and intra-state buses are operated, Rs 20 crore skywalk connecting Central, Park railway station and the Government General Hospital located there and a bridge across river Cooum at Rs eight crore, a state government release here said.

Besides, similar projects such as flyover, sub-ways and expansion of existing facilities are also covered under the Rs 109 crore allocation, the release said adding the measures will help in easing the traffic flow and ensure smoother passage to desired destinations.

Traffic snarls and long queues of vehicles on the arterial roads of Chennai have become common sight with speeding up of Metro Rail-related works which have resulted in traffic diversions and more roads being declared one-way.

Projects worth Rs 109 crore for decongesting roads in Chennai (http://chennairealty.biz/blogs/Projects_worth_Rs_109_crore_in_Chennai.html)

We are hearing this for "n"th time.. but no real action/progress...:bash: :bash:

We are hearing this for "n"th time.. but no real action/progress...:bash: :bash:

Its action replay of her role between 2001-06.Going on annoucing programmes and projects almost on a daily basis but nothing happens on the ground.:lol:

Rs. 52-crore bridge across Ennore Creek to be ready by December

The bridge will connect Athipattu and Ennore Expressway

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01167/05Augchdhr06__Enno_1167837e.jpg
Much-awaited linkResidents have demanded that heavy vehicles not be allowed on the bridge—Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam

Work to construct the Rs.52-crore bridge across the Ennore Creek that connects Athipattu and Ennore Expressway is expected to be over by December.

The bridge, which takes off at Ennore and ends at Kuruvimedu near the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NTPS), will drastically reduce the time needed to travel to areas including Minjur, NTPS, Nallur, Athipattu and Thiruvellavoyal.

Currently, many commuters have to use the congested Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetti Road passing through Eranavur, Manali New Town and Napalayam and travel more than 20 km to reach their destinations. The bridge would reduce 24 km on that route.

A 1.8-km approach road on the northern side the creek has been completed and on the southern side, land acquisition has been completed. Of the 21 spans, the foundation and substructures for 18 have been completed. The bridge will be 665 m long.

K. Selvam, a resident of Minjur, said that due to the traffic congestion in north Chennai owing the containers coming to and exiting the Chennai Port Trust, it takes three hours to reach Chennai.

“In case of emergencies, the bridge would help. Buses must be introduced on this new route,” he said.

Residents of Ennore said that heavy vehicles like containers must not be allowed on the bridge as the road winds through residential areas.

Kalaivanan, an inhabitant of Nettukuppam, said the bridge would allow fisherfolk north of Ennore Creek to keep in touch with hamlets in the south. “We can take our catch to Pulicat area if sale is not good here. It would take us less than an hour to reach the area,” he said

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3732614.ece

Any updates on the following flyovers?

1) Anna Arch
2) Thirumangalam
3) Porur
4) Mint
5) Koyambedu (Junction near Arihant Towers)

anna arch and tirumangalam moving at slow pace

anna arch and tirumangalam moving at slow pace

ilavasa arisi kuduthu avangala somberi aakitten. :lol:

ippo sollunga na epidi patta CM

The Highways Department has asked consultants preparing project reports for the proposed grade separators at Kaliamman Koil Street at Koyambedu and Thiruvanmiyur to take a fresh look at specific needs at the locations and submit new proposals.

A high-level committee comprising senior officials has asked the Bangalore-based consultant to study the possibility of constructing a ‘Y’ pedestrian subway near the entry and exit points to the Chennai Moffusil bus terminus in Koyambedu.

The design of the grade separator must be such that traffic on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai would not be disturbed while buses enter and leave the terminus. The entry and exit at the MTC depot must also be studied and the possibility of providing a flyover be looked at.

S. Arumainathan, president of Virugambakkam Residents Welfare Association said that with the presence of the markets, CMBT and MTC terminus, several activities took place in the area and that the consultant must take them all into consideration. Even last week, there was a fatal accident near the petrol bunk on Kaliamman Koil Street. There are 22 schools in the area. Hundreds of children and parents use the road and the Koyambedu junction. During the construction of the flyover itself, the Chennai Corporation must take up the widening of the road,” he said.

Every morning hundreds of traders flock to the vegetable, fruit and flower markets to purchased goods. Similarly, heavy vehicles carrying in consignments to the markets are there early in the day. The junction witnesses over one lakh vehicles and has traffic proceeding in four directions — Maduravoyal and Nerkundram; Anna Nagar, Thirumangalam and Padi; Vadapalani, Saligramam and Ashok Nagar; and Ekkatuthangal and Guindy.

As far as the Thiruvanmiyur junction is concerned, over 1.10 lakh vehicles cross it everyday and 40 per cent of this traffic does not have an origin or destination in the project area.

Sources in the Highways Department said the consultant had suggested segregating through traffic from the local and slow traffic.

“This would reduce accidents. Service lanes would be provided. They have suggested that in the long run, with the city expanding till Mamallapuram, it would be sensible to take the ECR traffic beyond the RTO office,” said a source. K. Thangam, a resident of Valmiki Nagar in Thiruvanmiyur suggested that perhaps one arm of the flyover could be taken to the SRP Tools intersection flyover so that vehicles could avoid the Tidel park junction.

An engineer said that there could be two flyovers at the Thiruvanmiyur junction. One should start from the West Avenue side and land near the MTC bus terminus junction.

“The other one should take off from the Jayanthi theatre side and land just before Lattice Bridge. If you are to take the ECR Road side flyover beyond the RTO, then it needs to be at the same height as it has to cross two temples. That could prove to be a costly affair. If the department is willing to spend on land acquisition and constructionof a huge structure, it could look at taking the flyover to beyond the RTO office junction,” he said


Source: The Hindu, Chennai edition, dated 17-Aug-2012 (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3781551.ece)

^^^ Marupadiyum modhalerndha :ohno:

^^^ Marupadiyum modhalerndha :ohno:

solidly it will take 1yr.

I wonder why no one is talking about the need of flyover at Sholinganallur, Tidel park etc.,:bash::bash:

If not flyover, atleast traffic cops should come up with one-way system to reduce the waiting time in signals.

I wonder why no one is talking about the need of flyover at Sholinganallur, Tidel park etc.,:bash::bash:

Nalla veyil adikura naala pathu ministers ellarayum kalaila 9 maniku madhya kailash la irunthu siruseri varaikum bike la poitu vara sollanum. adutha naale flyovers ketrathuku tender vittruvanunga

solidly it will take 1yr.

I wonder why no one is talking about the need of flyover at Sholinganallur, Tidel park etc.,:bash::bash:

If not flyover, atleast traffic cops should come up with one-way system to reduce the waiting time in signals.

Send complaint to CM's cell.

solidly it will take 1yr.

I wonder why no one is talking about the need of flyover at Sholinganallur, Tidel park etc.,:bash::bash:

If not flyover, atleast traffic cops should come up with one-way system to reduce the waiting time in signals.

yeah. what a stupid world. All they have to do is one huge flyover connecting Annanagar to Sholinganallur. Simple! yendha manga kum idhellam teriya maatengudhu cha:bash:. Naa mattum CM aanena first thing i will do that:lol:.

yeah. what a stupid world. All they have to do is one huge flyover connecting Annanagar to Sholinganallur. Simple! yendha manga kum idhellam teriya maatengudhu cha:bash:. Naa mattum CM aanena first thing i will do that:lol:.

Appadiye Govt Treasury lendhu Onga Vault roomukku potta Churanga Padhai pathi moochu vidadhenga. :lol:

Appadiye Govt Treasury lendhu Onga Vault roomukku potta Churanga Padhai pathi moochu vidadhenga. :lol:

sir goverment treasury la elliyum ettukka poochiyum than sir irukku :(

Singaperumal Koil flyover

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Anna arch will be demolished today for new flyover.(Source TOI)

very much dissaiponted for slow progress of thirumangalam flyover construction due to that heavy traffic on 13th main road.
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I am not sure why our folks in Chennai are not following the pre stressed segment launching method for building flyovers & bridges. All over India they are so good in using this. The cast in situ method is so much time consuming and the time line for scaffolding is just time boggling. The amount of time wasted by normal public in waiting for this project to complete need to be taken into account.