Chennai Flyover Projects [Archive] - Page 7

bonoslack7

August 23rd, 2009, 08:22 PM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/HC-halts-work-on-Cenotaph-Road-flyover/articleshow/4923739.cms

The Madras high court has restrained civic authorities from carrying out any further work on the mini-flyover at the Cenotaph
Road-Turnbulls Road junction at Nandanam. The court has also asked the authorities to remove the debris, if any, heaped in front of a resident's house.

Justice P Jyothimani granted the interim injunction on a writ petition filed by G Ganapathy, a resident in the Cenotaph Road area.

In his petition, Ganapathy said the writ appeal against the acquisition of private lands for the project was still pending in court, and apprehended that authorities were attempting to complete the construction in front of his house.

Noting that the original proposal to construct the flyover on Chamiers Road was changed, the petitioner said the private construction company carrying out the project had started digging up road to lay a ramp for the flyover in front of his house on August 5. He said he was not put on notice before the work was started.

"The debris, earth and other materials have been carelessly dumped on either side of the road without providing adequate space for pathway outside houses for exit and entry," he said, adding that the authorities had provided barely three feet outside his house.

The narrow space is hardly enough for free vehicular movement and there was complete absence of turning radius for vehicles, he said. "Even pedestrians are finding it difficult to manoeuvre their way around this area," Ganapathy said, adding that the authorities were constructing the flyover in a careless manner, which was a severe safety risk, besides causing immense hardship and inconvenience to residents.

This is the second round of litigation over the mini-flyover. In May this year, justice K Suguna had struck down a state government notification to take over land for the flyover project dispensing with the mandatory land acquisition norms. She had, however, rejected the petitioner's claim that the alignment of the flyover was changed due to extraneous considerations.

According to the petitioners, all residents of the area, the project was conceived 10 years ago, and it was supposed to come up at Chamiers Road from Adyar Gate Club Road to Anna Salai, but it was changed into one linking Cenotaph Road and Turnbulls Road.

While the writ appeal in that matter is still pending before a division bench of the high court, the fresh round of litigation has brought an interim ruling which could delay the project further.

natarajan1986

August 23rd, 2009, 08:31 PM

this pallikaranai project has to be completed in sep 08 itself:bash::bash:
wat this rich guys want,they are great obstacles to infra:nuts:

Kewl Batty

August 24th, 2009, 07:33 AM

kpgopal

August 24th, 2009, 07:47 AM

^^ Nice updates there Chennaivaasi :)

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Poonamallee flyover was completed long back and still not opened to traffic! Still the buses take U-turn in the bypass to enter poonamallee. Thought they've opened it.. but no :ohno:

I think it is open. I even travelled on it once by mistake and entered Poonamalee town instead of taking the bypass (while entering chennai). This was in July. Hope they have not closed it again.

Kewl Batty

August 24th, 2009, 07:53 AM

^^ nope.. I came that way on sunday morning and still not opened. Mabbe they'll close it at night till early morning? :dunno:

ferrari_fan

August 24th, 2009, 11:06 AM

^^ That's possible - they close the Adyar Aavin Circle flyover also at night..

I think the Poonamallee flyover has been opened because I drove to B'lore last month, and there were vehicles travelling over the flyover then..

Mad 4 Madras

August 24th, 2009, 11:25 AM

Guys, do you have any update on Thirumangalam Grade Separator? Is it still in paper level?
DPR released?

Madras_Fan

August 24th, 2009, 11:32 AM

^^ nope.. I came that way on sunday morning and still not opened. Mabbe they'll close it at night till early morning? :dunno:

Its very much opened.. But the worst part is a big speed breaker at the end of the flyover. I used this flyover twice in the last 2 months with the last one at 16th August 2009

darkprinz

August 24th, 2009, 04:43 PM

^^

ya the flyover is open for past two months or so... :) but as u said there are three big speedbreakers at one end.. i travell dialy through that only.. once while travelling in mtc bus over that speed breaker , all the passengers :bash:literally jumped upto 4 ft height .....

satishanu

August 24th, 2009, 05:05 PM

^^MTC driver should have known abt the speed breaker. Maybe he wanted to have some fun at the cost of passengers.

die4chennai

August 24th, 2009, 05:20 PM

this pallikaranai project has to be completed in sep 08 itself:bash::bash:
wat this rich guys want,they are great obstacles to infra:nuts:

You've probably mistaken Pallikaranai flyover for Cenotaph flyover(Which is halted by HC)

think_different

August 24th, 2009, 10:01 PM

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7136/top59005373717.jpg

ferrari_fan

August 25th, 2009, 06:03 AM

^^ Cool - their flyover cleaning drive is showing results..

:)

Mad 4 Madras

August 25th, 2009, 08:41 AM

By the way which flyover is this? T.Nagar?

kg4129

August 25th, 2009, 09:01 AM

^^ Great to see the flyovers without having posters :cheers:

natarajan1986

August 25th, 2009, 09:17 AM

You've probably mistaken Pallikaranai flyover for Cenotaph flyover(Which is halted by HC)

pallikaranai has to be completed by last year itself and the second sentence is for cenetoph flyover :)

Sivamani Muru

August 26th, 2009, 07:11 AM

We have to change the way we build shopping malls. The design work for any new shopping mall (the near future) in Chennai and across all major cities in Tamilnadu should move away from its age old concept. A shopping centre is more than a collection of shops. It must create a buzz that will draw people in from all over. The exterior should be so inviting that the passer bys should be curious to know what goes on inside and the interior should play with space creating all new experience. The old concept is just putting shop spaces, but, the new concept is about giving more importance to public spaces within the complex.

A well designed shopping centre is usual divided into 5 wings or courts, namely the north wing, south wing, east wing, west wing and the centre wing.

Wider clear floor walk area with attractive floor tiles and its borders, to self navigates the shoppers from one point to another and besides allowing this free flow of human traffic there must be ample room for shopping carts to be pushed around. The floor area should be so user friendly that even wheel chair bound shoppers must be able to move around independently. Having walls without sharp corners will help these physically challenged. Adequate numbers elevators, escalators and travelators , emergency stairways is a must at all wings. There should be an information desk at every wing giving directions and information about the on going promotions or sales and the names of participating shops in that complex. A children indoor play place, day care centre, a huge cinema complex, a large food court is all expected on the top most floor of the shopping centre. Auto teller machines, pay phones, foreign money exchangers kiosks are a must. There must be ample sitting benches for weary shoppers to rest and also adequate numbers of toilets at every wing. The centre wing should have a large high up sky roof that admits natural light into the building. There must also be indoor water fountains and plants. The centre wing should also have a big open space to make makeshift stages to conduct live shows (songs and dance) and contests during promotions. The makeshift stage should be right in the middle of the air well so, that shoppers on all floors will have uninterrupted glimpse of the stage performances.

The air conditioning system installed should blend into the contemporary surroundings. The system should be one that can be adjusted to suit individual tenant requirements.
Moreover the interior must be designed with high standard of workmanship for smooth and seamless finish. The true concept of a 21st century shopping complex is about creating vibrant shopping space with high quality retail mix.

Sivamani Muru

August 26th, 2009, 07:16 AM

We have to change the way we build shopping malls. The design work for any new shopping mall (the near future) in Chennai and across all major cities in Tamilnadu should move away from its age old concept. A shopping centre is more than a collection of shops. It must create a buzz that will draw people in from all over. The exterior should be so inviting that the passer bys should be curious to know what goes on inside and the interior should play with space creating all new experience. The old concept is just putting shop spaces, but, the new concept is about giving more importance to public spaces within the complex.

A well designed shopping centre is usual divided into 5 wings or courts, namely the north wing, south wing, east wing, west wing and the centre wing.

Wider clear floor walk area with attractive floor tiles and its borders, to self navigates the shoppers from one point to another and besides allowing this free flow of human traffic there must be ample room for shopping carts to be pushed around. The floor area should be so user friendly that even wheel chair bound shoppers must be able to move around independently. Having walls without sharp corners will help these physically challenged. Adequate numbers elevators, escalators and travelators , emergency stairways is a must at all wings. There should be an information desk at every wing giving directions and information about the on going promotions or sales and the names of participating shops in that complex. A children indoor play place, day care centre, a huge cinema complex, a large food court is all expected on the top most floor of the shopping centre. Auto teller machines, pay phones, foreign money exchangers kiosks are a must. There must be ample sitting benches for weary shoppers to rest and also adequate numbers of toilets at every wing. The centre wing should have a large high up sky roof that admits natural light into the building. There most also be indoor water fountains and plants. The centre wing should also have a big open space to make makeshift stages to conduct live shows (songs and dance) and contests during promotions. The makeshift stage should be right in the middle of the air well so, that shoppers on all floors will have uninterrupted glimpse of the stage performances.

The air conditioning system installed should blend into the contemporary surroundings. The system should be one that can be adjusted to suit individual tenant requirements.
Moreover the interior must be designed with high standard of workmanship for smooth and seamless finish. The true concept of a 21st century shopping complex is about creating vibrant shopping space with high quality retail mix.

ferrari_fan

August 26th, 2009, 09:13 AM

^^ Ummm ok.. But why in the flyovers thread?

natarajan1986

August 26th, 2009, 10:35 AM

siva
copy and paste that post in malls and multiplex,then just type self deleted here
:cheers:

Keeran

August 26th, 2009, 04:23 PM

As in earlier posts the contents are quite instructive. A facile pen is being wielded, which is most welcome. Hope planners will take note.

ramvaradan

August 26th, 2009, 04:44 PM

As in earlier posts the contents are quite instructive. A facile pen is being wielded, which is most welcome. Hope planners will take note.

I happened to visit Spencers Plz, Chennai... and its 3 phases, duh what a dungeon .. !! Good intentions gone havoc due to lack of imagination, planning.

The points in the earlier post 'Shopping mall ..' by Sivamani are really to the point.

The space for turning radius for the shopping carts, strollers, disabled vehicles are critical. We need disabled access/ramps, plenty playareas, merry go arounds etc. add real values to place, while attracting kids.

I think the concept of 'biggest bang for the buck' is taken too literally by the designers of Malls in India .. they just build up too much, too many lanes, dark nooks, pathetic toilets .. the miseries never end.

We need shuttles to the malls, from within city & outskirts, with 'fares refundable' on inside purchase .. just to avoid jay riders :)

venkatm

August 26th, 2009, 07:58 PM

I feel Forum in B'lore is quite a good model for a mall though the exteriors are slowly becoming seedy. Chennai malls are either too small or too old

vs007

August 26th, 2009, 11:21 PM

I happened to visit Spencers Plz, Chennai... and its 3 phases, duh what a dungeon .. !! Good intentions gone havoc due to lack of imagination, planning.

I have always considered Spencers as a shopping complex, not a mall.

Arul Murugan

August 27th, 2009, 03:14 AM

North Chennai projects:

Villivakkam level crossing

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/08/27/2/Img/Pc0020800.jpg

Projects in north fail to fly over bottlenecks

Construction Of Bridges Stuck In Villivakkam & Korukkupet For Want Of Coordination

Julie Mariappan | TNN

Chennai: The city corporation may be completing flyover construction projects in south Chennai in record time, but in north Chennai it’s a completely different story. Here, infrastructure projects have been moving at a snail’s pace due to problems ranging from land acquisition to shifting of service lines and the rise in prices of construction material.

For instance, work on the road underbridge to replace the second level crossing in Villivakkam began in June 2007. The gate was closed ever since and traffic diverted to the first level crossing, one km from the project site. With the project cost being shared by Southern Railway (Rs 20.76 cr) and Chennai Corporation (Rs 13.4 cr), the underbridge, touted as the gateway to north Chennai, was slated for completion in 18 months.

“Not even 20% of the project is complete, despite repeated inspections by officials,” says P Lakshmanan, a resident of Rajaji Nagar inVillivakkam. “The government agencies take their own time to do even the basic work for construction. As a result, the first level crossing has become congested, making it extremely difficult for those driving from Kolathur, Madhavaram and Red Hills. Vehicles line up for more than a km during peak-hour traffic.”

According to norms, if there are more than one lakh vehicles crossing a railway line, the government can take up the construction of a flyover or an underbridge. Although the number of vehicles registered in Villivakkam was 10.61 lakh in 2007, no progress has been made in executing the project. A continuous flow of suburban and express trains leads to the frequent shutting down of the first level crossing. K Kanagasabapathy, a long-time resident of Srinivasa Nagar in Villivakkam, says he pays Rs 60 to the autorickshaw driver to get to the other side of the track, to board a bus at the Villivakkam bus terminus. Because of the project, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation has reduced its services, including the bus on route 20M, which links Villivakkam to Parry’s via Purasawalkam.

“Southern Railway is yet to put in place pre-fabricated concrete boxes beneath the track. The central agency has plenty of problems, including troublesome contractors who have kept away, citing rise in price of construction material as reason,” a senior civic official said. Also, Metrowater took a year to shift its utility lines in the area. On Maniakara Choultry Road, near Stanley Medical College, the corporation completed shifting service lines and laid approach roads a long time ago for the construction of a subway. But the railways failed to complete its work beneath the track for lack of contractors.

“This is the reason we are not taking up work at another subway, at the Korukkupet level crossing. Otherwise, the traffic situation would be chaotic,” the official added.

THE PROJECT Subway at Maniakara Choultry Road-Cemetery Road level crossing
WHY THE DELAY The facility which will benefit residents of Royapuram, Korrukkupet and Tondiarpet is stuck due to the delay by the railways in first finding a contractor and then beginning the work

THE PROJECT Subway at Villivakkam level crossing two
WHY THE DELAY To connect areas like Kolathur, Red Hills, Madhavaram and Villivakkam with Kilpauk and Egmore, the project is stuck due to delay in shifting of service lines, transformer and acquisition of 18 grounds of land

THE PROJECT Flyover at Cochraine Basin Road-Kathivakkam High Road Jn
WHY THE DELAY To help residents of Kodungaiyur and Korukkupet who have to wait for long at the level crossing, the project is stuck due to delay in acquisition of lands and shifting of service lines and also pending court cases

THE PROJECT Flyover at Mint junction
WHY THE DELAY The project needs 14 grounds of land from Military Engineering Services, which is not giving in. The timber merchants on Basin Bridge Road have gone to court against land acquisition. Corporation will now change the alignment

THE PROJECT Flyover at Ganesapuram
WHY THE DELAY Talks are still on with the railways about the alignment. Land acquisition by the revenue department is moving at a snail’s pace. It was only recently that the department completed process of evaluation of compensation

TOI

Arul Murugan

August 27th, 2009, 03:18 AM

Agency to speed up projects is toothless

Julie Mariappan | TNN

Chennai: The state government has been mulling over a proposal to enact a law to give statutory powers to the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) for two years. The authority would be able to sort out all the traffic and transportation disputes that the city faces, but it remains toothless.

The National Urban Transport Policy 2006, proposed UMTA for cities with a population of over one million. The objective of UMTA is to bring about a unified approach and coordination among various stakeholder agencies to provide lasting solutions to traffic problems. It will monitor the planning and execution of transport projects and integrate the operation and management of the multi-modal transport system.

“But the UMTA, which was formed in 2007 for Chennai city, has met only thrice. So far, the only outcome of these meetings was that the Chennai Corporation was asked to set up busbays on roads where it takes up widening work. But commuters have bigger expectations from the authority,” says K P Subramanian, a transport expert. If UMTA is vested with statutory powers, it can easily give directions to different agencies involved in shifting of service lines and effectively monitor and coordinate implementation of various traffic and transportation measures. “This is what Andhra Pradesh has done by enacting a law, giving statutory powers to its UMTA,” Subramanian adds.

Transport experts and urban planners point to Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) as a model. The LTA delivers a land transport network, which is integrated, efficient, cost effective and sustainable to meet the city’s needs. Beijing also has an umbrella agency to regulate and to coordinate all transport related issues. “There is an imperative need to have an authority with all statutory footing,” says Raj Cherubal of City Connect, an advisory body to UMTA. The state government plans to bring in a bill, but no one is sure when. “The transport department has sought help from the CMDA in drafting the bill, by looking into various models, including Andhra Pradesh,” transport secretary Atulya Misra told TOI.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/08/27/2/Img/Pc0021000.jpg
DEAD END: Construction of subway at Maniakara Choultry Road came to a standstill because railways could not find contractors

TOI

Arul Murugan

August 27th, 2009, 05:56 AM

Kathipara flyover

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3581272691_53bfbdc8d4_o.jpg

copyrights: RAMESH PHOTOGRAPHY, flickr

Mad 4 Madras

August 27th, 2009, 10:50 AM

Not Bad at all! Need more greenaries

die4chennai

August 27th, 2009, 05:56 PM

Chennai: The city corporation may be completing flyover construction projects in south Chennai in record time, but in north Chennai it’s a completely different story. Here, infrastructure projects have been moving at a snail’s pace due to problems ranging from land acquisition to shifting of service lines and the rise in prices of construction material.

TOI

The only project that is progressing well in North Chennai is the perambur flyover... unable to recollect any other projects

natarajan1986

August 27th, 2009, 06:44 PM

^^
that one also not in good pace and the construction techniques are outdated ones :lol::lol:

coolmukund

August 27th, 2009, 07:26 PM

Kathipara flyover

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3581272691_53bfbdc8d4_o.jpg

copyrights: RAMESH PHOTOGRAPHY, flickr

WOW!!! amazing pic of kathipara \m/

and hey, which ramp of the flyover is seen in the picture???? is it the one on the Le Royal Meredian side???

ferrari_fan

August 28th, 2009, 04:52 AM

^^ Yup..

darkprinz

August 28th, 2009, 05:14 AM

hey guys Is there any solution for smoothing traffic in doraisamy road subway ??? ..
This stretch from west mambalam [arya gowdar road] till pothys is now suffocating :nuts:esp. after construction of that usman road flyover ???? :bash:

pxp

August 28th, 2009, 05:46 AM

Kathipara Junction
Is there a facility to drain rain water from these roads ?
should we expect water stagnating in rainny day?

worried what will happen when it rains for days in coming months.

die4chennai

August 28th, 2009, 06:28 PM

^^
that one also not in good pace and the construction techniques are outdated ones :lol::lol:

Construction happening each and every day from morning till late evening with more than 10 workers on the site. They ve just started the most toughest part, laying the two mammoth pillars on both sides of the subway near the railway track. Its progressing well but the sheer complexity involved in the project is delaying the project. But shud definitely appreciate IVRCL for their work

think_different

August 28th, 2009, 11:31 PM

The Chennai Corporation Council on Friday gave permission for a change in the alignment of the proposed flyover at the Mint clock tower junction.

Following this, the civic body is expected to float tenders shortly for construction of the much needed facility in north Chennai.

A senior official of the Corporation said that though the proposal for the four-lane flyover was made in 2007-08, land acquisition, design and a court case had delayed the project. The estimated cost of the 520 metre long and 15 metre wide facility would be Rs.26 crore. It would connect Basin Bridge Road and Old Jail Road.

The timber shops on one side were a hindrance to its construction. But with a court verdict in favour of the Chennai Corporation to remove the 35 shops decks have been cleared for commencement of the work. “We have given them [timber shops] time to move out on their own. Once the notice period gets over we will have to remove them,” said another official. The Marakkadai area got its name from the timber shops. The flyover would come as a blessing for locals as the junction gets choked with traffic during rush hour.

A bus terminus situated in the junction adds to the traffic. “Once construction begins, it [terminus] would have to be temporarily relocated like in the case of the Perambur terminus,” the official said.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/29/stories/2009082959440300.htm

die4chennai

August 29th, 2009, 03:42 AM

^^ Giving the source will give more value to your contribution...

Rasnaboy

August 30th, 2009, 04:51 AM

A seminar on ‘Flyovers in Adyar’ is being organised at the Open Air Auditorium, Kalakshetra, at 10 a.m.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/30/stories/2009083058510200.htm

die4chennai

August 30th, 2009, 06:40 AM

Source: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/18271/38/

natarajan1986

August 30th, 2009, 06:53 AM

^^:lol::lol:

arshyam

August 30th, 2009, 08:45 PM

Rasnaboy

August 31st, 2009, 01:40 AM

“City projects proposed without proper planning”

CHENNAI: Residents of various parts of the city participated in a seminar on ‘Chennai’s road building plans: A problem or a solution,’ organised as part of the Save Chennai Beaches Campaign here on Sunday.

Participants, including residents and experts, of the seminar questioned the plans, premise, outcome and the cost involved in developing the projects. The proposal to construct elevated corridor along the beach from Light House to Kottivakam would facilitate vehicles to ply at a higher speed, but the project will not contribute directly to improvement of public transport, said M.G. Devasahayam, Managing Trustee of SUSTAIN.

Around 80 per cent of the people in the city use public transport, but a chunk of the current investment contributes to private transport, he said. The construction of the corridor along the beach would only increase congestion along the beach, he added.

Architect Tara Murali said such projects were proposed without proper planning. She stressed the need for a comprehensive integrated land use and transport planning for the metropolitan area and improvement to pedestrians’ conditions.

Traffic engineer K.P. Subramanian said the elevated corridor would benefit the car-owning population but was an expensive and inefficient response to traffic problems. He added “The process of identification of the project was wrong.” Residents voiced concern that the project may create new problems such as destroy the natural ecosystem of the beach with more vehicles and spoil the aesthetics. Fishing hamlets would be affected and Olive Ridley turtles would be distracted by increase in lighting on account of the corridor, said V. Arun of Student Sea Turtle Conservation Network. Similarly, the touch-down points along the corridor will create chaos at key junctions, said Mr. Subramanian. There should be a comprehensive plan for optimal utilisation of the existing roads, said Mr. Devasahayam.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/31/stories/2009083158430200.htm

catick

August 31st, 2009, 05:13 AM

^^^^:ohno:

die4chennai

August 31st, 2009, 04:58 PM

[QUOTE=chennaivaasi;41713406]Pallikaranai Junction Flyover is in the last legs of completion. Touch down has happened in both ends. We can expect it to be thrown open to traffic in 4 - 6 weeks.

Thanks for the updates, chennaivasi.

Could you clarify?
- is this a 3+3 lane flyover? Satellite pictures show this to be pretty wide.
- Is the road beyond this flyover toward Pallikaranai/Medavakkam being widened? Last I knew, it was 2 lane till Medavakkam and 4 beyond to Tambaram...

Its not widened yet but the plan to widen it lingers for a long time now... I was told that the shops along the Velachery-Tambaram road near Pallikkaranai Panchayat board(near the Pond) were given a demolition notice way back..

Arul Murugan

September 2nd, 2009, 03:16 PM

Kathipara - Guindy side mess up continues!

Three reasons!

1. MTC takes the 1/3rd or 2/3rd of the road and it never takes the bus bay
2. Share auto and regular autos takes the bus bay
3. Pedestrian! Never try to use the subway.

http://tm.dinakaran.com/292009/TM_02-09-09_E1_03-01%20CNI.jpg

TM

robertashok

September 2nd, 2009, 03:39 PM

Kathipara - Guindy side mess up continues!

Three reasons!

1. MTC takes the 1/3rd or 2/3rd of the road and it never takes the bus bay
2. Share auto and regular autos takes the bus bay
3. Pedestrian! Never try to use the subway.

TM

I agree with you fully.

For reasons 2 and 3 the problem is US we citizens. when are we going to learn. :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

georgenadar

September 2nd, 2009, 07:34 PM

TN Govt. should take necessary action to prevent such traffic in future soon...

catick

September 3rd, 2009, 05:13 AM

Stay on Cenotaph Rd flyover vacated

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: Paving the way for the early completion of the mini-flyover project at Cenotaph Road-Turnbulls Road junction at Nandanam, the first bench of the Madras high court has vacated a stay on further works at the site.
The first bench comprising the Chief Justice HL Gokhale and justice D Murugesan, besides lifting the stay on Wednesday, also asked the contractor — Gammon India Limited — to expedite the work.
The flyover scheme got mired in litigation when a resident moved the court against the authorities’ move to invoke the urgency clause for acquisition of lands for the project. Authorities also sought to dispense with the mandatory formalities such as notifying the target properties and affording an opportunity to the land-losers to lodge their objections.
After a single judge decided the case against the authorities, the Chennai Corporation preferred the present appeal. Even while the appeal was still pending, three residents in the area filed new writ petitions before a single judge, stating that the project had been hindering movement of pedestrians and vehicles in the area, and that residents were unable to use the narrow pathway.
Admitting the plea last week, the single judge had stayed further works at the site, besides directing the construction company to clear the debris and to fill up pits.
Advocate Krishna Ravindran mentioned this before the first bench, which is hearing the acquisition-related appeal, and submitted that 80% of the works were over and that the project should be completed before the onset of the monsoon. The construction would require about two months to be completed, he said, adding that the company had already deposited Rs 7 crore for shifting of boundaries, transformers and drainage facilities
Acceding to his submissions, the bench asked the company to expedite the works and complete it with minimum possible inconvenience to the residents, pedestrians and motorists.
Earlier, advocate T Mohan, counsel for a resident, said even aged people could not be moved out as houses had been denied access by the authorities. The bridge work has marooned people, he added.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/09/03/3/Img/Pc0031600.jpg

ferrari_fan

September 3rd, 2009, 06:01 AM

:righton:

nsantha2

September 3rd, 2009, 06:56 AM

Sathisht77

September 3rd, 2009, 04:02 PM

Wow, that was pretty quick work!

I have a question for this advocate, Mr. T Mohan. If people can't get out of their homes, have trouble on the narrow pathways, I assume he means it's because of construction. So how exactly is the stay going to help that? If anything, it'll lengthen the time taken the construct the flyover and all the construction stuff will still be there! Really silly petition, I feel.

Exactly, the judge should not have granted any "stay" at the first place. Stupid thing:bash:

Anniyan

September 4th, 2009, 02:22 AM

http://i31.tinypic.com/14nmzat.jpg

Anniyan

September 4th, 2009, 02:25 AM

http://i31.tinypic.com/27zb401.jpg

think_different

September 4th, 2009, 03:43 AM

Hi Anniyan, nice work. But i am confused to know the right location. Can you pls tell the right location of this new flyover. if possible show in map. thanks in advance

Anniyan

September 4th, 2009, 04:04 AM

Hi Anniyan, nice work. But i am confused to know the right location. Can you pls tell the right location of this new flyover. if possible show in map. thanks in advance

See this map.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=chennai&ie=UTF8&ll=13.047683,80.231271&spn=0.001508,0.003227&t=h&z=19

The flyover will connect Bazullah Road from the North Usman Road side to Rangarajapuram on the other, where it will branch off into Subramania Nagar First Street on the southern side and Gopala Menon Street in Kodambakkam on the northern side.

think_different

September 4th, 2009, 04:47 AM

i got it, thanks anniyan

MyNation

September 4th, 2009, 05:12 PM

the one comin up at tnagar is a flyover or a road-overbridge like the one at chetpet?

die4chennai

September 4th, 2009, 05:36 PM

^^ ROB

natarajan1986

September 4th, 2009, 05:40 PM

when a bridge is constructed over rail track it is rob,bridge over road is flyover and bridges across rivers ,lakes are just bridges (dono exact name for it):cheers:

Arul Murugan

September 5th, 2009, 04:09 AM

Mylapore Radhakrishnan bridge, corporation is creating greenery below most of the flyovers in the city

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/592009/DN_05-09-09_E6_14-05%20CNI.jpg

Dinakaran

Arul Murugan

September 7th, 2009, 12:50 AM

Tambaram, Pallavaram ROBs likely by year-end

Staff Reporter

KANCHEEPURAM: The rail overbridges (ROBs), being constructed at Tambaram and Pallavaram, are likely to be thrown open to the public by the end of this financial year, according to Minister for Highways Vellakoil M.P. Swaminathan.

Talking to reporters here on Saturday, after reviewing the progress of various works taken up by the Highways Department in Kancheepuram district, the Minister said necessary instructions have been given to the officials to ensure that both the ROB projects were completed as early as possible.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/07/stories/2009090757520200.htm

arshyam

September 7th, 2009, 07:34 PM

saurabh85

September 7th, 2009, 07:45 PM

few pics of kathipara taken on sept 6

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4793/img1487a.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/img1487a.jpg/)

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6903/img1488lz.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/img1488lz.jpg/)

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9872/img1489lg.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/img1489lg.jpg/)

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4743/img1501k.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/img1501k.jpg/)

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2836/img1502o.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/img1502o.jpg/)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9008/img1505j.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/img1505j.jpg/)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6022/img1506ju.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/img1506ju.jpg/)

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9959/img1509h.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/img1509h.jpg/)

Into_salem

September 7th, 2009, 07:51 PM

^^ Absolute beauty....Thanks,

saurabh85

September 7th, 2009, 07:55 PM

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4494/img1503l.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/img1503l.jpg/)

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3510/img1504x.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/img1504x.jpg/)

think_different

September 7th, 2009, 07:58 PM

nice job. thanks

vs007

September 7th, 2009, 08:27 PM

saurabh85,

Nice photos dude. Thanks.
Some of the photos made me wonder is this really Chennai? :D

But in few of them showed a substandard roads, and I hope they clean up the sand to give more road space.

senty

September 8th, 2009, 06:49 AM

^^^^^^ Thanks for pics Saurabh.

Not to bring in a city vs city comparison, but am not sure whether Chennai Corporation sweeps the roads in chennai. The 3rd lane will always be filled with sand n mud, unlike Hyd or Blr... Also, I find carpeted grass on most of the medians in hyd wherein in chennai its not present even on the GST road leading to Airport[though one can see good density of orphan grasses on the median].

I was waiting to see Kathipara pics, but was dismayed at seeing the sand occupying the entire third lane...

When I was in chennai, this used to be irritating... you get all the dust on your face when you ride your bike during sunny days and when it rains, its mud all over your body. :ohno:

I used to wonder whether our politicians/babus hardly travel to other cities, leave alone other countries. I used to fume at the posters on almost every inch of walls available, wherein other cities gave a clean look. Hardly any greenery under the flyovers. :bash:

I guess this is the main reason why outsiders say chennai is dirty. :(

But things are changing slowly. Prolly cos CM visited Blore and wanted Chennai to be 'as clean as Blore'. Wish he visited blore much earlier rather than after 18 years... n hope he visits other good cities in other parts of the world.

ferrari_fan

September 8th, 2009, 08:09 AM

Awesome pics Saurabh.. Thanks for sharing!!

:)

Shan_Sara

September 8th, 2009, 03:46 PM

Sathisht77

September 8th, 2009, 04:10 PM

^^^^^^ Thanks for pics Saurabh.

I guess this is the main reason why outsiders say chennai is dirty. :(

.

Enough already!!! Iam still searching for that Blore/Hyd "mythical cities where everything is perfect " that people keep talking about. Are these cities in the US that iam missing

Shan_Sara

September 8th, 2009, 04:48 PM

Arul Murugan

September 8th, 2009, 05:00 PM

Let us stop this!

Many are victims of media's projection on Bangalore, so let us avoid such post by not replying.

scdubagoor

September 8th, 2009, 05:30 PM

Awesome, Thanks Saurabh. Good to that we are moving from the usual Manjal/Kaavi colors :)

satishanu

September 8th, 2009, 05:41 PM

Fantastic pics and nice buildings at the mouth of the flyover makes it grandeur. Thanks Saurabh for the effort and sharing.

ranga

September 8th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Agreed .But the practical thing is maitaining a smaller city is much easier than maintaining such a big metro like Chennai ,which is twice the size than BNG and HYD .But this cannot be given as a lame excuse .We need to remove all those sands and graffitis ,posters .The Chennai corporation is slowly issuing ban of posters on main arterial roads.lets c how it works
Chennai is not twice the size of Bangalore or Hyderabad.The population difference is under a million.Hyderabad,oflate, after the formation of GHMC has deteriorated.Even Bangalore with all those tall claims by some section of the people is turning ugly.Mumbai is more than double the size of chennai and also to deal with a huge floating population yet the civic sense ,traffic discipline and road ways are far better.Even the road side eateries are cleaner.What do u say to that?

natarajan1986

September 8th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Good Joke....Chennai wants to be like Bng...hahahaha....ayyo ayyo.:lol::lol::lol:.
Could the loop please stop in comparing the Cities..Chennai in no
way can be compared with Banglore or HYD..
shan is like anniyan whenever his homecity was insulted shan will rise their and crush them to ashes,i have become fan of him:banana:

satishanu

September 8th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Wasn't Chennai rated cleanest metro and 2nd best overall in India in 2007 by AC Nielsen.

Source:
http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=87380
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2007/04/09/stories/2007040902501500.htm

Not sure how far it is deteriorated and how far other cities have improved in two years.

Shan_Sara

September 8th, 2009, 07:40 PM

shan is like anniyan whenever his homecity was insulted shan will rise their and crush them to ashes,i have become fan of him:banana:

:nuts::nuts:

natarajan1986

September 8th, 2009, 08:11 PM

^^
first time you are accepting the truth,so i have becom ur fan :lol::lol:
:cheers::cheers:

think_different

September 8th, 2009, 09:57 PM

CHENNAI: The Highways Department is giving an impetus to the execution of road overbridges (ROBs) and road underbridges (RUBs).

In the last two months, the department floated bids for 11 ROBs/RUBs, of which the tender process was initiated for nine facilities last month.

A senior official says that this year the department plans to invite tenders for 50 RUBs/ROBs this year. [The facilities are proposed in the place of railway crossing. On completion, the Railways and Highways are responsible for maintenance.]

As of now, work is under way for 20 facilities, the official says, adding that the total cost of all the projects is about Rs.365 crore.

Since May 2006 when the present government took office, 92 ROBs/RUBs were sanctioned.

This year, the Highways Department wants to initiate the work for 84 ROBs/RUBs, of which the Railways Department has given consent for 25.

The clearance of the Railways is awaited for 36 while the Highways Department is yet to send proposals for 23.

As for the 11 facilities for which the bids have been floated, two come under Kancheepuram district — one in Madurantakam and another in Urapakkam. While one will come up on Dargah Road in Chennai, Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district will have one.

Two important towns in the northern belt of the State — Vriddachalam and Cuddalore — are also covered while Ammainaickanur in Madurai district, Tenkasi, Udumalpet, Nilambur (near Coimbatore) and Pollachi will have one each.
source (http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/09/stories/2009090953680500.htm)

Arul Murugan

September 9th, 2009, 12:57 AM

^^

Looks works started above the tracks on Tambaram flyover

http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/09/images/2009090960571101.jpg

Hindu

Rasnaboy

September 9th, 2009, 05:27 AM

^^Hope they would complete this by the year end, won't they?

Mad 4 Madras

September 9th, 2009, 09:04 AM

^^Hope they would complete this by the year end, won't they?

Good word to put in - HOPE :lol:

ferrari_fan

September 9th, 2009, 10:49 AM

shan is like anniyan whenever his homecity was insulted shan will rise their and crush them to ashes

:lol: How true!!

Arul Murugan

September 12th, 2009, 02:26 AM

Airport flyover service roads are completed. All MTC buses from Tambaram side to Guindy takes the service road.

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/1292009/DN_12-09-09_E6_16-02%20CNI.jpg

arunmani

September 12th, 2009, 10:11 PM

Airport flyover service roads are completed. All MTC buses from Tambaram side to Guindy takes the service road.

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/1292009/DN_12-09-09_E6_16-02%20CNI.jpg

They should make at least part of GST road poster free.

think_different

September 13th, 2009, 01:22 AM

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will complete the construction of the Rs.19.93-crore flyover at the Cenotaph Road-Turnbulls Road junction in two months, Mayor M. Subramanian said on Saturday.

Speaking at function to distribute colour television sets at Kottur, he said that work on the foot overbridge on Saidapet Taluk Office Road would begin on September 17.
Firecrackers banned in Corporation functions

He announced that firecrackers were henceforth banned in Corporation functions.

Mr. Subramanian urged political party leaders and the public to cooperate with the civic body on this initiative.

A total of 4,630 TV sets were distributed, a press release said.

source (http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/13/stories/2009091357940300.htm)

die4chennai

September 13th, 2009, 05:00 AM

^^ Just happened to see this flyover some days back... I thing the service roads are very narrow without foot paths.. can anybody from that area throw light on this?

Wil the vehicles(Esp. buses) coming from IIT will be allowed to take the service road, to turn left to chamiers road? is the road wide enough for that?

ferrari_fan

September 13th, 2009, 08:00 AM

^^ The ground level road will be 1 lane wide in each direction.. So all types of traffic can pass through, but in single file..

saurabh85

September 13th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Is there any plan to construct a trumpet interchange at madhya kailash because that junction is jampacked during rush hour??

natarajan1986

September 13th, 2009, 08:30 AM

^^
still in paper works!!:lol:

Into_salem

September 15th, 2009, 03:00 AM

robertashok

September 15th, 2009, 04:01 AM

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will complete the construction of the Rs.19.93-crore flyover at the Cenotaph Road-Turnbulls Road junction in two months, Mayor M. Subramanian said on Saturday.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/15/stories/2009091551020200.htm

How come this flyover is completed so quickly, is there any beneficiary like the one opened in T.Nagar for Pothys and New Saravana Stores.

Arul Murugan

September 15th, 2009, 04:28 AM

^^

Many big shots of the city have house there.

die4chennai

September 15th, 2009, 05:59 AM

None of the mini Flyover construction inside the city(apart frm ROB which involves railways) by Chennai Corporation got delayed i think. i cud not recollect any except perambur flyover where the reasons r completely different

sridhar_n

September 15th, 2009, 06:46 AM

^^I too think so.

But, our guys have not planned for bigger flyovers / ROBs...dono the reason...we need a flyover following places:

1. Vadapalani junction (now that the metro alignment has been finalised),
2. Teynampet Junction
3. Sterling Road
4. Sardar Patel - OMR (under consideration / study stage now)
5. Adyar - LB Road (under consideration now)

The ROBs / Flyovers at Pallavaram and Tambaram too very important and hope they get completed before the end of this year.

die4chennai

September 15th, 2009, 09:40 AM

^^ Nandanam signal is far more congested than Teynampet Signal

dis.agree

September 15th, 2009, 11:38 AM

How come this flyover is completed so quickly, is there any beneficiary like the one opened in T.Nagar for Pothys and New Saravana Stores.

it is not quicker than other flyovers. it has been going on for more than 6 months.

think_different

September 16th, 2009, 12:18 AM

Beautification of Lattice Bridge begins (http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/16/stories/2009091658310300.htm)

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation has begun beautification of the Lattice Bridge at an estimated cost of Rs.12.60 lakh. It has plans to construct walls in the place of existing hand railings. Colourful glazed tiles will be pasted on the walls, similar to those on the Nelson Manickam Road vehicular subway. Over 30 metres of railing have been removed to make way for the 1.45-metre high wall. Pasting of the tiles would commence in about a fortnight. The pedestrian footpath would also be repaired, said a senior official of the civic body.

In 2000-01, the Corporation had widened the bridge. The 150 metre long facility connects Thiruvanmiyur and Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Several residents in the area had complained that the tar topping on the bridge needed repair. Officials said after ascertaining the damage necessary repairs would be undertaken.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6715/2009091658310301.jpg

sridhar_n

September 16th, 2009, 06:05 AM

^^ Nandanam signal is far more congested than Teynampet Signal

Agreed. But are they serious about these at all? One of my frnds told me that traffic in Mount Road in on a constant rise - even considering that all IT and other developments are coming up elsewhere. Our great Mount Road will never lose its charm...but then something has to be done to de-congest the traffic.

die4chennai

September 16th, 2009, 06:31 AM

^^ Only recently the efforts to decongest Mount road has gained momentum... but i guess its getting delayed coz of Metro. Now that the alignment is fixed we can hope to have something happening

Kewl Batty

September 16th, 2009, 07:11 AM

^^ yea, since the metro got moving, we saw 2 subways getting approved..

A couple of flyovers are planned under the TNUDP-III on Anna Salai. Guess they'll be starting them soon.

ramvaradan

September 16th, 2009, 02:06 PM

anybody got updates on any progress in koyambedu f/o ? what kind of design is it?

Arul Murugan

September 17th, 2009, 03:42 AM

^^ Only recently the efforts to decongest Mount road has gained momentum... but i guess its getting delayed coz of Metro. Now that the alignment is fixed we can hope to have something happening

Underground metro on Anna Salai itself will hep in reducing the vehicle traffic. Yes Nandanam needs the flyover soon. This should be the longest traffic signal in the city with more waiting time for the signal.

die4chennai

September 17th, 2009, 01:17 PM

^^ It has become even worse now after the Turnbullls road flyover construction, with many vehicles taking this route rather than cenotaph road

Anniyan

September 17th, 2009, 02:01 PM

anybody got updates on any progress in koyambedu f/o ? what kind of design is it?

Partial cloverleaf interchange.

coolmukund

September 17th, 2009, 04:05 PM

^^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyambedu_Junction

Kewl Batty

September 17th, 2009, 09:42 PM

anybody got updates on any progress in koyambedu f/o ? what kind of design is it?

Mabbe this will help you picturize it..

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=41167552&postcount=115

ramvaradan

September 18th, 2009, 01:56 AM

Mabbe this will help you picturize it..

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=41167552&postcount=115

thanks, it does. it looks like a massive construction. i hope they get done with the Koyambedu jn. in the next 2 yrs.

1 junction at a time, Chennai is evolving ....

coolmukund

September 18th, 2009, 04:17 PM

I too think so.

But, our guys have not planned for bigger flyovers / ROBs...dono the reason...we need a flyover following places:

1. Vadapalani junction (now that the metro alignment has been finalised),
2. Teynampet Junction
3. Sterling Road
4. Sardar Patel - OMR (under consideration / study stage now) - Madhya Kailash
5. Adyar - LB Road (under consideration now)

The ROBs / Flyovers at Pallavaram and Tambaram too very important and hope they get completed before the end of this year.

this may be helpful to visualize and just to bring this design back into everyone's memory. i still wonder how they will accommodate this structure in that place!!!!!!!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=33189802&postcount=1104

think_different

September 19th, 2009, 12:24 AM

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday allowed appeals by the Chennai Corporation and the State, challenging a single Judge’s order quashing a notification relating to the construction of a flyover at the junction of Cenotaph Road and Turnbulls Road on the ground that there was no justification for invoking the urgency clause.

In its order, a Bench, comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan, said that the acquisition of land was only to an extent of 18,225 sq. feet. Only the compound walls of the buildings belonging to landowners, two pump rooms, a generator room, a ground floor, dining hall of a hotel, a sweet shop, and a ground floor shop constructed without authorisation were to be demolished.

The service lanes were absolutely necessary for the free flow of traffic once the flyover was constructed. These parallel service lanes would be indispensable to the neighbours for access to their premises, and they could not have any grievance over the notification of the urgency clause. In that context, the dispensation of enquiry could not be found fault with.

The Bench said that in its opinion, even if there were certain non-compliance of the guidelines, the court should desist from interfering with the acquisition proceedings initiated for a definite public purpose. Consequently, the Bench said it should necessarily uphold the notification.

The government had issued a notification under the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring land for the flyover. It had invoked the urgency clause. By the same notification, it had also dispensed with the enquiry.

These were challenged. A single Judge, in an order issued in May this year, had quashed the notification on the ground that there was no justification for invoking the urgency clause

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9224/sdfpy.jpg

source (http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/19/stories/2009091960500300.htm)

robertashok

September 19th, 2009, 02:48 AM

this may be helpful to visualize and just to bring this design back into everyone's memory. i still wonder how they will accommodate this structure in that place!!!!!!!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=33189802&postcount=1104

So are they going to build pillars in Kendriya vidayla/CLRI and destroy the current flyover.
As far as i know the current flyover did not serve any purpose.

die4chennai

September 19th, 2009, 04:36 AM

^^ Which current flyover?

Cosmicbliss

September 19th, 2009, 06:55 AM

Dear all:

How many flyovers have been been started, built and thrown open to the public since DMK+alliance came to power in 2006?

How many are under construction and to be thrown open before 2011?

How many are planned but construction is yet to begin?

How many are only in the conceptual stage?

Thanks

ferrari_fan

September 19th, 2009, 08:05 AM

So are they going to build pillars in Kendriya vidayla/CLRI and destroy the current flyover.
As far as i know the current flyover did not serve any purpose.

I guess you're talking about the IIT Flyover?

In which case the answer is no - the flyover at Madhya Kailash junction is a good half km away from the IIT junction - there is no connection between the 2 flyover projects..

The new flyover will come up separately while the IIT flyover will continue to stand..

think_different

September 19th, 2009, 10:54 PM

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3065/87766535.jpg

Indian Sun

September 20th, 2009, 05:39 AM

^^ Celebrating the nearby American presence , are we ?

barrykul

September 20th, 2009, 06:25 AM

^^
When are they going to get rid of the sand dunes at the edge of the road. This single mound of dirt makes the whole road dirty and gives that third world look. Routine street cleaning vehicles should sweep up the dirt every week or so.

coolmukund

September 20th, 2009, 02:29 PM

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4759/20092009211.jpg

they have used too many pillars for support at this joint. it looks too cluttered. had they used some modern techniques this could have been avoided which would have led to reduction in amount of cement consumed. we are still in stone-age in terms of updation of technology.

coolmukund

September 20th, 2009, 02:32 PM

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4038/20092009212.jpg

this picture would have been a classy one had the landscaping been over, which it was supposed to by now.

Arul Murugan

September 20th, 2009, 02:51 PM

Arul Murugan

September 20th, 2009, 02:55 PM

Coolmukund,

Cool updates in many threads, thanks.

coolmukund

September 20th, 2009, 03:16 PM

Finally the pedestrian passage is ready for Kathipara...

But the handrails are very poor... looks they have steeled it from some where. :bash:

http://tm.dinakaran.com/2092009/TM_20-09-09_E2_04-02%20CNI.jpg

TM

twell, the hand railings needs to be polished and painted. and there seems to be some water seepage on the ground. and overall the subway looks too muddy and shabby. it needs a good cleaning and painting on the side walls too. and i wonder what will be the condition of this subway when the monsoons come.

sridhar_n

September 21st, 2009, 05:47 AM

twell, the hand railings needs to be polished and painted. and there seems to be some water seepage on the ground. and overall the subway looks too muddy and shabby. it needs a good cleaning and painting on the side walls too. and i wonder what will be the condition of this subway when the monsoons come.

Yes Arul and Coolmukund. They could have done it better. And mukund, you have raised a very valid point of drainage of water during monsoon. And, can't understand why no work on landscaping!!!!

Kewl Batty

September 21st, 2009, 05:55 AM

^^ Because, Metro is gonna cross Kathipara... So its wise not to do landscaping now.

ferrari_fan

September 21st, 2009, 07:33 AM

^^ That's ridiculous - it's going to take a long time before metro construction commences at Kathipara.. And landscaping isn't going to cost all that much so its not like anyone will make a big loss..

Kewl Batty

September 21st, 2009, 07:43 AM

die4chennai

September 21st, 2009, 09:54 AM

^^ Hang out place with parking?

dis.agree

September 21st, 2009, 10:26 AM

^^ Because, Metro is gonna cross Kathipara... So its wise not to do landscaping now.

which metro line are you talking about? i think one along irr would stay clear of this kathipara jn.

vijayvmail

September 21st, 2009, 03:26 PM

which metro line are you talking about? i think one along irr would stay clear of this kathipara jn.

The one along IRR is going to go over the kathipara flyover

dis.agree

September 21st, 2009, 04:39 PM

The one along IRR is going to go over the kathipara flyover

agree. i looked up old alignment document again. what you & kewl batty said is what is mentioned. i have no other basis. i suppose it will run parallel to irr at the junction to west of it right over the loops.

coolmukund

September 21st, 2009, 04:44 PM

^^ This is not a simple landscaping work they're planning there! - They're gonna make it a hangout place AFAIK (as PlaneMad has posed the consultants for developing kathipara)...

On the other hand, Elevated section deadline is 2011 end. They'll surely start construction within this year end or early 2010. So no point in doing landscaping now and be covered with dust again in no sooner.

:rofl::hilarious

well making it a hangout place seems absolutely ridiculous. i don't think it will be successful as people will find it difficult to "hang out" in the middle of the road.and moreover where will the people who come to "hang out" park their vehicles? all the area beneath the flyover has been closed out for "beautification".

Kewl Batty

September 21st, 2009, 06:01 PM

^^ The exact same feelin I had, when I saw the appointed consultants webpage and the project details! :P I believe that Pedestrian subway is also a part of it.

Lets see wat do they do.

dis.agree

September 21st, 2009, 06:37 PM

^^
infact i don't see the point to beautify this junction. serves no purpose. no vehicle user that pass this junction would even know of it. any such landscaping needs continuous maintenence and i wonder how long it would even survive. it probably makes sense to plant many trees here. it help reduce heat from massive concrete structures as well as the heavy traffic. this would probably look even better from air, the only place from where it would be visible.

Oswald Quentin

September 22nd, 2009, 12:09 AM

Kathir

September 22nd, 2009, 06:48 AM

natarajan1986

September 22nd, 2009, 08:07 AM

one of our member is involved in that project so you can discuss and put your inputs to him:banana:

Arul Murugan

September 23rd, 2009, 02:22 AM

Tender to be floated for new bridge on Adayar

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/09/23/2/Img/Pc0020600.jpg

In TOI...

Can we expect some modern bridge? or same like the existing bridge?

Anniyan

September 23rd, 2009, 02:30 AM

Tender to be floated for new bridge on Adayar

In TOI...

Can we expect some modern bridge? or same like the existing bridge?

probably typical 'highways dept' style bridge designed by anna univ.:ohno:

Kewl Batty

September 23rd, 2009, 04:52 AM

^^ And it'll be a 2-lane bridge AFAIK! :lol:

Kathir

September 23rd, 2009, 05:20 AM

probably typical 'highways dept' style bridge designed by anna univ.:ohno:

Hey, I am an alumnus of Anna Univ :)

kpgopal

September 23rd, 2009, 12:14 PM

Hey, I am an alumnus of Anna Univ :)

Me too !!!

Into_salem

September 23rd, 2009, 01:32 PM

^^ And it'll be a 2-lane bridge AFAIK! :lol:

Looks like its 4-lane bridge.

Tenders to be floated shortly for bridge over Adyar river
Wednesday, 23 Sep, 2009

The Highways Department, Tamil Nadu, is expected to float tenders for the construction of a new bridge abutting the Thiru Vi Ka bridge on the Adyar river in order to ease traffic congestion in south Chennai shortly.

The new bridge is to come up between the old arch-vent bridge and the Thiru Vi Ka bridge. The four-lane Thiru Vi Ka bridge is 14.9 mtrs wide. At least 8.5 mtrs, which is available between the arch-vent bridge and the existing one, will be taken up for the new bridge.

According to sources, the selected consultant is expected to submit the project report and estimates within a week. Following which, the design wing will clear the design before it is sent to the state government so that tenders could be floated.

http://www.projectstoday.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?nid=28023

Mad 4 Madras

September 23rd, 2009, 01:53 PM

Looks like its 4-lane bridge.

As per above, the new bridge is going to take the space in between the two of 8.5mts. So it must be 2-lane

ferrari_fan

September 23rd, 2009, 01:54 PM

^^ Where does it say that? It only says that the existing bridge is 4 laned..

Hey, I am an alumnus of Anna Univ :)

Me too !!!

Me three!!!

:)

die4chennai

September 23rd, 2009, 05:25 PM

Its gotta be two lane. Anyways i am not considering it as a seperate bridge but just widening of Thiru-vi-ka bridge which will become 6 lane then

Kathir

September 23rd, 2009, 06:12 PM

^^
Thats more like it.

Me three!!!

:)

btw, I'm 2000-2004 CSE batch.

Oswald Quentin

September 23rd, 2009, 07:06 PM

Hey, I am an alumnus of Anna Univ :)
Count me in. :cheers:

probably typical 'highways dept' style bridge designed by anna univ.:ohno:
I get the context of what you are saying but the folks at anna univ do a pretty good job at designing given the constraints.

bonoslack7

September 24th, 2009, 01:54 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/Move-for-flyover-in-front-of-CMBT-at-Koyambedu/articleshow/5048521.cms

In a bid the ease the traffic congestion near the Chennai Moffussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) in Koyambedu, the state highways department has
proposed to build a six-lane flyover on Jawaharlal Nehru High Road (also known as 100 ft Road and Inner Ring Road) at an estimated Rs 35 crore.

According to the proposal submitted to the state government for approval recently, the flyover will be stretch for about 1 km from before the Jawaharlal Nehru High Road-Kaliyamman Koil Road signal point to the signal point in front of the main entrance of the CMBT.

"Jawaharlal Nehru High Road is one of the four state highways in the city with high vehicle movement and the volume of traffic through the Jawaharlal Nehru High Road-Kaliyamman Koil Road intersection is increasing with every passing day. Traffic jams on Kaliyamman Koil Road are not uncommon since it is the entrance and exit point for both government and private long-route buses to reach the Koyambedu terminus,'' highways department sources told The Times of India.

The congestion is intense during peak hours with vehicles from Vadapalani and beyond towards Kaliyamman Koil Road struggling to take the free left at the intersection the full width of Jawaharlal Nehru High Road is occupied by vehicles waiting for the signal to move towards Tirumangalam.

"We feel a flyover is necessary here in view of the fact that even relaying of the road or any repair work has become extremely difficult due to the continuous flow of traffic, particularly the movement of heavy vehicles from and towards Padi, Red Hills, Madhavaram and Maduravoyal. Road-relaying work near the Koyambedu bus terminus was stopped about five times last year as workers found it difficult to complete the job,'' the sources said.

According to a recent survey conducted by the highways department on the stretch near the CMDA bus stop, an average of 1.20 lakh to 1.30 lakh vehicles use Jawaharlal Nehru High Road every day. About 60-70% of these are two-wheelers.

The proposal for a flyover has evoked a welcome response from road-users in the area. "It is a good idea. The flyover will minimise traffic flow at the signal point in front of the CMBT's main entrance and enable long route buses to have an easy exit from and entry to the terminus through Kaliamman Koil Road. But there should be adequate provision for a footpath while constructing the flyover,'' said Krishnakumar of Chinmaya Nagar.

Kewl Batty

September 24th, 2009, 03:41 AM

die4chennai

September 24th, 2009, 05:45 AM

In some time most of the important junctions at IRR will be signal free i guess... First Kathipara,Padi,Koyambedu.. Soon Thirumangalam,CMBT,Vadapalani will follow

Kewl Batty

September 24th, 2009, 05:52 AM

^^ But wat abt the major bottleneck @ Ashok Pillar? :ohno:

die4chennai

September 24th, 2009, 09:58 AM

that wud be the only bottleneck.. anyways IRR is on the right path, Thanks to metro for not interfering.. Hopefully the trend follow for the other two imp. arterial roads- Mount Road and P.H road

dis.agree

September 24th, 2009, 12:52 PM

^^
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/09/24/3/Img/Pc0030800.jpg

Is it the junction right next to CMBT where 100s of buses move in and out of CMBT?

Nice, this place was longing for a flyover for very long time!

yes it is. it is used by mofussil govt & private buses. number of buses that come from there is just incredible esp. on a friday evening. this road also leads to arcot road at virugambakkam and is prefered by folks although it narrows down significantly after koyambedu market. i think as per master plan 2 it is to be widened (to 100 ft?). this flyover would also go over the next junction 100m further south-east (to right of pic) from where mtc buses enter or exit. this though is not a bottleneck. and another 200m to left of this junction would be where loops of koyambedu flyover would be.

i also hope they force buses to not use irr and instead go via bypass. people who don't prefer to board at koyambedu have to board after tambaram. and in long term establish another bus stand at gst - bypass junction & let a few terminate there.

Kewl Batty

September 24th, 2009, 02:13 PM

CM to inaugurate Cenotaph road flyover next month (http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article24444.ece)

The Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Chennai Corporation Mayor M. Subramanian and Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni inspecting the fly-over construction site on Cenetoph Road Junction, in Chennai. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan

The construction of much-awaited flyover on the busy Turnbulls Road-Cenotaph Road stretch in the city was expected to be completed soon and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi would inaugurate the new facility next month, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Thursday.

Mr. Stalin reviewed construction works on the Rs 19 crore project and told reporters that Karunanidhi will inaugurate the flyover by October end.

The 458 metre long facility was being constructed at a height of nearly six metres from the ground and on 12 pillars erected for the purpose, he said adding Rs 10 crore had been given as compensation towards land acquisition for the purpose.

Other projects including a bridge across the Adyar river and a road under bridge at Saidapet would be completed by next month, he said adding government had accorded permission for the construction of a flyover at a cost of Rs 61 crore at Vyasarapadi here.

natarajan1986

September 24th, 2009, 02:34 PM

i think construction started in feb and they are gonna open in october so 8months :banana:,it will be great if they execute all flyovers ,bridges and all projects

Arul Murugan

September 24th, 2009, 02:47 PM

It is a skywalk not flyover.

http://tm.dinakaran.com/2492009/TM_24-09-09_E1_03-02%20CNI.jpg

Dinakaran

Looks to be single lane!

pdykid

September 24th, 2009, 02:50 PM

opps... Deleted... same image

coolmukund

September 24th, 2009, 02:55 PM

It is a skywalk not flyover.

http://tm.dinakaran.com/2492009/TM_24-09-09_E1_03-02%20CNI.jpg

Dinakaran

Looks to be single lane!

:omg:is this the cenotaph road flyover????? :wtf:

as you rightly as you said it is more of a skywalk. ha ha. co-incidentally the skywalk mall is also opening next week. they needed this much time to finish a cycle path like this???

Arul Murugan

September 24th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Looks this subway started 1 year ago. Villivakkam!

http://tm.dinakaran.com/2492009/TM_24-09-09_E2_04-03%20CNI.jpg

Tamilmurasu.

Anniyan

September 24th, 2009, 03:57 PM

Dinakaran

Looks to be single lane!

It is wide enough for 2-lanes

natarajan1986

September 24th, 2009, 04:00 PM

^^
even flyover on royapettah high road which intersects radhakrishnan road looks like this but it is accomodating two buses at a time

die4chennai

September 24th, 2009, 05:34 PM

What u see from pics will be highly misleading.. The same happened here before Pothys junction flyover inauguration. It turned out to be wider than what many perceived...

saurabh85

September 24th, 2009, 05:42 PM

CM to inaugurate Cenotaph road flyover next month (http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article24444.ece)

What road under bridge at saidapet is he talking about?:nuts:

dis.agree

September 24th, 2009, 06:22 PM

What road under bridge at saidapet is he talking about?:nuts:

west jones road?

think_different

September 25th, 2009, 02:01 AM

west jones road?

yes u r right....

The construction of the flyover at the Turn Bulls Road–Cenotaph Road junction is nearly complete and will be inaugurated by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi by the end of October, said Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.

Speaking to reporters here on Thursday after inspecting the flyover under construction, Mr. Stalin said that the flyover, being constructed on 12 pillars, is eight metres wide and 458 metres long. The project cost amounts to nearly Rs.20 crore, he said.

The road width beneath the flyover, including the pavement space, is six metres. The construction of the flyover began in February and is expected to ease traffic flow around the intersection.

Mr. Stalin said that several ongoing infrastructure projects would also be completed by the end of October.

The vehicular subway coming up on Jones Road, Saidapet, at a cost of Rs.7.33 crore would be ready for use by the end of October. The subway is 303.67 metres long and 5.5 metres wide. The elevated bridge on Alandur Road being constructed across the Adyar at a cost Rs. 6.3 crore would also be ready soon.
Administrative sanction

“The government has granted administrative sanction for the construction of the Vysarpadi-Ganesapuram flyover and land acquisition process was in progress,” he said.

On merging the city’s suburban areas and forming two additional corporations, Mr. Stalin said that the CMDA submitted its statement to the Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Mayor M. Subramanian, Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni and Opposition floor leader Saidai Ravi were present.

Into_salem

September 25th, 2009, 03:38 AM

Chennai:Pedestrians and motorists who regularly pass the Arcot Road-Mount-Poonamallee Road junction in Porur will soon be spared the ordeal of having to weave their way through traffic congestion. The state highways department will commence construction of a four-lane flyover along Mount Poonamallee Road in a month.
According to official sources, tenders were called for construction of the flyover costing Rs 35 crore, including Rs 20 crore toward land acquisition and shifting of utilities like water, telephone and electricity lines. “We have received tenders and are scrutinizing them. The work order for the project will be issued in a month,’’ sources in the highways department told The Times of India.
The flyover is scheduled to be completed within 18 months of the commencement of work. With a traffic flow of about 15,000 passenger car units a day, it will enable vehicle users to save 15 to 20 minutes. That is the time they now take to cross the junction, even during non-peak hours.
“Crossing the junction from any of the four sides is difficult, particularly from Arcot Road, which is too narrow with a lot of encroachments on either side. Most of the time, you see vehicles lined up 300 to 500 metres on all sides. The vehicles can hardly move when the signal turns green because about 100 to 150 pedestrians cross the intersection every time the signal changes green,’’ said Ananthanarayanan, who is residing at Porur.
“There is a lot of movement of lorries and school and college buses here. So, smaller vehicles find it extremely difficult. The absence of a footpath forces pedestrians on to the road. While police struggle to regulate the traffic here, the chaos often results in road users quarrelling,’’ said Devaki, a school teacher in Ayyappanthangal.
Highways officials said that the project should have commenced a year ago. They say that since they were awaiting the finalisation of the alignment of Metro Rail near the intersection, it got delayed.
“Now that the Metro Rail alignment has been finalised, we hope construction of flyover will be completed according to schedule,’’ said an official.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/09/25&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00404&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

Arul Murugan

September 25th, 2009, 03:51 AM

^^

Please post with the pictures, so many members can see it through forum itself. Thanks.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/09/25/4/Img/Pc0041200.jpg

Bless

September 25th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Looks this subway started 1 year ago. Villivakkam!

http://tm.dinakaran.com/2492009/TM_24-09-09_E2_04-03%20CNI.jpg

Tamilmurasu.

^^
The Road was blocked in 2006 for construction of this underpass. And the progress is very very very very slow..

jaish

September 25th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Me too !!!

Me too.

TechCity

September 25th, 2009, 12:36 PM

Highways officials said that the project should have commenced a year ago. They say that since they were awaiting the finalisation of the alignment of Metro Rail near the intersection, it got delayed.
“Now that the Metro Rail alignment has been finalised, we hope construction of flyover will be completed according to schedule,’’ said an official.

Metro near porur Junction?:dunno:

Kewl Batty

September 25th, 2009, 01:04 PM

^^ Yea, Metro is gettin extended till sriperumbudur I believe although it is in 3rd phase. and thats y even HSCTC alignment got changed recently from porur to kundrathur.

Kathir

September 25th, 2009, 04:31 PM

Me too.

Good to see a bunch of CEG people here.

btw, any of you guys have any idea about the VC and other admin buildings that were planned in front of the main building, i.e in the green space on both sides of road from the entrance? This was planned when Balagurusamy was the VC. I hope it was dropped. Better not spoil the view of the main building and the greenary as well.

Sorry that it's not the right thread. Just posted here, as I am not sure, whether some of you guys are visiting the Chennai Projects updates thread or not.

Oswald Quentin

September 25th, 2009, 11:59 PM

Good to see a bunch of CEG people here.

btw, any of you guys have any idea about the VC and other admin buildings that were planned in front of the main building, i.e in the green space on both sides of road from the entrance? This was planned when Balagurusamy was the VC. I hope it was dropped. Better not spoil the view of the main building and the greenary as well.

Sorry that it's not the right thread. Just posted here, as I am not sure, whether some of you guys are visiting the Chennai Projects updates thread or not.

No. I don't think there were/are any plans for any sort of construction at those places.They have already beautified the places though.

jaish

September 26th, 2009, 07:41 AM

Good to see a bunch of CEG people here.

btw, any of you guys have any idea about the VC and other admin buildings that were planned in front of the main building, i.e in the green space on both sides of road from the entrance? This was planned when Balagurusamy was the VC. I hope it was dropped. Better not spoil the view of the main building and the greenary as well.

Sorry that it's not the right thread. Just posted here, as I am not sure, whether some of you guys are visiting the Chennai Projects updates thread or not.

No it should not happen. When Ananda Krishnan was there he has never allowed to cut even a single plant. It should be opposed.

think_different

September 27th, 2009, 01:00 AM

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6011/111qk.jpg

darkprinz

September 28th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Black Knight

September 28th, 2009, 09:47 AM

seriously u mean there is going to be a metro line to sriperumbudur thro porur jn ? .. which will be the starting pt for this phase ? any idea friends?:)

iam asking because i myself witness heavy rush in mtc buses even during non-peak hours .. [inspite of very good frequency of mtc buses].. this stretch badly needs metro :banana:

even if the metro is built here...i think you will only get to enjoy that maybe in year 2020...unless they start the other phases soon together with the current one.But it would take some time to get the funds for the other phases as the world is just recovering from recession.

bonoslack7

September 29th, 2009, 12:58 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/5-new-flyovers-to-ease-traffic-on-Anna-Salai/articleshow/5066570.cms

Driving on the busy Anna Salai could soon be a roller-coaster experience, literally, with the highways department planning five flyovers

within a stretch of six kilometers. The flyovers, estimated to cost Rs 600 crore, will come up at the traffic intersections at Wallajah Road, Spencers, Eldams Road, Nandanam and CIT Nagar.

According to official sources, work is on to put together detailed project reports (DPRs) for all five projects. The proposal has gathered momentum due to the sharp rise in vehicular traffic in recent years. The flyovers are expected to prevent congestion from building up around traffic signals at key junctions on the city’s lifeline.

“Vehicle movement on Anna Salai is increasing with every passing day and we need to do something big to tackle the traffic flow. The proposals were drafted to reduce congestion at important junctions which have heavy vehicular movement. The project report will be completed in three months. It will then be sent to the state government for approval,’’ an official in the highways department told TOI.

As per the proposal, the flyovers to be built at Wallajah Road junction and Eldams Road junction on Anna Salai would be the longest among the five. “Each one would be a kilometer long. While Walaja Road flyover will end in front of LIC and Eldams Road flyover will end after the Anna Salai-Cenotaph Road intersection. In CIT Nagar, the proposed flyover would come up covering two intersections on Anna Salai at first and third main roads of CIT Nagar. The flyover at Spencers junction will be about 600 metres long and will end in front of the Anna Salai police station,’’ the official.

A traffic census conducted by the Highways Research Station last year found that Anna Salai near DMS and Nandanam have the highest traffic density on state highways in the city, with a movement of about 1.5 lakh vehicles every day.
Officials in the department said they were considering various options to decongest traffic on the state highways in the city, mainly on Anna Salai. “About seven years ago, there was a discussion in the government to build an elevated highway on Anna Salai at a cost of Rs 150 crore, but it has not materialised. The proposed flyovers will ensure smooth traffic on Anna Salai,’’ said an highways engineer.

think_different

September 29th, 2009, 01:48 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/5-new-flyovers-to-ease-traffic-on-Anna-Salai/articleshow/5066570.cms

Driving on the busy Anna Salai could soon be a roller-coaster experience, literally, with the highways department planning five flyovers

within a stretch of six kilometers. The flyovers, estimated to cost Rs 600 crore, will come up at the traffic intersections at Wallajah Road, Spencers, Eldams Road, Nandanam and CIT Nagar.

According to official sources, work is on to put together detailed project reports (DPRs) for all five projects. The proposal has gathered momentum due to the sharp rise in vehicular traffic in recent years. The flyovers are expected to prevent congestion from building up around traffic signals at key junctions on the city’s lifeline.

“Vehicle movement on Anna Salai is increasing with every passing day and we need to do something big to tackle the traffic flow. The proposals were drafted to reduce congestion at important junctions which have heavy vehicular movement. The project report will be completed in three months. It will then be sent to the state government for approval,’’ an official in the highways department told TOI.

As per the proposal, the flyovers to be built at Wallajah Road junction and Eldams Road junction on Anna Salai would be the longest among the five. “Each one would be a kilometer long. While Walaja Road flyover will end in front of LIC and Eldams Road flyover will end after the Anna Salai-Cenotaph Road intersection. In CIT Nagar, the proposed flyover would come up covering two intersections on Anna Salai at first and third main roads of CIT Nagar. The flyover at Spencers junction will be about 600 metres long and will end in front of the Anna Salai police station,’’ the official.

A traffic census conducted by the Highways Research Station last year found that Anna Salai near DMS and Nandanam have the highest traffic density on state highways in the city, with a movement of about 1.5 lakh vehicles every day.
Officials in the department said they were considering various options to decongest traffic on the state highways in the city, mainly on Anna Salai.“About seven years ago, there was a discussion in the government to build an elevated highway on Anna Salai at a cost of Rs 150 crore, but it has not materialised. The proposed flyovers will ensure smooth traffic on Anna Salai,’’ said an highways engineer.

Really Great News, We are also expecting this............. great, great.

But how long it will take to build? thats big question. chennai guys will suffer if the construction period goes like kathipara flyover...

its good news.:banana::banana::banana:

Now we will discuss about 100feet road from kathipara to koyambedu :cheers:

Arul Murugan

September 29th, 2009, 02:49 AM

Great news.

1.Wallajah Road,
2.Spencers,
3.Eldams Road,
4.Nandanam and
5.CIT Nagar

------------------------------------------------------------

What about following junctions?

1. Pallavan salai Jn from Central terminal
2. Swami Sivanandha salai
3. Whites/Bharathi Salai

If these junctions also have flyovers, then 16KM Anna Salai will be signal free.

Guess Halda Jn flyover is already in paper!

bonoslack7

September 29th, 2009, 02:59 AM

^^

These 3 dont justify a flyover.

Arul Murugan

September 29th, 2009, 03:32 AM

^^

It needs to be done signal free.

--------------------------------------------

Anna Flyover 360degree virtual tour

http://www.view360.in/annaflyover.html

sridhar_n

September 29th, 2009, 05:36 AM

die4chennai

September 29th, 2009, 06:12 AM

When compared Sivanananda salai jn, whites jn., the most important junction is the one near saidapet terminus. It has as much traffic pile ups as CIT nagar 1st main road junction and almost 5 times as that of remianing left off juctions

vijayvmail

September 29th, 2009, 08:01 AM

venkatm

September 29th, 2009, 09:17 AM

They should also give some thought to widening the road and not build 'langoti' width flyovers. Whites road to thousand lights, saidapet (towards nandanam), between Devi and Hindu, near SIET college etc.

ThoughtomatioN

September 29th, 2009, 10:44 AM

Me too !!!Me too.
So is the case with me !

Mad 4 Madras

September 29th, 2009, 10:54 AM

^^

:lol::lol: one statement from Anniyan makes so many guys to feel...

Indiadreams

September 29th, 2009, 01:12 PM

Signal free Anna Salai is a good move. Emulating Western and Eastern Express highways of Bombay. However, implementation has to be faster, as Chennai does not have good alternate roads in many stretches. Hopefully, they take up little road space (like Metro pillars) unlike Bombay, where the entire road under the flyovers remain unused. Things are improving after Stalin took over the control, I believe.

Mad 4 Madras

September 29th, 2009, 01:42 PM

^^ Don't worry, MK, these days are getting death dreams. Now he is starving and committed to do something for the people.
We can see numerous changes in his attitude.

My fingers are crossed now. Hope Chennai and TN will get great great projects in a very short time span. One like linking all the rivers of TN.

dis.agree

September 29th, 2009, 01:48 PM

dis.agree

September 29th, 2009, 01:53 PM

What about following junctions?

3. Whites/Bharathi Salai

If these junctions also have flyovers, then 16KM Anna Salai will be signal free.

Guess Halda Jn flyover is already in paper!

i too find it strange that whites road - greams road - peters road stretch has no flyover planned. may be because this is the narrowest part of anna salai and would require expensive land acquisition and also perhaps because it would be too close to gemini flyover.

Kewl Batty

September 29th, 2009, 02:35 PM

I guess 2 of the above 5 flyovers come under the TNUDP-III projects... Here's the map...
TNUDP - III Chennai Transportation Projects Map (http://www.cmdatnudp.org/rapdoct-19-02-07/04%20CMA-T&T%20Map.pdf)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9892/tnudp3.png

Source (http://www.cmdatnudp.org/rapdoct-19-02-07/04%20CMA-T&T%20Map.pdf) [Click to get clear map]

1. Eldams road junction to CIT Nagar 1st main road
2. General Patters Road Junction to Spencers Junction

think_different

September 29th, 2009, 03:31 PM

hi guys, what about flyover types? like cloverleaf......

dis.agree

September 29th, 2009, 04:43 PM

I guess 2 of the above 5 flyovers come under the TNUDP-III projects... Here's the map...

1. Eldams road junction to CIT Nagar 1st main road
2. General Patters Road Junction to Spencers Junction

no, i think as per tnudp map, eldams road flyover is a combined one from eldams road till cit 1st main about 2.6 km. times report provides details of breakup. it would be 3 flyovers: long flyover from eldams road - cenotaph road, 2nd one at nandanam jn & 3rd at cit nagar 1st main (south usman road) and smaller 3rd main (which should not carry so much traffic once this flyover is complete).

regarding other 2 flyovers, times report says 2 flyovers: one over wallajah road & another spencers junction. this conflicts tnudp. as per times report wallajah road flyover would end in front of lic and so would include general patters road which would 1000m long and one over spencers would be 600m long. this is correct. whereas tnudp says this flyover would be include general patters road & spencers junction for 800m. this is not long enough to include wallajah road. i think there has been a design change since original tnudp.

5 of the 6 junctions (general patters road, spencers, eldams - cenotaph, nandanam, cit nagar) were included as per original tnudp report. so, i am guessing all these junctions including wallajah road would also be included into revised tnudp.

OrbitZen

September 29th, 2009, 04:54 PM

hi guys, what about flyover types? like cloverleaf......

I dont think they are proposing grade seperators to have a cloverleaf design; these are just overpass flyovers to cross the junctions cutting Anna salai, something like Usman road flyover.

Into_salem

September 30th, 2009, 04:59 AM

4-Lane Bridge In Nerkundram To Link Poonamallee High Rd With Mogappair

Chennai: Residents of Mogappair will soon have better connectivity to Poonamallee High Road, thanks to a 100-ftlong, four-lane, elevated bridge that will be constructed over the Cooum river near the MGR University in Nerkundram.
The state highways department has called for tenders for the project and will issue the work order next month. The bridge will cost Rs 16 crore.
The need for such a bridge has been a long-pending demand. The existing road-level bridge over the Cooum, constructed about four decades ago, is in a dilapidated state and could collapse any time. The bridge does not even have parapet walls on either side and poses a hazard to users of the stretch, particularly at night. “There is an urgent need to build a new bridge here since the existing bridge has almost collapsed. Pedestrians and vehicle users have to be very cautious here. The danger is more at night when visibility is poor,’’ said Gopinath, a motorist.
The highways department’s move has evoked a welcome response from residents in Mogappair and Nerkundram.
“Once the new bridge is built, more people will prefer to use the adjoining Mogappair East Main Road, which links Tirumangalam Main Road near the Golden Flats bus stop to Poonamallee High Road in Nerkundram. It can even be made a bus-route road since it will reduce the travelling distance between Nerkundram and Tirumangalam Main Road, from six to three km. Similarly, people from Ambattur Industrial Estate can reach the Koyambedu bus terminus without passing Collector Nagar and Tirumangalam junction. The bridge can also lead to the introduction of a direct bus service from Avadi and Ambattur to Nerkundram, Maduravoyal and Vanagaram,’’ said Anantharaman, a Mogappair resident and a regular on MTC buses.
Currently, there is no direct bus service from Nerkundram and Maduravoyal to Ambattur Industrial Estate.
While highways officials said that the new bridge was scheduled to be completed in 18 months from the date of commencement of work, residents in the area urged authorities to ensure that there was no delay in the commencement and completion of construction work.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/09/30&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00401&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

Kewl Batty

September 30th, 2009, 06:52 AM

cool! thnx for the explanation.. :)

no, i think as per tnudp map, eldams road flyover is a combined one from eldams road till cit 1st main about 2.6 km. times report provides details of breakup. it would be 3 flyovers: long flyover from eldams road - cenotaph road, 2nd one at nandanam jn & 3rd at cit nagar 1st main (south usman road) and smaller 3rd main (which should not carry so much traffic once this flyover is complete).

regarding other 2 flyovers, times report says 2 flyovers: one over wallajah road & another spencers junction. this conflicts tnudp. as per times report wallajah road flyover would end in front of lic and so would include general patters road which would 1000m long and one over spencers would be 600m long. this is correct. whereas tnudp says this flyover would be include general patters road & spencers junction for 800m. this is not long enough to include wallajah road. i think there has been a design change since original tnudp.

5 of the 6 junctions (general patters road, spencers, eldams - cenotaph, nandanam, cit nagar) were included as per original tnudp report. so, i am guessing all these junctions including wallajah road would also be included into revised tnudp.

sridhar_n

September 30th, 2009, 09:55 AM

The plans for flyovers in Mt Road are exciting. Is there a time line for tenders and finalisation of contracts?

Having one more at Peters Road and Greams road is not feasible due to proximity to Gemini flyover and also coz this stretch is bit narrow.

I wish they plan for a cloveleaf design at Spencers and Nandanam (though with narrow arms -one ways).

Arul Murugan

September 30th, 2009, 03:07 PM

New bridge connecting Guindy and Saidapet nearing completion

http://tm.dinakaran.com/3092009/TM_30-09-09_E2_04-03%20CNI.jpg

Tamilmurasu

whats the building u/c background?

H Factor

September 30th, 2009, 05:49 PM

New bridge connecting Guindy and Saidapet nearing completion

http://tm.dinakaran.com/3092009/TM_30-09-09_E2_04-03%20CNI.jpg

Tamilmurasu

whats the building u/c background?
Its Ashok Leyland office. The U/C building is ITC grand Chola

kannan infratech

September 30th, 2009, 06:21 PM

The Old Alandur Road connecting Saidapet and Guindy will be used again after this bridge. But this strtch was stinking since the adyar river was used as open air toilet.
This will open up a new route (rather revived) to Gindy eatate from Saidapet / Ashok Nagar / west mambalam areas.

ferrari_fan

October 1st, 2009, 09:37 PM

Arul Murugan

October 2nd, 2009, 03:42 AM

Flyover to bust congestion at Koyambedu jn gaining shape

Jeeva | TNN

Chennai: Congestion at the Koyambedu traffic junction could soon be eased. A new flyover is being constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of Rs 100 crore, is taking shape now.

The flyover, scheduled for completion by March 2010, is expected to make the flow of traffic smoother at the junction that links two arterial roads — Poonamallee High Road and Jawaharlal Nehru High Road (also known as 100 ft Road or Inner Ring Road).

The flyover will have three loops for vehicles proceeding from Vadapalani to Parrys, Anna Nagar to Maduravoyal and Maduravoyal to Vadapalani. It will be linked with the 19-km elevated highway that is to come up between the Chennai Port and Maduravoyal through the Koyambedu junction. Works on the elevated highway are scheduled to begin next month and are expected to be completed in three years.

Officials in the NHAI said the flyover at the junction had been a long-felt need in view of the increasing number of heavy vehicles, including inter-state buses and lorries, on both the roads.

“The Koyambedu traffic junction has gained much significance after the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) came up on Jawaharlal Nehru High Road. Presently, vehicles have to wait for a long time at the junction, particularly during peak hours, since there is almost a continuous movement of vehicles on all the four sides even during night hours,’’ said a senior NHAI official.

“The flyover, once completed, will ensure speedy movement of vehicles and reduce the waiting time there. It will be like the Padi junction and Kathipara where construction of flyovers made traffic flow easy,’’ he added.

According to a survey conducted by the highways department recently on the stretch near the CMDA bus stop, an average of 1.20 lakh to 1.30 lakh vehicles move along Jawaharlal Nehru High Road every day. About 60-70% of the vehicles, the study said, are two-wheelers.

“Earlier, the traffic congestion at the Koyambedu junction was severe since a stretch of Poonamallee High Road from Koyambedu to Maduravoyal was in a bad shape. However, the stretch has now been widened and relaid. The new flyover will save time and also bring down the fuel consumption of vehicle users,’’ said Vijayaraghavan of Arumbakkam.

Already, the state highways department has proposed to build a flyover at a cost of Rs 35 crore, covering two signal points at the Jawaharlal Nehru High Road-Kaliyamman Koil Road and in front of the main entrance of the CMBT on Jawaharlal Nehru High Road.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/10/02/4/Img/Pc0041300.jpg

TOI

Arul Murugan

October 2nd, 2009, 04:35 AM

http://i36.tinypic.com/33z6a0k.jpg

1. Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial road flyover at GST
2. Pallavaram gate flyover works are very slow

Copyrights: Dinamalar

Arul Murugan

October 2nd, 2009, 04:54 AM

^^

Brief updates

1. Meenambakkam Subway: - 10crores approx - Subway works completed and road laying works underway. Expected to open in few months.

2. Pallavaram subway & flyover??: - 14crores approx - subway works completed and put into use. But flyover works on top of SR tracks is delayed. Expected to complete this flyover by Dec end

3.Pallavaram Dargha subway: - 5.73crores - connecting Keelkattalai, expected to complete this subway shortly

4.Pallavaram Radian road rotary flyover: - 22 crores - connecting GST and IT corridor, delayed due to design and land acquisition. Now only rotary part is pending and expected to be opened by Dec end 2009 or march 2010.

5.Chittlapakkam flyover:-16 crores - connecting Chittlapakkam road with GST. Flyover works completed, traffic expected to be opened soon. Is it not opened by public?? :lol:

6.Tambaram Rotary flyover: - 36crores- connecting Velacherry road, East Tambaram with west Tambaram and GST. Ramp works completed on GST, but still land acquisition is pending on Velacherry road side, rotary part yet to take off. Expected to open this flyover for traffic by June 2010.

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Very nice report from Dinamalar. Kudos to the reporter.

dis.agree

October 2nd, 2009, 06:36 AM

Once you cross the bridge from the Guindy Estate side to Saidapet, the roads are terribly narrow and congested - I don't know how many people will actually start using this road instead of Mount Road..

locals would use it. this is what report too said: people from saidapet, guindy, ashok nagar.

ChicagoThalapathi

October 2nd, 2009, 07:32 AM

ChicagoThalapathi

October 2nd, 2009, 07:39 AM

Guys, Any updates on the flyover construction in Velachery - Tamabaram route?
Can anyone of you post a recent pictures on this project?

coolmukund

October 2nd, 2009, 09:39 AM

^^
it is 99% complete. it will be opened with the completion of the culvert at the velachery end of the flyover. the tar laying work and median construction on the flyover is going on now.

RajBang

October 2nd, 2009, 01:47 PM

I happened to travel from velachery to ashok pillar last week. the bus travelled on a bridge in MKN road. i was thinking that the flyover was still u/c.
can anybody tell me what is the actual name of that bridge and when was it opened. it actually crossed the guindy RS. a ROB.

natarajan1986

October 2nd, 2009, 03:27 PM

i think ur saying the rob wich comes before guindy station from beach station,rite?

Indian Sun

October 2nd, 2009, 03:39 PM

Its the Maduvankarai ROB which connects the Five Furlong Road in Velachery to the MKN Road in Guindy, which leads to the Guindy Bus Stop just past Le Royal Meridien

chennaivaasi

October 2nd, 2009, 09:34 PM

Guys, Any updates on the flyover construction in Velachery - Tamabaram route?
Can anyone of you post a recent pictures on this project?

Construction is almost complete. Even lamp post erection and painting works are in progress.

Velachery End:
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1716/image0678.jpg

Culvert near Velachery End:
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5459/image0679.jpg

Tambaram End:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5854/image0683.jpg

Into_salem

October 3rd, 2009, 03:20 AM

Flyover at Chennai Bypass-Poonamallee High Rd jn likely to be completed by June 2010
Jeeva | TNN

Chennai: The city will soon have a second clover-shaped flyover. Similar to the one constructed at the Kathipara junction, the new flyover will come up at the Chennai Bypass-Poonamallee High Road junction in Maduravoyal. To be constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as part of the Rs 405-crore Chennai Bypass project (phase-II), construction of the flyover is likely to be completed by June 2010.
The flyover will have four loops that will coalesce in a clover-shaped structure. The loops will be available for vehicles proceeding from Tambaram to Koyambedu, Poonamallee to Tambaram, Puzhal to Poonamallee, Koyambedu to Puzhal.
It is expected that the flyover will reduce traffic congestion at the Chennai Bypass-Poonamallee High Road junction and on National Highway 4. Thus, it will provide relief to motorists passing through the junction, the first major intersection, while coming from Poonamallee on the highway.
“The junction, which is accident-prone and chaotic, has been a bottleneck for years. Once the flyover comes up, waiting time here will be curtailed and smooth traffic flow will ensue,’’ a senior NHAI official told The Times of India.
Chennai Bypass, a toll road, will extend to a total distance of 32 km, from Tambaram to Puzhal via Maduravoyal, to interlink all the four national highways around the city. The project was aimed at minimising traffic congestion within city limits. While the first phase from Tambaram to Maduravoyal, a 19-km stretch, was completed and inaugurated in April last year, the second phase, from Madhuravoyal to Puzhal, is in progress.
“All the components of Chennai Bypass-II, including a road overbridge near Pattaravakkam and the clover-leaf-shaped flyover, are expected to be completed by June 2010. Once over, vehicles from Tambaram to Puzhal can ply non-stop,’’ he added.
A three-km-long elevated highway through the Ambattur Industrial Estate, part of Chennai Bypass-II, has already been completed.
Motorists want NHAI to put up proper signage at various spots on the proposed flyover so that there is no confusion about the lane to be used. Such a problem was faced by motorists after the inauguration of the Kathipara flyover by chief minister M Karunanidhi in October last year.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/10/03&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

think_different

October 3rd, 2009, 03:45 AM

Arul Murugan

October 3rd, 2009, 03:46 AM

Flyover at Chennai Bypass-Poonamallee High Rd jn likely to be completed by June 2010

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/10/03&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/10/03/2/Img/Pc0020700.jpg

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2009/10/03/2/Img/Pc0020800.jpg

TOI

v4Chennai

October 3rd, 2009, 03:51 AM

Hopefully they finish it.... by June 2010

georgenadar

October 3rd, 2009, 04:06 AM

thanks guys thanks for the great and new updates.... flyover / building behind it cognizant looks great scene...

i think the snap taken in the morning coz it looks cool environment...:cheers:

ChicagoThalapathi

October 3rd, 2009, 04:27 AM

Construction is almost complete. Even lamp post erection and painting works are in progress.

Velachery End:
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1716/image0678.jpg

Culvert near Velachery End:
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5459/image0679.jpg

Tambaram End:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5854/image0683.jpg

:cheers:
Thanks for the pictures. City will have more numbers of flyovers to ease the traffic. ONCE WE HAVE THE TAMBARAM - VELACHERY FOUR LANED, IT CAN TAKE THE HALF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC COMING INTO THE CITY.
Generation to come will have a smooth traffic move in Chennai.

Arul Murugan

October 3rd, 2009, 04:27 AM

This mini-Flyover to be opened by this month end

http://epaper.dinamani.com/epaperimages/3102009/03102009-cni-mn-10/55525671.JPG

Dinamani

georgenadar

October 3rd, 2009, 04:44 AM

how many cars can move along this gang way at the same time... 2 or three...??? looks small one...

sridhar_n

October 3rd, 2009, 06:51 AM

ferrari_fan

October 3rd, 2009, 07:22 AM

^^ I think it is as wide as other 2-lane flyovers in the city.. Like the one in Royapettah crossing RK Salai, or the on North Usman Road at Mahalingapuram..

Will be tight, though - no doubt about that..

It'll be great if they complete by June 2010. And, is Koyembedu flyover not clover-leaf design - or is it partial with 3 wings, I suppose.

Yeah it's one loop short of being a full clover-leaf - but it has a different design to replace this missing loop, so it will still be a completely signal-free junction..

dis.agree

October 3rd, 2009, 07:45 AM

It'll be great if they complete by June 2010. And, is Koyembedu flyover not clover-leaf design - or is it partial with 3 wings, I suppose.

And regarding the Turnbulls road flyover (??) I hope it is two way. Its ridiculously narrow, isn't it. Don't know if this will serve the purpose at all - or will it end up as one more flyover (like the Gandhi mandapam flyover) just for the sake of it.

koyambedu's designs have been discussed several times before. and pics under construction also have been posted here. it is all 4 loops on 3 sides on this junction.

gandhi mandapam flyover is a very useful one. it's strange you don't think so. everyone knows the next junction at madya kailash is a big mess (inspite of no right turn from it corridor) and agrees that it requires a flyover to make it signal free. all that traffic comes from gandhi mandapam junction.

turnbulls road junction is a 4 way junction and is different from t-junction at gandhi mandapam. i think this simple flyover would be woefully indequate for the traffic volumes here and we would need jug-handle kind of traffic flows to be implemented through local streets just like what has been done at mahalingapuram (kodambakkam road - north usman road junction) which has worked out extremely well.

natarajan1986

October 3rd, 2009, 08:01 AM

koyambedu is better designed compared to kathipara as it will reduce lane weaving but with just 2 loops we can eliminate lane weaving completely:)

coolmukund

October 3rd, 2009, 11:04 AM

This mini-Flyover to be opened by this month end

http://epaper.dinamani.com/epaperimages/3102009/03102009-cni-mn-10/55525671.JPG

Dinamani

is this flyover one way or two way?????

ferrari_fan

October 3rd, 2009, 12:46 PM

I don't think anyone knows for sure just yet..

natarajan1986

October 3rd, 2009, 01:08 PM

The width of a bus is 2 to 3 mts so two buses can in opposite direction and you will have 2 to 4 mts free space

dis.agree

October 3rd, 2009, 02:37 PM

this flyover has got to be 2 way. one way flyover makes no sense here.

ChicagoThalapathi

October 3rd, 2009, 09:05 PM

is this flyover one way or two way?????

I have been on this road (before the flyover was built) from Adayar Cancer Institute to Anna Salai, only two wheelers and cars use the stretch between Cenatoph-Chamiers signal and Cenatoph-Annasalai.

This flyover will accomdate two way traffic for smaller vehicles ( But not sure if any MTC routes have come up now on this stretch).

Lets watch after the inauguration of this flyover. :wave::wave:

bonoslack7

October 8th, 2009, 05:00 AM

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5193/getimageag.jpg
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Another-flyover-proposed-on-Inner-Ring/articleshow/5099535.cms

The flow of traffic at two major intersections at Tirumangalam on Jawaharlal Nehru High Road (popular as the 100-ft Road or Inner Ring Road), which are witness to near-continuous movement of vehicles even at night, are expected to soon become relatively smooth.
The state highways department has decided to construct a 600-metre-long flyover covering the two signal points — near the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)’s commercial complex on Jawaharlal Nehru High Rd and at the Mogappair Road-Jawaharlal Nehru High Road junction in Tirumangalam — at a cost of Rs 45 crore.
According to official sources, preparation of the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed flyover is at the final stage and is expected to be completed by October 31.
“We have already made a traffic study on this stretch and found that the two signal points are in urgent need of a flyover. The proposed four-lane flyover will reduce traffic congestion to a large extent and ensure smooth traffic flow here,’’ a senior highways official said.
“Jawaharlal Nehru High Road has a special significance because of the daily movement of thousands of lorries and trucks as well as slow-moving vehicles like cycles, handcarts, bullock carts etc. in both directions,’’ said Venugopal of Tirumangalam.
According to a recent study by the department, Jawaharlal Nehru High Road is witness to the movement of 1.20 lakh to 1.30 lakh vehicles a day. While 60-70% are two-wheelers and about 15,000 are lorries and trucks, about 60,000-70,000 slowmoving vehicles ply every day on the road. With this proposal, three flyovers are expected to come up on Jawaharlal Nehru High Road in a year. While the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) expects to complete construction of a flyover at the Koyambedu traffic junction by March 2010, the state highways department has proposed to construct a one-km long flyover from Jawaharlal Nehru High Road-Kaliamman Koil Road intersection to a point in front of the Koyambedu bus terminus.

georgenadar

October 8th, 2009, 05:20 AM

why don't TN government plan for underground road transport in major intersection to avoid unnecessary traffic jam...:)

sridhar_n

October 8th, 2009, 05:26 AM

^^Good initiative. They should ensure that both IRR and ORR have minimal signals so that there will be free flow of traffic. Is the plan for flyover at Vadapalani junction ready? If so, can someone post more details abt that plan pls.

Mad 4 Madras

October 8th, 2009, 06:25 AM

why don't TN government plan for underground road transport in major intersection to avoid unnecessary traffic jam...:)

All these are low lying areas where water logs every monsoon's success.
Underground road will imply complete standstill of the traffic.

kpgopal

October 8th, 2009, 07:31 AM

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5193/getimageag.jpg
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Another-flyover-proposed-on-Inner-Ring/articleshow/5099535.cms

According to a recent study by the department, Jawaharlal Nehru High Road is witness to the movement of 1.20 lakh to 1.30 lakh vehicles a day. While 60-70% are two-wheelers and about 15,000 are lorries and trucks, about 60,000-70,000 slowmoving vehicles ply every day on the road. With this proposal, three flyovers are expected to come up on Jawaharlal Nehru High Road in a year. While the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) expects to complete construction of a flyover at the Koyambedu traffic junction by March 2010, the state highways department has proposed to construct a one-km long flyover from Jawaharlal Nehru High Road-Kaliamman Koil Road intersection to a point in front of the Koyambedu bus terminus.

Where is Jawaharlal Nehru High Road-Kaliamman Koil Road intersection ?