Chennai Flyover Projects

[Leo_r]

How about reserving and marking the extreme left lane in the interchange on both directions (Gst-Irr)" only for Exit and Entry". That will solve the problem. They can initiate that practice now itself.

[TechCity]

Originally Posted by Fusionist

Please posts information regarding Kathipara flyover, Padi flyover etc in this thread. A lot has been said about these in the Project update, I wish someone would do a compilation of all that valuable info and cross post them here for easier reading. I myself am too lazy for it now lol

In this thread,can we post information about roads,because lot of 4 laning work and express highway etc is going to be started in chennai.

If yes,Can you rename this thread as "Chennai Road and Flyover Projects".

[Fusionist]

Originally Posted by TechCity

In this thread,can we post information about roads,because lot of 4 laning work and express highway etc is going to be started in chennai.

If yes,Can you rename this thread as "Chennai Road and Flyover Projects".

now that we have a separate sub-forum we can dedicate separate chapter for different projects. IRR expansion, ORR, Chennai Bypass can have its own thread. So let me create one for you. You can create new threads too if you feel a topic is important. btw I cannot rename threads here, I am a Mod but not the Mod of this sub-forum for which Suncity,DrWho & Sudheesh are the Mods.

[Fusionist]

Originally Posted by TechCity

This is perfect design. I think this is ok for Koyembedu also.

The problem is Koyambedu does not have enough space on the bottom left side as you can see in the map..

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[Raj_network]

For Easy comparison..

[futurebiz1]

Hundreds of crores are being spent on mega flyovers in Chennai.It is no use if traffic flows freely over the flyovers but gets stuck everywhere else..In the case of Kathipara though the congestion has eased at the junction it does not mean a smooth ride from saidapet as there is usually a big jam from the Halda junction to Gunidy Bus stop..The reason for this is not any traffic junction but the Gunidy Bus stop and the Share autos..The Govt has spent Hundreds of Crores for Kathipara flyover but has not taken care of to design bus bays isolated from the main traffic at Guindy, one of the most congested bus stops in Chennai.Of course, designing of bus bays and foothpaths is a lot less glamorous than huge grade seperators.
Another future bottleneck would be the Thirumangalam Junction.The Padi rotary will be hopefully completed this year and Koyambedu grade seperator would be completed some time next year(i guess) but what will be the purpose of these if the Thirumangalam junction, which lies exactly between these two, is ignored..Though a grade seperator is not feasible in Tirumangalam owing to lack of space atleast a simple flyover should be constructed so that the vehicles taking the 100 ft road just pass over.

[Arul Murugan]

OUT IN THE SUN: A new flyover was recently inaugurated near Kathipara junction but traffic movement towards the city does not seem to have improved much

TOI

[TechCity]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

OUT IN THE SUN: A new flyover was recently inaugurated near Kathipara junction but traffic movement towards the city does not seem to have improved much

TOI

Why sand is present?
After 1 month,we can see 2 persons cleaning this... one more contract for this ...

We can't avoid it?

[TechCity]

Originally Posted by Fusionist

The problem is Koyambedu does not have enough space on the bottom left side as you can see in the map..

Govt is taking acres of land for other projects.We can't for this project?
Any reason like Compensation will be more,because it is city limit or congested area....

[Sunny78]

Originally Posted by futurebiz1

Hundreds of crores are being spent on mega flyovers in Chennai.It is no use if traffic flows freely over the flyovers but gets stuck everywhere else..In the case of Kathipara though the congestion has eased at the junction it does not mean a smooth ride from saidapet as there is usually a big jam from the Halda junction to Gunidy Bus stop..The reason for this is not any traffic junction but the Gunidy Bus stop and the Share autos..The Govt has spent Hundreds of Crores for Kathipara flyover but has not taken care of to design bus bays isolated from the main traffic at Guindy, one of the most congested bus stops in Chennai.Of course, designing of bus bays and foothpaths is a lot less glamorous than huge grade seperators.
Another future bottleneck would be the Thirumangalam Junction.The Padi rotary will be hopefully completed this year and Koyambedu grade seperator would be completed some time next year(i guess) but what will be the purpose of these if the Thirumangalam junction, which lies exactly between these two, is ignored..Though a grade seperator is not feasible in Tirumangalam owing to lack of space atleast a simple flyover should be constructed so that the vehicles taking the 100 ft road just pass over.

You left out the mother of all junctions, Vadapalani!

[senthil1409]

The problem is Koyambedu does not have enough space on the bottom left side as you can see in the map..

As fusionist has rightly mentioned, we know the design inefficiency that is associated with cloverleaf junctions. What we need is a multi level stack interchange. The interchange design requires a much lower footprint compared to a clover leaf and eliminates the weaving issue all together.

It is really disheartening to see the lack of foresight by the traffic planning authorities. They should not be choosing a design and then tendering out the construction, but should include let the construction companies provide the design. This way the most efficient design, with the best bang for buck can be chosen.

[peaceonearth]

Perambur flyover in 18 months: Mayor
4 May 2008, 0549 hrs IST,TNN
CHENNAI: Construction of the Perambur flyover will be taken up by this month-end and will be completed in 18 month's time, according to mayor M Subramanian.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/C...ow/3008811.cms

[Into_salem]

Chennai: The Chennai Corporation Council on Saturday resolved to seek the State government’s approval to award the Perambur flyover contract to construction firm IVRCL.

IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects and Madhava Hitech Engineers Limited had responded to the Corporation’s tender for the construction of the flyover. IVRCL, a firm headquartered in Hyderabad, made the lower bid of Rs. 41.57 crore.

After negotiations, the firm agreed to bring down the bid to Rs. 41.15 crore, which is 48.86 per cent more than the Corporation’s estimate for the project.

Mayor M. Subramanian said that work on the flyover was slated to begin later this month and scheduled to be completed in 18 months.

The Council also adopted a resolution to upgrade eight hospitals to 24-hour maternity hospitals so that at least one such facility is available in each of the 10 Corporation zones. At present, only Perumalpet and Saidapet have round-the-clock facilities.

Councillors expressed their concern over the death of a young mother in a Corporation maternity hospital in Perambur East owing to negligence in healthcare.

CPI (M) councillor Devaki said the mother of the victim had told her that the hospital staff had even used foul language against the patient.

Saidai Ravi, Opposition floor leader of the Council, said healthcare staff in Corporation hospitals should be given counselling in order to motivate them to work better for the welfare of patients.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/05/stor...0552330300.htm

[Arul Murugan]

Govt wants to hurry up with flyovers



Julie Mariappan | TNN



Chennai: Chennai’s arterial roads have earned the reputation of being the deadliest of all metros, with motorists spending nightmarish moments finding their way around, but the government agencies are still groping in the dark on how to make traffic movement easy.
Life is difficult for for motorists who take the EVR Salai, Anna Salai, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Surya Narayana Chetty Road or the Moolakadai in North Chennai, where the traffic is bursting at its seems as the number of vehicles touches an all-time high. And people who get caught at junctions like Halda, Teynampet, Spencer’s, Luz Corner, Aminjikarai, Vadapalani, Madhya Kailash and Nandanam curse their fate every morning and evening.
The local body led by the DMK says that it has 14-odd projects for flyovers and subways (at an estimated value of Rs 379.34 crore) in its kitty to largely resolve the problem. The panic in the local administration to hurry up with the projects is demonstrated by the fact that when Anna University delayed approving designs for the set of four flyovers around Thyagaraya Nagar, it went ahead and got the approval from IIT, Bombay, which took just a month to give approval.
Among the four flyovers, the one connecting North Usman Road and Mahalingapuram got completed in a record time and is already in use. Two others, connecting South Usman Road-Duraisamy Road and G N chetty Road-Thirumalaipillai Road, will be thrown to public use by July and December respectively.
Following a reported political intervention, the design of the Cenotaph Road-Turnbulls Road junction flyover was changed and the revised plan requires 14,200 sq ft of land. “We want to reduce the congestion at Nandanam to some extent by building the Cenotaph flyover, but the land acquisition is proving to be difficult. If everything goes well, it will take only two years to complete the project,’’ an official said.
Growing public anger has even forced local administration minister M K Stalin to convene a series of high-level meetings with departmental heads. He took a serious note of the delay by the revenue administration in acquiring lands and rebuked the authorities concerned, it is learnt.
The projects that await land acquisition included vehicular subways at Villivakkam, Korukkupet and Maniakara Choultry Street, flyovers at Kathivakkam High Road-Cocraine Basin Road, Mint Junction, Ganesapuram, and a subway-cum-flyovers at L B Road and Thiruvalluvar Salai intersection. “Work orders for three projects were given in January itself. If there is further delay, the cost of the projects will shoot up enormously,’’ an official said. City mayor M Subramanian belives that these projects would be a solution to the high volume of traffic. “During our previous regime, we constructed nine out of the ten flyovers we had promised, but the successive AIADMK regime could not build even a small bridge connecting channels. With Metro Rail and the circular corridor coming up, traffic will no longer be a problem in the next five years,” Subramanian said.



http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily...&login=default

Subramanian is dreaming that Metro rail and Circular BRTS will be put in to operation within 5 years!!

[Arul Murugan]

Any idea about this flyover?

It looks to be taken from Chennai silks or Pothy building!

[Arul Murugan]

Traffic near Cochrane Bridge Road diverted

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: Traffic near Cochrane Bridge Road in North Chennai will be diverted from Sunday as Southern Railways will begin the construction of an overbridge at the railway crossing in Korrukupet.
According to a press release, two- wheelers and light motor vehicles entering the Cochrane Bridge Road from Moolakothalam junction will be diverted to take the route via Basin Bridge Road, Mint Junction, Parthasarathy Bridge and Kannan Road to reach Korrukupet. Heavy motor vehicles will take the route via Basin Bridge Road, Old Jail Road, Royapuram Old Bridge and MS Koil Street to reach Thiruvottiyur and Royapuram New Bridge and Rajaji Salai to reach Harbour. Light vehicles coming from Korrukupet IOC on the north side proceeding towards Moolakothalam should take the route via KNS Depot, Kannan Road, Parthasarathy Bridge, Mint Junction and Basin Bridge to reach Moolakothalam.
Heavy vehicles coming from the north side via Tondiarpet High Road and Ennore High Road should take Vaidyanathan Bridge to reach Thiruvottiyur High Road.



From TOI

[Leo_r]

South Usman-Doraisamy Road Fly over can be completed by July. Good progress has been made. Along with the flyover, they could have planned for a pedestrian subway along Doraisamy road. Huge number of people are crossing this road most of the time, eagerly visiting one shop or the other all along .

[barrykul]

That entire set of shops, Pothys etc. should be made into one giant mall. If the all the tenants agree, then they can pool up their joint lands and construct one big mall with adequate pedestrian enclosed walkways (above or below street) interconnecting the two on either side of the streets. A giant parking lot is also needed. People come into the the parking lot and enter the mall from the lot. Then the traffic on the street will be much less chaotic. Vision and resolve are needed to make it happen.

Just my opinion.

[Raj_network]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

Yes Arul! u r right. this is north usman road fly over being constructed in T nagar.

This is north usman road, panagal park, duraisamy road junction.u can see shops, Khadeems, Saravana stores grey building behind the blue color board. right corner up, u can half circle of pothy's emblem.

[rajeshas]

I can only wonder how the small shop keepers will be occupying the space below these bridges and making the road congested....Not sure how those shops can be kept under control.