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[gvijayan]

The new alignment of road in your proposal cuts through the Bus Station and the Maintenance Depot. I am not sure to what extent it will work out given the heavy traffic flow. And this will remove a considerable portion of the bus station.

But still its something that is doable, but will affect the movement of buses from the depot into the station and in the reverse direction. This will require a total rework of both the depot and the bus station.

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Bless

Any comments?

This will require a total rework of both the depot and the bus station.

Like this!!

Yellow for other vehicles and purple for MTC



But we need smooth curves and not sharp turns! But there was a proposal to build shopping mall cum bus terminus at Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus.

Just imagine how the mall would be with present road and traffic alignment. On the top of the mall we can have traffic jam park view right from ECR to Tidel park

[die4chennai]

What about my suggestion which i gave? Is it not feasible?

Post No.59

[Arul Murugan]

much possible. But that would be 25 years project for us and a long term solution.

We need some solution to implement quickly.

[Bless]

Originally Posted by gvijayan

The new alignment of road in your proposal cuts through the Bus Station and the Maintenance Depot. I am not sure to what extent it will work out given the heavy traffic flow. And this will remove a considerable portion of the bus station.

I don't think so. I hope I'm not wrong about movement between maintenance Depot & busstop, it don't happen much in peak hour. even if it will be very less in terms of frequency.

Bus Station will get the current road portion closer to bus station. so it will not loose any of the area of the bus station. In fact this will support entry and exit both from south and west smoothly.

by the current look, there will not be much rework needed. as i don't find any building blocks it.
like this (thro traffic brown, Bus orange)

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

But we need smooth curves and not sharp turns! But there was a proposal to build shopping mall cum bus terminus at Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus.

Agreed, we need a smooth curve, but I'm saying that this will increase the one sharp curve to three sharp curves. if any one slowing down for one sharp curve, this would delay only by 30 more sec (to travel 200mts by 25 kmph) . I would say this is still better than bus blocking the road on peak hour and slowing anyway.

if there is a shopping mall then this imposes more need for it. one can enter and exit the malls easily independent of coming from west or coming from south.

[saurabh85]

A simple solution would be to make ECR bound lane on W Avenue wider by shifting the median and having something like a separate turn lane for buses turning into the the MTC terminus. Of course traffic flow for other vehicles should be the yellow line in Arul's post.

[gvijayan]

Originally Posted by Bless

I don't think so. I hope I'm not wrong about movement between maintenance Depot & busstop, it don't happen much in peak hour. even if it will be very less in terms of frequency.

Bus Station will get the current road portion closer to bus station. so it will not loose any of the area of the bus station. In fact this will support entry and exit both from south and west smoothly.

by the current look, there will not be much rework needed. as i don't find any building blocks it.
like this (thro traffic brown, Bus orange)




Agreed, we need a smooth curve, but I'm saying that this will increase the one sharp curve to three sharp curves. if any one slowing down for one sharp curve, this would delay only by 30 more sec (to travel 200mts by 25 kmph) . I would say this is still better than bus blocking the road on peak hour and slowing anyway.

if there is a shopping mall then this imposes more need for it. one can enter and exit the malls easily independent of coming from west or coming from south.

This definitely is something that can be done. But the MTC authorities shouold come forward to provide the land for this cause, and a complete redesigning of the Depot and Terminus is needed. The area (road) between the bus terminus and the bus station will serve as the main throughfare for one way of traffic from ECR getting into the city, which will witness very heavy traffic in peak hours (especially in the evening), and hence the road should be very wide to facilitate the smooth flow of the traffic, which means, considerable portions of the bus station and the depot should be carved out for this cause.

Another solution could be to shift the depot to a different place which will leave plenty of land to bring a new pattern of traffic in the area.

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

Dear Members,

Here is one of my suggestion for solving traffic congestion or pile up near the Thiruvanmiyur depot/ MTC terminus. We can make the bus terminus stretch as one way. We can achieve free flow of traffic for sure.

1. The MTC buses coming from ECR can very well take this path with new bus stop can be established near end of S.Avenue road.

2. MTC buses leaving the Thiruvanmiyur terminus bound for signal can either use the exiting route itself.


Vijayan, I am not sure whether you have given these suggestions in your post, i cannot see your pics.

Whow.... I am happy to see this implementation now!

Traffic changes to ease congestion in Thiruvanmiyur



Staff Reporter

The changes will come in to force from tomorrow


CHENNAI: Traffic police have announced certain changes in the vehicular movement near the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus to ease congestion in the area. The changes will come in to force on Monday.

According to a press release, from Monday vehicles coming from East Coast Road and bound for Thiruvalluvar Salai, on which the bus terminus is located, would be diverted through 22nd Cross Street.

They have to turn right in to South Avenue Road and join Thiruvalluvar Salai to proceed to Thiruvanmiyur signal.

Vehicles bound for Thiruvanmiyur market, which is adjacent to the terminus, would have to take the same route and take a right turn at South Avenue Road-Thiruvalluvar Salai junction and proceed to the market.
MTC buses from terminus

All Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses originating from the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus would have exit the facility and take a right turn in to East Coast Road and take 22nd Cross Street, South Avenue Road and take a left turn at Thiruvalluvar Salai to proceed to their destinations, the press release added.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/04/stor...0460260400.htm

[Arul Murugan]

Next we need those sharp 90 degree curves as smooth one at 22nd Cross Street-ECR, 22nd Cross Street-S.Avenue road, S-Avenue road-Thiruvalluvar salai.

*And 22nd Cross road should be expanded to 3 lane road
*If possible the MTC bound for IT corridor, Velacherry, Tambaram, Kelambakkam should be allowed to take 3rd main road to reach LB road. So the traffic pile up at the signal could be much much reduced.

[Mad 4 Madras]

Traffic changes to ease congestion in Thiruvanmiyur
CHENNAI: Traffic police have announced certain changes in the vehicular movement near the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus to ease congestion in the area. The changes will come in to force on Monday.


According to a press release, from Monday vehicles coming from East Coast Road and bound for Thiruvalluvar Salai, on which the bus terminus is located, would be diverted through 22nd Cross Street.

They have to turn right in to South Avenue Road and join Thiruvalluvar Salai to proceed to Thiruvanmiyur signal.

Vehicles bound for Thiruvanmiyur market, which is adjacent to the terminus, would have to take the same route and take a right turn at South Avenue Road-Thiruvalluvar Salai junction and proceed to the market.
MTC buses from terminus

All Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses originating from the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus would have exit the facility and take a right turn in to East Coast Road and take 22nd Cross Street, South Avenue Road and take a left turn at Thiruvalluvar Salai to proceed to their destinations, the press release added.

[Arul Murugan]

You can check whether the news is posted before or not. Just the post before yours carries that news.

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1st day mess up at ECR! This is the 2nd signal on ECR (1st one is Thiruvanmiyur signal)



Tamilmurasu.

News item says traffic stopped till Kottivakkam from here

[sridhar_n]

There seems to be a diversion on the left side of the road, after the diversion, the road is virtually empty upto the next intersection. This may be the reason for the pile up. Dono if this is the general trafic arrangement there!!!

[Mad 4 Madras]

What the traffic police is doing on the lower right hand corner?
God has the light....

You can check whether the news is posted before or not. Just the post before yours carries that news.

will take care next time..

[Leo_r]

Arul,Congrats. for making a feasible, cost effective,down to earth and above all a very Fruitful suggestion. I would request all young members to think deep and offer such solutions to the Govt on thousands of problems that abound around us.Be a part of solution. Pl leave cynicism and critical comments to the Front benchers!!!

[barrykul]

I just reviewed this suggestion of Arul. I think a better solution would be a flyover that goes over the temple (I hope it is okay for the temple goers and does not offend their sensibilities). In fact the flyover can be extended all the way past the T junction. The ramps to the flyover could be an issue, however a little imagination can solve the most vexing issues.

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Leo_r

Arul,Congrats. for making a feasible, cost effective,down to earth and above all a very Fruitful suggestion. I would request all young members to think deep and offer such solutions to the Govt on thousands of problems that abound around us.Be a part of solution. Pl leave cynicism and critical comments to the Front benchers!!!

Thanks, but it is traffic police plan, which they implemented for ECR MTC & Mofusil buses before, now they have implemented for all the vehicles.

We have to wait for feedback. Disagree, Vijayan and few others are frequent users of that stretch.

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by barrykul

I just reviewed this suggestion of Arul. I think a better solution would be a flyover that goes over the temple (I hope it is okay for the temple goers and does not offend their sensibilities). In fact the flyover can be extended all the way past the T junction. The ramps to the flyover could be an issue, however a little imagination can solve the most vexing issues.

Yes it could be elevated road from Thiruvanmiyur 2nd signal till Tidel park with ramps. But Tidel signal needs flyover on IT corridor as the ramp from Thiruvamiyur signal cannot pass over the MRTS corridor.

[ceeznic pirate]

அரசு விரைவு பேருந்துகளில் விரைவில் இடிக்கெட் வசதி : அதிகாரி தகவல்



சென்னை: அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம், திருச்சி, மதுரை, நெல்லை, கோவை, புதுச்சேரி உள்ளிட்ட பல இடங்களுக்கும், ஆந்திரா, கேரளா, கர்நாடகா ஆகிய வெளிமாநிலங்களுக்கும் பஸ்களை இயக்குகிறது. சென்னையில் இருந்து 956 பஸ்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. இதில் 48 ஏசி பஸ்கள் உப்பட சொகுசு பஸ்கள் உள்ளன. அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகத்துக்கு 53 மையங்களில் முன்பதிவு வசதிகள் உள்ளன.நீண்ட தூரம் செல்லும் அரசு பஸ்களுக்கு முன்பதிவு செய்ய, போக்குவரத்து கழக மையங்களுக்குதான் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
சாதாரண நாட்களில் முன்பதிவு மையங்களில் கூட்டம் குறைவாக இருந்தாலும், தீபாவளி, கிறிஸ்துமஸ், புத்தாண்டு, பொங்கல் போன்ற விழா காலங்களில் பயணிகள் கூட்டம் அதிகமாக உள்ளது. இதனால், வரிசையில் காத்திருந்து டிக்கெட் கிடைக்காமல் பலர் ஏமாற்ற த்துடன் செல்கின்றனர்.
இந்நிலையில், ரயில் டிக்கெட்டுகளை இன்டர்நெட்டில் முன்பதிவு செய்வது போல், அரசு விரைவு பஸ்களுக்கும் விரைவில் இன்டர்நெட்டில் முன்பதிவு செய்யும் வசதி அறிமுகம் செய்யப்பட உள்ளது. இதுகுறித்து அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது:
பயணிகள் இணையதளம் மூலம் முன்பதிவு செய்யும் வசதி விரைவில் கொண்டு வரப்பட உள்ளது. இதற்காக முன்னோட்ட பணிகள் நடக்கின்றன.
இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறினார்.

http://www.dinakaran.com/chennaidetail.aspx?id=2545

[venkatm]

IT folks who travel regularly do not go in SETC even if fares are cheaper basically due to poor hygiene and timings. They prefer to use Karnataka or AP govt buses or private buses. Not sure how many people will book in internet for these 'dabba' buses.

[Arasu]

There was a time when TN government buses looked nice and all other state buses looked like old dubbas. Didin't realise condition has worsened in TN so fast.