The stretch of the bus route highway, which was in good situation till just lately, was dug up a number of weeks in the past by Chennai Metrowater for upkeep work, resulting in the highway turning into unmotorable.
While the residents of Velachery have the choice of the outdated fundamental highway in addition to the bypass highway to succeed in Anna Salai, a whole lot of motorists of west Velachery and Adambakkam have to make use of this slender arterial highway. With the highway dug up for upkeep work the motorists have been struggling regardless of the officers of the Chennai Corporation taking on restoration of the highway.
R. Amaresh, a resident of AGS Colony in West Velachery, mentioned the center of the highway has been dug up and motorists are dealing with extreme inconvenience navigating the stretch, because the highway can also be utilized by Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses. He wished the Corporation officers to patch up the highway on the earliest.
Residents and motorists of the locality rued that the Corporation officers might have postponed permission for digging up the highway by a number of months, realizing properly that the northeast monsoon is imminent. The highway, being situated adjoining to the Velachery Lake, usually will get flooded throughout heavy rains.
The highway has been dug up for underground drainage fundamental pipeline work, and permission was already hunted for this, mentioned an area official of GCC. “If the pipeline is left unrepaired, that may even trigger points for the folks residing on the stretch and close by. So the highway was reduce open, and work was began. It shall be finished within the subsequent few days and shall be patched up with cement concrete,” he added.
However, since rains have already began, residents are usually not hopeful of an early decision.
Published – October 22, 2025 05:30 am IST
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