A view of the Radha Nagar subway at Chrompet in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran
The Southern Railway agreed to half with a portion of the house to the State Highways division positioned close to the platform to create entry amenities for autos reaching GST Road. The Radha Nagar subway runs parallel to the Rajendra Prasad Road of Hasthinapuram, and hyperlinks residents throughout a number of streets in Chromepet.
The Southern Railway agreed to half with a portion of the land after Pallavaram MLA E. Karunanidhi met the Chennai Divisional Railway Manager Shailendra Singh to assist velocity up the subway mission.
Social activist Santhanam stated the subway constructed to interchange the extent crossing gate no: 27 close to Chromepet railway station has been delayed for a number of years because of land acquisition. However, with the intervention of the Pallavaram MLA the mission, as soon as accomplished, would assist in stopping autos taking a detour through R.P. Road to succeed in the GST Road or wait on the stage crossing.
A senior official of the Chennai division of Southern Railway confirmed {that a} portion of land close to the platform has been allotted for the subway to create entry amenities.
At current, the subway is ready for house for the entry street to the GST Road. As a part of this, the bus stand positioned exterior the railway station is proposed to be shifted and a few visitors preparations deliberate for alleviating visitors as soon as the subway is opened.
Sources within the Highways Department stated that the sump room for the properly was underneath building. Tenders have been floated for buy of pump and genset. “We are ready for just a few dry days to put the BT layer on the strategy roads and do the portray. We predict the work to be accomplished in a few month,” a supply defined.
S. Rangaraj, a resident of Chromepet, stated the subway which was initiated in 2010 has remained incomplete for greater than a decade and the subway set to be commissioned is sweet information for motorists.
Published – August 21, 2025 05:00 am IST



