Pedestrian amenities and parking areas enhance in T. Nagar after inauguration of the brand new South Usman Road flyover

Traffic congestion in T. Nagar decreased on Tuesday after the inauguration of the brand new flyover within the business space.

Pedestrian amenities and parking areas within the business space have improved within the space owing to the inauguration of the flyover. Traffic police permitted bikes to park alongside the stretch of Usman Road from Burkit Road junction to Sarojini Street. Over 200 extra slots for parking bikes have been opened on Tuesday after the inauguration of the flyover by Chief Minister M.Ok.Stalin. GCC and Traffic Police have determined to permit solely bikes within the parking tons whereas vehicles won’t be allowed to park within the stretch. 

After GCC created wider pedestrian areas close to the junction of Usman Road and Ranganathan Street, congestion decreased in a number of stretches. “There is extra space to stroll after the inauguration of the brand new flyover,” stated A. Purushothaman, a resident. “The GCC ought to forestall encroachments,” he stated.

R. Saravanan, who crosses the congested stretch continuously, stated the announcement within the earlier finances of the Chennai Corporation to hyperlink the 2 flyovers on North Usman Road and South Usman Road is prone to ease visitors congestion.

T. Nagar resident V.S. Jayaraman stated: “The buses destined to achieve T. Nagar Bus Depot from Saidapet, use the service lane of the flyover. Such buses may have no stops between CIT Nagar and North Usman Road. Similarly, the buses which undergo the flyover from North Usman Road may have no cease until CIT Nagar. As a consequence, the commuters certain for T. Nagar bus stand from both aspect will should alight at both of those stops and stroll. It is presumed that 47 collection buses will use the flyover and, through which case, the commuters must rely on share autos from Burkit street to achieve the locations resembling Thanikachalam Road, Pondy Bazaar, Dr Nair Road, Kamarajar illam Vidhyodaya, Valluvar kottam, that are presently coated by the 47 collection buses. The congestion on the Burkit Road and Madley Road will stay as buses going out of T.Nagar will use the ramps offered alongside each side of the flyover,” he stated.

On Tuesday, minor visitors congestion with slower circulate of visitors was reported close to the ramp in direction of Anna Salai. Similarly, delicate delays with out important disruption of visitors was reported close to the ramp in direction of the North Usman Road flyover. Residents have demanded extension of the North Usman Road flyover by connecting with the South Usman Road, to make the construction lengthen from 2 km to five.5 km. During the earlier AIADMK regime, former Mayor Saidai Duraisamy had introduced the linking of North Usman Road and South Usman Road flyover within the Chennai Corporation Budget 2012-13. But the challenge was shelved after residents and merchants opposed it owing to worry of land acquisition. The residents and merchants are prone to assist the challenge now because the GCC has efficiently demonstrated that the challenge might be carried out with out land acquisition, by higher design of the ramps. Advanced expertise might be used to finish the challenge in six months, officers stated.

Residents have additionally demanded that the GCC and metrowater resolve sewage points within the space reportedly attributable to numerous infrastructure initiatives in T. Nagar.