Potholed interior city roads go from bad to worse

Chennai | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

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Rs 1,330cr was spent in 2015 and 2016 to lay interior roads and bus route roads. At the Woods Road-General Patters Road junction, water stagnation causes traffic jams.” Potholes on bus route roads and flooding of damaged roads have made commuting difficult. She has to jump over the potholes and keep off the muck splashed by passing vehicles.“This road has remained damaged for long and recent showers have made it worse,” she said.Across the city, several interior roads and bus route roads that were in bad shape have been made worse by the recent spells of rain. CHENNAI: For 10-year-old Jayanthi R, crossing the Sivan Koil Street in Vadapalani to go to her school takes 10 minutes. Rayappan R, a commuter on Woods Road said, “Overflowing sewage due to clogged drains makes the situation worse..