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A dedicated bus-lane was provided for vehicles coming from Nandanam to Cenotaph Road. The proposal has been sent to the deputy commissioner of police, south Chennai, along with a prototype working plan.During the seven years that the restrictions were in place, motorists were only allowed to turn left from Cenotaph Road on to Anna Salai and proceed towards the Nandanam signal. After the restrictions are removed, motorists coming from Kotturpuram and beyond will be allowed to turn right from Cenotaph Road on to Anna Salai, go further and take a U-turn or turn right on to Bharatidasan Salai on which SIET College is located.This is expected to reduce the incidence of violations, including jumping of signals, say traffic police officers who plan to operate the Cenotaph Road and SIET (Bharatidasan Salai) traffic signals in tandem. After a trial run, we might increase the timing based on the volume of vehicular traffic from Kotturpuram.” The busy intersection of Cenotaph Road with Anna Salai is set to open for two-way traffic from next week, more than seven years after restrictions were put in place to facilitate metro rail work.Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) had begun underground services on the stretch in May last year but the traffic police was able to take it over only a couple of months later..