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With the traffic on Tiruvottiyur High Road being diverted to Ennore High Road due to the ongoing metro rail work, acute traffic jam congests the 10km long road.The Ennore Road via Walltax Road and Cochrane Basin Road is the shortest route connecting Central Chennai and Tiruvottiyur, the northern gateway for Chennai.A V S Marimuthu, co-convenor of North Chennai People Rights Federation, said, “Ennore High Road does not have any deviations, which is the direct road linking Chennai Central railway station and Tiruvottiyur. CHENNAI: Though the drive from Chennai Central railway station to Tiruvottiyur via Ennore High Road should take only half an hour at the max, the absence of two rail overbridges drags the commute time to more than 90 minutes. While a stretch of Cochrane Basin Road — the entry point of Ennore High Road — has been encroached, two railway crossings have become a major bottleneck for the smooth flow of traffic.”Traffic comes to a grinding halt as each railway gate is closed at least five times daily. On Tiruvottiyur High Road, it is 915 vehicles and 761 vehicles an hour during the peak morning and evening hours respectively.When contacted, a senior GCC official said steps are being taken to begin the construction of the rail overbridgess. In a bid to ease the traffic, former chief minister J Jayalalithaa had announced a rail overbridges and the soil test was conducted..