Once a VIP route, Chennai's Cathedral Road is now a headache for motorists

Chennai | Friday | 9th August, 2019

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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: The Cathedral Road was one of Chennai's VIP route until the times of former Chief Ministers J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi, since both has residences off this road. But for the last two months the road was dug up for Metro Water pipeline work for about two kilometers making it a distant memory of the once meticulously maintained road. Metro Water officials told Express the delay is mainly due to the police restricting them to dig the road only for 20 metres at a time. "In the evenings, under the bridge there is severe traffic jam because of the dug road. Rest will be completed by month end," said a Metro Water official..