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Rajalingam, an autorickshaw driver, said that the congestion had already worsened considerably even though the construction work was still in the initial phase. He added that though the planned schedule was only 15 months, the construction work could go on for a longer time as is the case with most government projects. While it already faced traffic congestion despite being one of the widest junctions in the city, the problem has become worse because of construction of a new flyover. “Officials from the State Highways department along with Tangedco can take steps to shift these poles and expand the stretch of the road near the junction to minimise the impact of the construction work,” he said. more-inThe Kalavasal junction, where the Madurai-Theni highway and Madurai-Dindigul Bypass Road meet, is one of the major traffic junctions in Madurai in terms of number of vehicles that cross it daily..