Summary:
The Odathurai road links the Chinthamani area in the city with the Tiruchi-Chennai Bypass Road. more-inMotorists driving on the wrong side of the Odathurai Road, to avoid taking a detour, pose a grave threat to other road users in the city. Reluctant to take this detour, which runs slightly more than a km, many motorists prefer to go on the wrong side of the Odathurai Road and then turn right to join the service lane of the bypass road. The road now attracts heavy traffic as the Thiruvanaikovil Trunk Road remains closed for construction of a road over bridge at Periyar Nagar. Light vehicles and two wheelers can be allowed to take the right turn at the end of the road by providing an opening leading towards the service lane..