Summary:
Keeping in view the traffic snarls, the state government gave in-principal approval for establishing four-lane ROB at Periyar Nagar in February 2011. The work commenced only in mid 2016. An officer said that shifting of electric poles on the stretch should be completed at the earliest so that work for the approach road can begin.It may be recalled that the construction work was necessitated following traffic congestion on the two-lane ROB in Thiruvanaikovil. However, they sought some more time. An official said that recently they requested time till Ayudha pooja and later Diwali but failed to vacate.The objective of removing the buildings in the area was to take possession of the land to lay approach road towards Gandhi Road Junction connecting Chennai Road.Highways department officials said the land acquisition done on Tuesday was not enough to lay the approach road..