Two-way traffic on Anna Salai by May

  • | Wednesday | 27th March, 2019

CHENNAI: Motorists scrambling for space to commute across the bustling one-ways of Anna Salai may have to wait for another two months, as two-way traffic is likely to be restored between LIC and Thousand Lights at the heart of the arterial road by mid-May. The stretch between LIC and Thousand Lights too had very little space for one-way traffic causing inconvenience to motorists.A metro rail official said that contractors building the station required time till March to finish the pending work. “We have decided not to open the entry points unless until the contractor finishes up the pending work completely and to the smallest of detail. We will complete it by April end and by mid-May, you can expect two-way traffic to be restored,” a metro rail official said.LIC and Thousand Lights stations were part of the 10km stretch from Washermenpet and AG-DMS which was thrown open to the public on February 10. Cmrl officials said the pending construction work at the LIC and Thousand Lights metro stations is expected to be completed by end of April post which the roads will be handed over to the city police for restoring earlier traffic patterns.“Construction of the two entry/exit points for LIC and Thousand Lights is still underway.

CHENNAI: Motorists scrambling for space to commute across the bustling one-ways of Anna Salai may have to wait for another two months, as two-way traffic is likely to be restored between LIC and Thousand Lights at the heart of the arterial road by mid-May. Cmrl officials said the pending construction work at the LIC and Thousand Lights metro stations is expected to be completed by end of April post which the roads will be handed over to the city police for restoring earlier traffic patterns.“Construction of the two entry/exit points for LIC and Thousand Lights is still underway. We will complete it by April end and by mid-May, you can expect two-way traffic to be restored,” a metro rail official said.LIC and Thousand Lights stations were part of the 10km stretch from Washermenpet and AG-DMS which was thrown open to the public on February 10. While the launch completed the 45km stretch of phase-1, both LIC and Thousand Lights stations were opened with only two entry-exit points on either side while work to build two more in both the stations continued.Workers were busy excavating soil to build the entrances to the two stations, as passengers walked more distance to reach the other entry points. The stretch between LIC and Thousand Lights too had very little space for one-way traffic causing inconvenience to motorists.A metro rail official said that contractors building the station required time till March to finish the pending work. “We have decided not to open the entry points unless until the contractor finishes up the pending work completely and to the smallest of detail. We do not want to open an incomplete passage and let commuters in,” a metro rail official.Once the construction of the entry points is completed, Cmrl officials said the road on the stretch will be relaid before they are handed over to the city traffic police to open it for two-way traffic movement.The two stations, which were holding back the rest of the stretch from being opened for public before the inauguration last month, were also part of the stretch where work was stalled for nearly a year after a Russian contractor abandoned work due to financial crisis.

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