Pavements turn two-wheeler showrooms

  • | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

Here, used two-wheeler merchants have turned the pavements into their showrooms.The 850-metre long road serves as a crucial link between Bharathidasan Road and Thennur High Road. The stretch, on which ambulances speed often, has pedestrian platforms encroached round-the-clock by shops selling used two-wheelers. Trichy: Pattabiraman Road, where many hospitals, gated communities, and temples are located, is one place where pedestrians are forced to walk on the road. Around 20 to 25 shops have been using the pavements to park their vehicles. Pedestrians hardly use the platforms due to encroachments,” a medical professional told TOI under the condition of anonymity.

Trichy: Pattabiraman Road, where many hospitals, gated communities, and temples are located, is one place where pedestrians are forced to walk on the road. Here, used two-wheeler merchants have turned the pavements into their showrooms.The 850-metre long road serves as a crucial link between Bharathidasan Road and Thennur High Road. Both the arterial roads witness heavy movement of people from various parts of the central districts as the two roads serve as a medical hub. Besides, the stretch also houses a couple of gated communities having more than 150 housing units. The stretch, on which ambulances speed often, has pedestrian platforms encroached round-the-clock by shops selling used two-wheelers. “Pedestrians are forced to walk on the road as the platforms are used by shops to display two-wheelers,” G Selvaraj, a resident of Officers’ Colony said. Around 20 to 25 shops have been using the pavements to park their vehicles. Adding burden to road users, the visitors to the two-wheeler shops park their vehicles on the narrow Pattabiraman Road, choking the traffic.“A portion of the pedestrian platform near Bharathidasan Road end is frequently used by advertisers to erect hoardings. Pedestrians hardly use the platforms due to encroachments,” a medical professional told TOI under the condition of anonymity.

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