A road cave-in near Phoenix Marketcity brought traffic to a standstill on the Velachery Main Road on the weekend before Diwali.
“Usually, travel from one end to another takes 10 mins, but today I was stuck for 90 mins. “The last couple of incidents in Area 6 (Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar zone) occurred in arch sewers, which are very old sewer mains. The incident comes amid concerns about road cave-ins caused by bursts in Metro Water pipelines, with similar incidents reported on OMR, Perambur Barracks Road, and GNT Road over the past two months. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai Stay updated with the latest Chennai news.
Metrowater officials said they received information about the cave-in around 9am and found that an old 150mm main pipeline had developed a slow leak, weakening the road surface. Officials said they would complete the remaining pipeline replacement work by 8pm. I had to attend a meeting, but then I attended it online sitting in my car,” said G Sunil from Chromepet, who had to travel to a mall for a meeting. We have around 15km of arch sewers that will be replaced with ductile iron (DI) pipes,” said Metrowater MD T Anand.
Chennai: A road cave-in on Velachery Main Road near Phoenix Marketcity brought traffic to a standstill on the weekend before Diwali. Around 7m of the pipeline was damaged, and 4m was replaced by Sunday evening. Many people traveling to a mall in Velachery were stuck in traffic. Many took to social media to warn commuters not to use Velachery Main Road. The cave-in and barricades put up around the damaged stretch caused heavy traffic congestion, inconveniencing motorists travelling between Guindy and Velachery during the festive weekend. We have identified vulnerable sewer mains, which will be replaced in due course. Download the TOI App.