“Earlier this was due to the Chennai Metro Rail work between Porur junction and Vadapalani. But now the work is nearly done and most of the girders are in place. Yet there was traffic on Sunday,” said S K Govindaraj, a resident of Saligramam.
GCC and highways department should penalise such establishments and create proper footpaths,” said G Ramakrishnan, a retired high court advocate and resident of Vadapalani. M Saravanan, a transport activist and resident of Porur, said authorities should adopt a phased traffic management plan while completing the remaining metro and drainage work. Once sections are completed, the road should be restored through full-width resurfacing rather than patchwork,” he said.
The congestion is particularly severe during the evening peak hours, with the stretch also serving several schools, commercial establishments and residential areas. “There are about six private schools and four corporation schools on this stretch. With no pavements at several places, shops have taken over portions of the road for informal parking. “Traffic police can introduce temporary lane segregation and one-way movement at bottleneck points, while barricading work zones to maintain a minimum carriageway.