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Cost estimates of bridges approved

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation Council meeting on Tuesday approved the cost estimates for construction of two bridges over the Otteri Nullah and one across the Captain Cotton Canal.

The bridge over the Nullah at Narasimha Nagar - M.S.Nagar (Zone 3) will come up at an estimated cost of Rs.2.37 crore, while the facility in Zone 5, ward 67 linking A-Block and B-Block will cost Rs.2.52 crore.

The proposed facility across the Captain Cotton Canal (Zones 1 and 3) will connect Krishnamurthi Nagar and M.K.B.Nagar, at an estimated cost of Rs.3.97 crore.

On the issue of traffic pile ups at the junction of Harrington Road and Spurtank Road, Mayor M. Subramanian said that the civic body would consider construction of a flyover at the junction.

The proposed bridge would come up in an east-north alignment.

Subway construction

During Zero Hour, councillors Roopchander (ward 20) and Suseela Gopalakrishnan (ward 124) wanted the construction of a subway near Stanley Hospital and road overbridge at Rangarajapuram expedited.

Mr. Subramanian said that he, along with Railway officials, would soon inspect the facility at Rangarajapuram.

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