With construction and diggings being carried out in all the major roads in the city at a time, motorists face nightmare in moving from one stretch to the other and their problems even get worse in the absence of traffic personnel to regulate traffic.
Construction of flyover is in progress on Perundurai Road, Brough Road and EVN Road near the GH roundabout. Also, laying of pipelines for the Under Ground Sewerage Scheme (UGSS) is in progress on Mettur Road and EVN Road, near Surampatti Four Road. Apart from this, construction of culvert is being done on Brough Road near Periya Mariamman Temple. Also, laying of pipelines for the dedicated water supply scheme and for the UGSS is under way on many roads in residential areas.
Since most of the roads were not re-laid after the works, motorists have to battle with poor roads as protruding gravels or pits affect the movement of vehicles. Also, vehicles were diverted through narrow roads causing congestion. The situation is worse for pedestrians as there are no footpaths or the available ones were encroached by shopkeepers. In the absence of police personnel to regulate traffic at road junctions and on arterial roads, motorists face the heat as they end up fighting with other motorists.
S. Karpagam of Surampatti said that most of the roads in the area were dug for UGSS, but were not re-laid so far. When works are carried in main roads, two-wheelers can pass through roads in interior roads. But here the situation is very worse as all the roads were in poor state, she added.
In the absence of ring roads, all the vehicles have to pass through the city roads to reach other districts. Hence, flow of vehicle is on the rise in the city. Motorists said that police personnel should be posted at Sampath Nagar – Nasiyanur Road Junction, Mettur Road, near GH, Perundurai Road, Surampatti Four Roads, Kalaimadu Silai, Kollampalayam Bypass Road and other roads at least to regulate traffic.
