After a delay of months, work has resumed on the flyover at Thirumangalam on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai. It is expected to be ready by March 2015.
Sources in the highways department said they had been waiting for Metro Rail tunnelling work to be completed on the stretch.
The core of the flyover, with 21 deck slabs and an approach ramp on Anna Nagar West side, has already been completed. Work has now commenced on the ramp on the Koyambedu side.
“We have asked the contractor to speed up the work,” said an official.
Work on the 896-metre-long flyover had been slated to be finished by June 2014 but was delayed due to a change in the design.
The delay has put motorists to untold hardship. R. Anantha Narayanan, who passes by the construction site on his way to work daily, said he starts very early to avoid getting stuck in a traffic jam.
“It takes me only 10 minutes to reach my office but if I start around 8.30 a.m., I have to deal with a lot of road dust and smoke. The stretch from the Slum Clearance Board commercial complex is very bad and has large potholes,” he said.
The flyover, once completed, will help in smooth traffic flow at two intersections — Anna Nagar Second Avenue and Thirumangalam Main Road junction on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai.