Over 60 per cent of the project has been completed
The Highways Department has been waiting for nearly a year now for the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to agree to hand over 0.8 acre of land belonging to it for the formation of a service lane adjacent to the ongoing flyover at Vyasarpadi.
Over 60 per cent of the work on the 1,720 metre-long Rs. 88.65-crore facility — to replace the existing Vyasarpadi subway notorious for the long row of trucks that frequently line up beneath it — has been completed. The four-lane ‘Y'-shaped flyover, which starts at Basin Bridge Road, splits into two-lanes on each side — one reaching Erukkancheri High Road and the other Sathyamurthy Nagar Main Road near Kalyanapuram.
“Two months ago the TANGEDCO wrote to us saying that their compound wall and a duct for cables should be constructed. We have agreed to these conditions as we need land for the service lane and a drain. Without the land being formally handed over to us, we have had problems with power cables being cut several times. The Highways has borne the cost for the repairs also,” said sources in the Highways Department.
Official sources in TANGEDCO said the request from the Highways would be processed and suitable action taken as soon as possible.
One-way
While work on construction of pillars has been completed and deck slab work is in progress on Basin Bridge Road, service lanes have been blacktopped and opened for traffic on the Kalyanapuram side. On the Erukkanchery High Road side, only a few pillars have been constructed.
“To facilitate work on that side, we have requested the traffic police not to allow on a 200-m-stretch of Erukkanchery High Road and introduce a temporary one-way for smooth flow of traffic. The police will study our proposal and also suggest spots to instal signage,” the source said.
Work on construction of the flyover began on March 27, 2010. Though the deadline is March 26, 2013, the sources said they were planning on completing it ahead of schedule. It is expected to be completed by December this year. The Southern Railway, whose contribution would be around Rs.8 crore of the total project cost of Rs.88.65 crore, has already commenced its work.
N. Umapathy, a resident of Vyasarpadi, said that as the vertical clearance in the subway was not much, heavy vehicles often get stuck inside. When trucks get stuck in the subway, traffic comes to a grinding halt and motorists are forced to take a detour via Ganesapuram or Perambur. “If flyover is constructed ahead of the monsoon, it would help residents in our thickly-populated area avoid the Ganesapuram subway that gets inundated and has at least hip deep water during rains,” he said.
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I have been blogging about this vyasarpadi bridge for past one year out of my own
interest. it is highly an emotional issue that houses are being destructed for constructing the bridge which i have mentioned in the blog . I travel along with this bridge hence i get to see the quick progress as well as think about the mentality of the people whose home is being demolished. I deeply feel sorry for those whose home is washed out, but i think it should also be taken in a positive attitude because this bridge is going to reduce the traffic congestion in north chennai.
we the residents of E.H.Road are happy to know that almost the 60% of the work of the flyover project has been completed..but we the residents are facing a stiff problem because of the compensation received from the Highways Department..we have received just less than 20% of the market value of the land..I am expressing my deep sense of anguish at this decision..I kindly request the reporter of THE HINDU to kindly visit our area and it would be great if you talk to the residents and know the probelms faced by them.. I look forward for your response..
Respected Mam,It may be rather the only option to get rid of the heavy traffic that Vyasarpadi and the adjoined areas face BUT THE DESTRUCTION OF RESIDENCES FOR THIS SAKE IS JUST MISERABLE! How could the government take over an area of the houses where people have been living for decades? It is highly a time of sorrow when our well constructed houses have been demolished for the convenience of the public.We are civilians and we would like to co-operate but certainly not in this way. The govt. is definitely providing a sum of compensation which is neither sufficient nor it can truly compensate the emotions that are attached with a place like Home!Do You think there could be any amount of money that could actually replace the emotional value attached to our happy homes? As a matter of fact even the compensation provided is a meagre amount and not the actual worth of the property! The compensation is not even sufficient to alter the destruction caused.Expecting your concern & reply!Thank you
Respected madam Over 60% of Flyover is finished . We the residents of E.H.Road are happy, but the compensation we got is just around 20% of the Actual market value at E.H.Road Vyasarpadi.From the compensation we got from Highways Department,nobody can even do alteration works of their half demolished home.so I request the reporter of this Article mrs Deepa.H.Ramakrishnan to please visit the residents of Erukencherry high road,and listen their problems,whose buisness and residential land had been Aquired by HW Department,and publish the actual picture in your News paper as soon as possible.I hope u will understand our problems , and reply me .Thanking You.
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