The police have announced certain modifications in vehicular movement to ease traffic congestion in and around Cenotaph Road. The modifications, being introduced on an experimental basis, will come in to effect from Friday morning.
As per the changes, Cenotaph Road will be made ‘one way' with entry for vehicles only from the Anna Salai side. The G.K. Moopanar flyover would also be made ‘one way' with entry only for vehicles coming from the Anna Salai side. The stretch of Chamiers Road from Turnbulls junction to Anna Salai would be ‘one way' with entry for vehicles only from Turnbulls junction.
Entry for vehicles, coming from Teynampet, Saidapet and Venkatnarayana Road, into Chamiers Road at Nandanam junction would be prohibited. These vehicles instead have to take Cenotaph Road.
Vehicles coming on Anna Salai from Teynampet side and bound for Venkatnarayana Road would not be allowed to take a right turn at the Nandanam junction. ‘U' turn would also not be allowed for these vehicles at the Nandanam junction.
Vehicles coming from Kotturpuram and proceeding to Anna Salai and beyond have to take the service road of the G.K. Moopanar flyover, Chamiers Road, Nandanam junction to reach Anna Salai.
There would be no change in the route for vehicles from Kotturpuram to T.T.K. Road and those coming from T.T.K. Road-Chamiers Road and bound for Kotturpuram.
Keywords: Cenotaph Road, traffic modifications
Dear Sir,
This will result in further congestion and trafic bottleneck as the service road leading to Nandanam is very narrow with apartments and the hotel at the junction..Better will be to leave the flyover as free way Aas the trafiic towards Kotturpuram is less than from Kotturpuram side;paricularly between 830am to 11am. The main bottleneck is the flyover infront of IIT.
One more suggestion.
Why not the traffic department engage good trafic engineering consultants and study the pattern of vehicular trafif on the arterial roads and important junctions and redesign the passages.I am right now in United states.Being a civil engineer when I went through the regulations here the administration goes for a scientific study,obtain the report and then decide.No doubt our trafic department has experts but an external assistance will be of good support.
It is so confusing and unwanted.
The traffic is almost near normal most of the time.
Peak hour and vips functions are the reasons for the sluggish movement one experiences while driving.
Vehicles are abused and cost of commuting by autos increasing w/o any control making us remain at home.
Where are the pedastrian crossing markings and pavements/police force etc for educating the masses.
Can any ambulance or emergency vehicle overtake in any of the city roads.
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