Despite the fact that the intersection of Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road and Vandalur Kelambakkam Road witnesses considerable traffic movement and is bustling for most part of the day, a pedestrian signal has not been installed there.
The signals at the junction are aimed only at regulating vehicular traffic.
Due to the lack of a pedestrian signal, pedestrians darting across the stretch to evade vehicles is a common sight.
“There is a constant flow of vehicaular traffic, including heavy vehicles, on the stretch. Motorists from western side of GST Road block the walkway while entering Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road. Similarly, it is also dangerous to cross near the main entrance of Vandalur Zoo as vehicles proceeding towards Tambaram, from Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, come at high speed,” said K. Manickam, a pedestrian.
When contacted, the Kancheepuram district police officials said, “Steps will be taken to create a pedestrian signal at the intersection.”
