Bringing relief to residents of Vyasarpadi, the second arm of the ₹88.65-crore Vyasarpadi flyover will be ready in two weeks. The arm leads up to Erukancheri High Road.
The Highways Department has completed its work on the flyover and is waiting for the Southern Railway to construct parapet walls, fix expansion joints and lay the wearing coat on its portion of the ‘Y’-shaped flyover, whose other arm connecting Basin Bridge Road to Kalyanapuram was opened to traffic in November 2015.
Railways to finish work
“It is only four or five days of work for the railways. Though we finished our work much earlier, we have been waiting patiently for them to finish their portion,” said an official in the Highways Department.
Vyasarpadi resident L. Krishnan said that pedestrians could actually climb over the flyover and walk to the other side. “We did not even think the project would be completed. A portion of a service lane, however, is yet to be laid. If that is also completed residents will greatly benefit,” he said.
Highways Department sources said that some land belonging to two temples was required for the service lane and that the matter would be resolved soon. “The temples have agreed to hand over the lands, but residents whose homes are situated on them are seeking compensation. We are in talks with both the sides,” said a source.
Though work on the 1,720-metre-long facility to replace a vehicular subway beneath the railway tracks began in March 2010, land acquisition, transfer of land from government departments, traffic diversion and shifting of sewer and water mains led to delays.
In March 2012, the Southern Railway began its work over the tracks at a cost of ₹8 crore.
