Bus route roads continue to cave in, posing risks to motorists in various parts of the city.
After damage to roads in Perambur, T. Nagar and K.K. Nagar, a portion of Deputy Mayor Kabalamoorthy Road in Chintadripet collapsed on Friday. The road caved in after a bus crossed the spot at 2.45 p.m., said a resident. A group of residents and police barricaded the area but buses and heavy vehicles continued to use the road on Friday.
The Chennai Corporation has roped in technical experts to conduct a study on roads, but officials said they were yet to understand the reasons for recurrence of such incidents. “ Officials said damage to a sewage pipeline was likely to be the reason for the collapse of the road, ” said M. Pandian, Corporation councillor of the locality.
Officials were also unable to repair the road because of other utilities on the stretch. “Power supply may be disrupted if we carry out work at night. So, officials have stopped work. They have made lighting arrangements for safety of residents,” he said.
Disaster management experts have stressed the need for a complete study on such damage to roads.
