According to sources, the Corporation will place giant images of how the roads will look after the project is implemented and seek suggestions from the public from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Corporation Kalaiarangam.

The Corporation is implementing the model road project at Rs. 5.50 crore to develop 1.6 km of D.B. Road and 1.1 km of T.V. Swamy Street so that they have uniform motor carriage way, pedestrian-friendly pavements and ducts for cables.

On February 18, senior bureaucrats will brief the public on how the Corporation proposed to implement the project and the salient features of the model road. Thereafter, they will throw open the floor for suggestions from the public.

Representatives of the Corporation and the partner agencies - RAAC and ITDP - will note down the suggestions to incorporate them in the model road plan, the sources say and add that no major changes such as shifting bus shelters or stops can be considered, though.

The Corporation had recently held a joint inspection with TANGEDCO for taking underground the power cables and with telecom service providers for taking underground their cables.

Once the Corporation implemented the model road project, vehicle parking will be better regulated on the roads. Consequently, the number of vehicles parked on the road will come down. To address this problem, the Corporation is looking at alternative parking spaces in the vicinity. The sources say that the civic body is also in talks with restaurants and big commercial establishments on the two roads to make them look for alternative parking spaces.

The Corporation is implementing the model road project on Sanganoor Road, NSR Road, in Race Course and Masakalipalayam Road as well.