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Work on new bus terminus in Vellore to begin in January

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The Hindu       10.11,2019

Work on new bus terminus in Vellore to begin in January

District Collector presiding over the consultation meeting in Vellore on Saturday.

District Collector presiding over the consultation meeting in Vellore on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY

Stakeholders make suggestions at Smart City implementation meeting

Construction of a new bus terminus is expected to commence from January after getting preliminary clearances. It is expected to be completed by December 2021.

The Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC) will undertake the construction under Smart City programme envisaged be the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at a total estimated cost of ₹45.61 crore in the existing land of 9.25 acres.

Announcing the details, V. Srinivasan, Assistant Executive Engineer, VCMC, said that a consultation meeting was held on December 6, 2018 and based on the inputs received at the meeting, a detailed project report was prepared.

Modern facilities

A two-tier bus terminus was initially proposed, but after soil tests were conducted by experts, it was decided to construct a single tier bus terminus with all modern facilities.

“84 bays including 11 idle bays and eight bays for local bus services will be provided and a car parking facility near the bus terminus will also come up,” said Mr. Srinivasan.

He added that a reverse osmosis water plant, toilet block, feeding rooms for mothers, two-wheeler parking space and 60 commercial shops on the ground floor and first floor are other features of the new facility.

Stakeholders meeting

A meeting was held on Saturday to hear the views of stakeholders. Auto rickshaw drivers, bus owners association representatives and political party representatives aired their views on improving the existing bus stand.

P. Sasank Bhushan from Vellore Institute of Technology suggested that sign boards and zebra crossing were needed.

AIADMK party functionary Moorthy suggested that encroachments on Green Circle intersection be checked and that buses be routed through a service road to reach Katpadi and beyond.

District Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram told officials to ensure garbage is not thrown into the Palar river. He added that he has been receiving numerous complaints on this count and asked the Corporation Commissioner K. Krishnamoorthy to look into the issue.

Vellore MLA P. Karthikeyan said that to decongest Vellore city, buses to Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tambaram may be operated from Rangapuram.

Arcot MLA J.L. Eswarappan wanted government schemes discussed with the elected representatives before getting sanctioned so that there is awareness among them.

Operate from four places

At the end of the meeting, it was proposed that buses be operated from four places in Vellore during the construction of the new bus stand.

Buses bound for Tiruvannamalai, Arni and Polur would be operated from Anna Kalai Arangam on Anna Salai; buses to Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Salem and Bengaluru from Manga Mandi; buses to Katpadi and beyond from Chittoor bus stand; and buses to Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Tambaram from old bus stand.

 

Multi-level car park to come up at city airport

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The Hindu       15.06.2018 

Multi-level car park to come up at city airport

Multi-level car park to come up at city airport

Rs. 250-crore facility will be able to accommodate as many as 2,000 cars

A multi-level car park with the capacity to accommodate nearly 2,000 vehicles will come up at the Chennai airport. Work on the project is expected to begin in a few weeks.

The facility will come up on one million square feet of space. Besides, a 2.5 lakh square feet mall has been planned at the car park.

Olympia Group has been given the project by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), while Larsen & Toubro (L&T) will carry out the construction.

According to L&T officials, the car park will be built at both ends of the Airport Metro Rail station. The structures will be 27 metres tall and will have six levels.

18 months time

AAI officials said that it would take at least 18 months to complete the project.

“Since construction is going to start soon, passengers coming and leaving the airport are likely to face some inconvenience. But when it is finished, they will not face any parking issues. To generate revenue, we have planned to build a mall,” one of the officials added.

This project is estimated to cost Rs. 250 crore and when it is operational, the facility will be able to meet the demand till 2030. The existing parking lot at Chennai airport can house 1,200 cars.

The proposal to construct a multi-level car park was mooted in 2010, but it was not carried out for various reasons.

AAI has decided to take it up as part of the airport’s phase II modernisation project.

The Chennai airport handles about 18 million passengers a year and, according to AAI estimates, this will increase to 30 million in the near future.

The mall was added because, according to a study done by real estate services firm Jones Lang Lasalle, it will provide people living in areas like Adambakkam, Alandur, Nanganallur, Tirusulam, Pallavaram and Puzhuthivakkam access to a shopping destination.

L&T will also construct the new airport terminals as part of the modernisation project.

The old Kamaraj Domestic Terminal has been demolished. Work will start in a few weeks and the new terminals are expected to be ready in three years’ time.

 

New bus stand back in use from today

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The Hindu        13.05.2018  

New bus stand back in use from today

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The new- look bay at the Salem New Bus Stand.E.Lakshmi NarayananE_LakshmiNarayanan  

Temporary bus stand at Bose Maidan to be closed soon

The work on the laying of tar road on one of the platforms on the new bus stand premises has been completed.

The buses to the destinations such as Chennai, Puducherry, Cuddalore and Kallakurichi, following laying of tar, so far departed from the temporary bus stand at Bose Maidan near the old bus stand since the works were launched last year end.

With the completion of the works in one of the platforms meant for the buses proceeding to these destinations, the Bose Maidan temporary bus stand is expected to be closed soon and the buses will depart from the new bus stand as usual.

“The mandatory inspection by a team of senior officials of the Corporation, police, transport department, representatives of the private bus owners’ association took place on Sunday. The team expressed satisfaction at the completion of the work. The buses will be operated from this bay from Wednesday (May 23)”, Corporation sources told The Hindu .

The Corporation launched the project of laying concrete road on the entire new bus stand premises at an outlay of Rs. five crore. Later, based on the suggestion of experts from Anna Universsity, Chennai, the Corporation decided in favour of tar flooring. The new bus stand accounted for 80 bus bays in four platforms.

The tar flooring will enable in keeping the bus stand neat and tidy and also prevent water logging during the monsoon period. The project was undertaken under the Infrastructure Gap Filling Fund. The Corporation sources said that the work on the tar flooring on the second platform will be launched shortly. To enable this, the Corporation will setup a new temporary bus stand at the Jawahar Mill Ground near the Three Roads junction for the buses proceeding towards Tiruchi, Coimbatore and Madurai.

The Corporation authorities inspected the Jawahar Mill ground on Sunday morning.

All the needed facilities such as shelter, drinking water and toilet facilities will be created in the temporary bus stand.

 
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