The Hindu 06.01.2010
Salem Corporation laying link road to new bus stand
Staff Reporter
SALEM: The Salem Corporation is building a new link road connecting the Omalur Main Road and the New Integrated Bus Stand in order to ease traffic congestion near the bus stand.
The road will allow the buses coming from Four Roads to enter the bus stand without going through the main entry point. Currently, all the buses coming from Four Roads and Five Roads use the main entry point. This causes congestion near the bus stand.
Vehicle users find it very difficult to travel on the busy Omalur Main Road.
If the link road is constructed, the buses coming from the Four Roads area will not have to go through the main entry point.
This will reduce the traffic congestion near the bus significantly, civic officials pointed out.
The civic administration allotted a sum of Rs. 50 lakh for the formation of the link road. It had started the earth works a few days ago. Officials said that the works would be completed by the end of March this year.
Instructions were given to the contractor to speed up the work, they added.
The civic body also approached the State Highways department for the construction of a traffic island near the main entry point of the bus stand. It would improve traffic safety, officials said.
