The Hindu 24.12.2010
Two arms of flyover to be opened next month
Staff Reporter
— Photo: R. Ragu
Status check: Mayor M.Subramanian inspects work on the Rangarajapuram
flyover in Chennai.
CHENNAI: Two of the three arms of the upcoming Rangarajapuram flyover
will be opened for traffic next month. One-way traffic will be
permitted – from Railway Border Road to Bazullah Road. The third arm
will be completed in March.
Inspecting the work on Tuesday, Mayor M.Subramanian said “The flyover
will ease traffic congestion in T.Nagar, Mambalam, Kodambakkam and
other neighbouring areas.”
The stretch of the flyover that would be inaugurated in January is
609.24 metres long. This would help private vehicles to a large extent
and is expected to help divert traffic during the repair work of the
Kodambakkam bridge.
Over 95 per cent of the work on the ramp on Bazullah Road side has
been completed. The work on the arm on the Rangarajapuram side will be
completed in a month.
Work on the ramp towards the Kodambakkam station side would be completed in 15 days.
The 962-metre-long flyover, being constructed at a cost of Rs.23.76 crore, has a Y shape design.
The arm towards Bazullah Road is 264 metres long and the
Rangarajapuram side is 303 metres long. The arm on the side of
Kodambakkam railway station is 297 metres. So far, work on 20 deck slabs
is over.
The total number of deck slabs of the flyover is 25. The work order
for the construction of the flyover was issued in January 2008.