More traffic diversions to avoid choking at Lotus Tank junction
The Hindu
A day after experimenting with traffic changes in the city, Madurai City Traffic police on Monday allowed traffic from Gokhale Road towards Alagarkoil Road at PTR Palanivel Rajan statue junction.
“We have resumed the traffic flow towards Alagarkoil Road as it was causing traffic congestion at SP Camp Office junction (on New Natham Road) and at Lotus Tank junction (on Alagarkoil Road),” said Commissioner of Police Prem Anand Sinha.
Vehicles coming from Tallakulam on Alagarkoil Road and proceeding towards Alagarkoil and Pudur are diverted to go around Bharatiyar Park through Race Course junction.
However, other changes in traffic diversions continued in the city to facilitate construction of the New Natham Road elevated corridor at Outpost junction and Gokhale Road.
Meanwhile, the city police have closed the gaps in the median on Alagarkoil Road stretch between Tallakullam Perumalkovil and Outpost junction.
“We have streamlined the traffic flow by removing the ropes between the concrete median slabs to avoid accidents by preventing two-wheelers from crossing the barriers under the ropes,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), S. Arumugasamy.
The traffic police have put up a public address system at Gokhale Road to guide vehicles proceeding to Alagarkoil and Pudur to take the North Road (near Navaneethakrishnan Temple).