No traffic diversion in Porur due to Metro Rail work for now
The Hindu
Plans are yet to be finalised for phase II work, say officials
Commuters travelling through areas like Poonamallee and Porur can heave a sigh of relief as there is no immediate plan for traffic diversion although Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) has started the phase II project work. The phase II project will have three corridors of Poonamallee-Light House, Madhavaram-Shollinganallur and Madhavaram-SIPCOT, running to 118.9 km. CMRL started work on the Poonamallee-Porur stretch a few weeks ago. The contract to build the elevated stretch on the Poonamallee-Porur line has been awarded to Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. (HCC), in a joint venture with KEC International Ltd. (KEC), and the test piling work started recently. Barricades have been placed at various points near Poonamallee bypass, Porur bypass and a few other locations as well for this work. Many commuters were apprehensive that the project work would shrink the road space, necessitating long detours in their daily commute.
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