Retteri flyover, subway work to be completed next month
CHENNAI: Motorists and pedestrians using the Retteri junction on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai would soon have relief from the traffic congestion, as the second flyover’s construction is nearing completion.
“We are expecting to complete the work by the end of November if the monsoon does not cause any further delay,” said sources in the Highways Department.
The unidirectional flyover, which was taken up at a cost of Rs 41.07 crore, would allow vehicles from Madhavaram to Koyambedu side of the Jawaharlal Nehru Salai. “We have completed the concrete work on the flyover. At present, we are working on the ramps. Ramp has been completed on Madhavaram side and work is under way on the ramp towards
Koyambedu. We are hopeful of completing the work in a month or 45 days’ time if monsoon does not delay it,” officials added.
With the completion of the concrete work, the traffic would come down at the busy junction of Jawaharlal Nehru Salai – Perambur Paper Mills Road – Perambur Red Hills road. The flyover, which will be 1,320 m long, would be longer than its twin flyover (740 m) – carrying traffic from Koyambedu to
Madhavaram. The pedestrian subway that is being built along with the flyover would be completed shortly.
“We have completed the work beneath both flyovers, but we need to divert the traffic to connect it under the road. We will wait until the completion of the flyover work to take up the subway work beneath the road. It will take 15 days to complete,” the official said