Two-way traffic on link road likely from November 15 in Tiruchi.

The Tiruchirappalli City Corporation has begun the construction of retainer wall along the new bridge across the Uyyakondan canal built as part of the Anna Nagar link road.

A sum of Rs. 70 lakh has been allocated for the work. The retaining wall is being constructed to retain the soil in the elevated curve along the link road connecting Anna Nagar Main road and Lawsons Road near MGR statue. It is expected that the wall will resist the lateral pressure of soil along the unnatural slopes of the link road. The 9-10 feet wall will extend for about 50 meters.

R.Chandran, Executive Engineer, Tiruchirappalli City Corporation, told The Hindu on Wednesday that the retaining wall would enable the opening of vehicle traffic from the MGR Statue to Anna Nagar Main Road, in addition to the trial run of existing one-way traffic from Anna Nagar Main Road to Lawsons Road. Similarly, laying of approach roads has also been undertaken. It had been decided to complete all works within a month. Traffic on both sides (two-way traffic) on the link roia was likely to be opened from November 15. Once the works were completed, there would be no need for the vehicles to pass via Pattabiraman Pillai road to enter Anna Nagar main road.

Similarly, corrective works had also been taken up to protect the mainline of Underground Drainage (UGD) which is passing near the newly formed link road in Anna Nagar.

The link road project was initially sanctioned at an estimate of Rs. 4.38 crore, which included a grant of Rs.1.20 crore from the Seed Capital Assistance Scheme of the Department of Town and Country Planning.

THE HINDU