Coimbatore: Chaos greeted motorists using Thadagam Road and the Edayarpalayam to Mettupalayam Road on Friday after the highways department closed the stretch of Mettupalayam Road from GN Mills to Ganga Hospital.
Vehicles lined up from KNG Pudur Junction till NSR Road junction after one side of Thadagam Road was blocked around 10.30am. “We were stuck on the stretch for almost 15 minutes. More than the traffic, it was the policemen standing at the junctions that caused the traffic jam,” said a frustrated businessman, driving to Vadavalli from Thudiyalur.
Three policemen who regulated traffic at Edayarpalayam junction allowed vehicles to pile up for more than 1km on all three sides.
Coimbatore: The city municipal corporation on Thursday demolished around 150 houses that were encroaching an area near the Selvampathi tank bund on Su.
Traffic diversion on Mettupalayam Road
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The district administration has announced traffic diversion on Mettupalayam Road to expedite the flyover construction work at the Kavundampalayam junction.
According to a release, the diversion will be in place for two months from January 2. While two-wheelers and ambulances will be permitted to use the existing route, other vehicles will have to take the alternative routes suggested.
Vehicles proceeding towards Mettupalayam will have to take the road near Saibaba Temple that goes to Saibaba Colony. Vehicles will use Thadagam Road to go to KNG Pudur. From there, they can go to Kanuvai and Thudiyalur or GN Mills and Thudiyalur. The other option is to take the road near TVS showroom and go towards GCT and from there use Thadagam Road to go to Kanuvai and Thudiyalur.
Coimbatore: Officials have decided to remove encroachments from Textool to the Surya Hospital Junction on Sathy Road to ease traffic. Besides, officials may remove pedestrian pathways on Avinashi Road for the same purpose.
The decision was made at a meeting convened by the city police with regional transport officers, TNSTC, National Highways, state highways officials and revenue department officials on Monday.
In the meeting, deputy commissioner of police R Mutharasu said buses plying between Ganapathy and Madukkarai were being parked at Ganapathy bus terminal on Sathy Road. “We have asked TNSTC officials not to park the buses at the terminal. Hereafter, the bus terminal will be considered as a bus stop and the TNSTC and private buses should leave the area after a brief halt. We believe that this would help to reduce traffic congestions on the stretch,” said Mutharasu.