Hassle to Commute in Tondiarpet

Two main roads: TH road and Suriya Narayana Street in Tondiarpet is blocked because of Metro Rail work and to facilitate Rain Water Harvesting.

In Thiruvottiyur High road for almost two years metro rail work has been happening and so there is a constant change of routes along this road. Now that the construction has hit the final stage more diversions for those who commute along this road. The traffic police have informed that the road along with Apollo hospital to Kamarajar street will be blocked this week and the commuters will have to use Senniamman Koil street. The buses will also use the same route and so there will be more traffic in this area than before. The police say that it is a precautious measure due to the construction of Metro Station, this diversion is happening.

The road adjacent to this is Surya Narayana Street. For the past one month the turning from Jeevarathnam to Surya Narayanan street is blocked as there is rainwater harvesting work going on for the past weeks. The police say that the work will be over within a week. There are also holes being dug up in the middle of the road due to this.

The commuters feel that there is heavy traffic because of this. “I have to spend more than 20 minutes just to move from Tondiarpet to Royapuram because of these diversions,” says Jagadeesh, a daily commuter through these roads.

Though this hassle will change in few weeks once rainwater harvesting work is over and the metro rail construction is done with the road are in bad condition with dunes and potholes so it must be taken care of by the Chennai Corporation.