COIMBATORE: Residents of Sivathapuram in Salem have complained of the poor quality of road works being executed without proper milling.

A stretch of the Puthur Main Road in Sivathapuram was laid directly over the old, damaged surface without proper scraping and milling as mandated by the Indian Road Congress.

“Before laying a new layer, the existing bituminous concrete should be milled to appropriate depths to ensure the road height does not increase. An increase in the height of road margins poses a risk to vehicle users, who may skid and fall mainly while overtaking,” said R Muthukumar, a resident of Sivathapuram.

The residents also alleged that the new road was laid without fixing the water leakage beneath the road.

“I spotted works being carried out without proper milling and not

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