Chennai Corporation to expand roads along bus routes to facilitate smooth flow of traffic

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation has rolled out a major initiative to expand the carriageway along all 488 bus routes across the city after several motorists raised complaints about the severe traffic congestion they were subjected to on a daily basis.

According to a report in The Hindu , the plan involves the removal of encroachments, end-to-end paving and a sketch to completely redesign the main roads. It may be noted that the initiative has already been carried out on four key roads in congested areas such as the Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Binny Road, CSIR Road and Pallavan Salai.

Officials noted that the end-to-end paving has increased the carriageway width by 60 centimetres on these stretches which would be a boon to all the commuters, especially motorcycle riders.

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