Uncertainty prevails over alternative road planned along Uyyakondan riverbank

Key points

• Uncertainty prevails over the construction of a new road proposed between the MGR Statue Junction and Sunnambukaranpatti, along the Uyyakondan river bank in Tiruchi.
• The road was conceived during the previous DMK regime as an alternative to the heavily congested Vayalur Road in the city, following persistent complaints from residents over severe traffic congestion on the narrow road leading to Vayalur from Puthur.
• The road was also expected to serve as an alternative route to the Tiruchi-Kuzhumani-Jeeyapuram Road, a major district road (MDR-461), as well as the Allithurai-Thogamalai Road (MDR-12).
• It would link the city with the inner link road, being developed along the Koraiyar and Kudamuritti river banks by the Tiruchi Corporation, and the semi-ring road to be developed by the Highways Authority of India (NHAI), connecting the major national highways around the city.
• The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the road was drawn up by the Projects Wing...