Kumari Palany & Co

Chennai Corporation to get over 350 new parking lots

Posted on: 22/Nov/2012 11:04:41 AM
Chennai Corporation will soon set up 361 parking lots on roads. The Traffic Police has handed over the list of such spots to the civic body after identifying congested stretches in 11 zones of the city. 

There are already 145 parking lots managed by TEXCO (Tamilnadu Ex-Servicemen’s Corporation Limited) in Chennai Corporation limits.

The total number of parking lots in the city will cross 500 after the Chennai Corporation completes the demarcation work on the parking lots.

Royapuram, which current has 42 lots will get 78 more and remain the zone with the largest number of parking lots in the city. 

Roads such as Wallajah Road, Ramanathan Salai, Harris Road, Rajaji Salai, EVK Sampath Salai and Vepery High Road will have additional parking lots.

Anna Nagar will have as many as 72 new parking lots. Pulla Avenue, Second Avenue and Konnur High Road will be some of the stretches that will get the facilities.

Tondiarpet, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Ambattur, Teynampet, Kodambakkam, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Adyar and Perungudi will also get new parking lots.