Grand Southern Trunk Road – Bids called for the Pallavaram flyover
A 3-lane underground flyover will be constructed in the GST Road at Pallavaram. There will be a pedestrian subway and a uni-directional flyover at the Sandhai Road and Kundrathur Road. It will be a 1.5 km stretch on the GST Road with 3 major intersections.
Tenders have been
called for this project. The estimated cost is Rs. 53.45 Crores. It is
scheduled to be completed in 18 months, Bids can be made till 30th
January.
The current density
of traffic in this area is 15,400 passenger cars per unit (CPU). The regulation
is that flyover should be constructed if CPU exceeds 10,000.
The 1.5 km long
flyover will carry traffic of GST road from Tambaram to Gunidy avoiding major
conflict with right turning traffic movement for Sandhai road, Kundrathur
road, Old Trunk road and other minor cross roads.
Traffic movement on
other side of GST road from Guindy to Tambaram direction will be improved
with three-lane road with footpaths.A two-lane service road will also be laid
adjacent to the flyover.This flyover will ease traffic flow and reduce travel
time.
