Changes in traffic regulations in Chennai during Deepavali season
Posted on: 27/Oct/2018 11:44:01 AM
On the occasion of the prominent festival of Deepavali when there is a considerable increase in traffic movement, certain changes have been made in the traffic rules and regulations in the Chennai Metro City.
Traffic Police Department has informed that the buses to other cities will start from different locations. In a related report, the Traffic Police Department has mentioned that in order to relieve the heavy traffic congestions encountered in the Koyambedu region, the buses leaving for other places are scheduled to start from 6 different locations in the city from 3rd November to 5th November for 3 days.
The buses leaving for Velankanni, Trichy, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Thiruvananthapuram, Villupuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, and Bengaluru will start from the MGR Koyambedu Bus Terminus.
All the Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation buses proceeding to Andhra State will start from the Madhavaram workshop Bus Terminus.
Buses to Kanchipuram, Arcot, Aarani, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupathur, and Vellore will start from the Poonamallee Bus terminus.
Buses proceeding to Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Pattukkottai, Peravurani, and Pudhukkottai via Tindivanam will start from the Tambaram Sanatorium Bus terminus.
The buses proceeding to Tiruvannamalai will be operated from the location near the Tambaram Railway Station. The buses proceeding to Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, and Karaikkal through the ECR will start from K. K. Nagar Workshop Bus Terminus.
Omnibuses will operate from the bus terminus located on the ‘E’ road in Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market will proceed to Poonamallee High Road and from there to the designated places via Nasarathpettai outer ring road to reach Oorappakkam and proceed.
Omnibuses will not be allowed to operate vis Madhuravoyal Bypass Road and 100ft Road, towards Vadapalni.
Due to the expected heavy traffic congestion during this Deepavali festive season, all the heavy-duty vehicles reaching Chennai from Chingleput and Kanchipuram routes will not be allowed from 2.00 PM to 12.00 midnight on this route for 4 days on 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th November.
It is a general trend that there would be heavy traffic in the section Tambaram-Perungalathur. The private buses proceeding to the southern districts should take the route via ECR or OMR, Tirukalukundram, Tirupporur, and Chengalpattu reach the National Highway.
