2 flyovers to be closed at night for repair
Corporation of Chennai will take efforts to strengthen nine flyovers in the city. The work on the flyovers, constructed more than 12 years ago, will involve replacing strip seal expansion joints.
As part of the exercise, work on the flyovers at Pantheon Road-Casa Major Road junction in Egmore and Doveton Junction in Purasawalkam began on Friday night. For the next 20 days, the two flyovers will be closed to traffic between 10pm and 6am. Motorists can use service roads adjoining the flyovers at night and during the day, temporary ramps will be provided over the newly-replaced expansion joints.
Work on the other flyovers, including at Dr
Radhakrishnan Salai-TTK Road junction, Dr Radhakrishnan Salai-Royapettah
junction, Sardar Patel Road-L B Road junction, Sardar Patel Road-Gandhi
Mandapam Road junction and TTK Road-C P Ramasamy Road junction, will begin
