2 non-functioning toll gates in Mamallapuram removed: Vehicle owners delighted!
Posted on: 07/Sep/2022 12:47:46 PM
The staff of the Tamil Nadu Highway Development Corporation has been engaged in the removal of 2 non-functioning toll gates in Mamallapuram!
The vehicle drivers are indeed delighted at this development!
These 2 toll gates, located at Pooncheri, adjacent to Mamallapuram, which are not functioning, are now being removed!
East Coast Road in Chennai stretches from Mamallapuram to Puducherry.
East Coast Road is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Highway Development Corporation. Further, a considerable number of buses are operated on this road on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation to Puducherry, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagappattinam and other locations in South Tamil Nadu.
Moreover, due to the high density of vehicles plying on this road, there are frequent accidents on this road of vehicles crashing one another!
The central government approved the proposal to develop this highway into a 4-lane highway as a National Highway from Mamallapuram Sculpture College to Pudhuchery to reduce the accidents as well as reduce the time of travel to the Southern Districts!
As for this Highway Development project, the first phase of 30 km will be from Mamallapuram to Mugaiyur. The second phase of 30 km will be from Mugaiyur to Marakkanam. The third Phase will be the 30 km distance from Marakkanam to Pondicherry. Thus, it is proposed to construct a 4-lane highway from Mamallapuram to Puducherry.
The Central Department of Highways has decided to install 3 toll-gate booths along this highway – in Vadapattinam near Koovathur, Thenpakkam near Marakkanam, and one more near Pondicherry.
Accordingly, this project activity commence a few months ago to construct a 4-lane highway from Mamallapuram to Mugaiyur at a cost of Rs. 1270/-. This project is progressing in full swing! Further, Tamil Nadu Highway Development Corporation maintains this East Coast Road between Mamallapuram to Pondicherry.
In this scenario, the Central Highways Development Department has brought this road under its control and has announced on 4th August that the 4 tollgates – Poonchery junction adjacent to Mamallapuram leading to Thirupporu - 2 tollgates at the road to THirukkazhukkundram, another tollgate at Vengambakkam near Mamallapuram, , and Hanumanthai Tollgate adjacent to Marakkanam - will all allow vehicles to pass WITHOUT ANY TOLL CHARGES UNTIL THIS PROJECT GETS COMPLETED!
In this situation, Tamil Nadu Highways Corporation staff is engaged in the activity of removing the 2 tollgates at Pooncheri which are not functioning! As such, the vevehicle drivers are indeed delighted.
