Tirupur: The state government has sanctioned Rs 3 crore for conducting feasibility study for the proposed flyover on Perumanallur Road in the city and preparing a detailed project report.
The move comes as a relief to the dollar city, the roads of which have been witnessing heavy traffic snarls due to the manifold increase in the vehicles hitting the roads every year. If the state highways department were to be believed, Perumanallur Road is placed second only to Avinashi Road when it comes to handling the most number of vehicles.
The highways department had recently submitted its preliminary report before the government, suggesting that the flyover could be constructed for about 6.4km from Puspha Theatre junction to Pandiyan Nagar.
“A bridge with single giant pillars at the centre of the road and service roads on either side will be ideally suited. There can be at least five-six junctions at important pockets such as Puspha theatre junction, Shanthi theatre junction, new bus stand, Sirupooluvapatti four-road junction and Pandiyan Nagar,” said a state highways department official, who didn’t want to be named.
The official, however, said it was a tentative plan and it could be modified or completely changed at a later stage. “Presently, we are asked to conduct a feasibility study, for which we would consider various factors such as vehicular traffic and flow,” he added.
The project, he said, may require land acquisition in some places, considering the flyover’s width and facilities. “The government will take steps to both acquire the land and remove encroachments,” another official said.
Tirupur south MLA S Gunasekaran said the project was proposed with an objective to reduce traffic congestion, since Perumanallur Road was one of few arterial roads of the city administered by state highways department. “We will hire a consultant to conduct the feasibility study and prepare detailed project report within this year itself. After that, we will request the chief minister to allocate funds for the project in the next budget,” the AIADMK leader said.