Residents and motorists want a stop on Thiruvottiyur Road to be re-located from near the police station to opposite an eye hospital. They have a host of valid reasons how the re-location will help them all.
At present, route numbers 6D, 32A, 28 and 44, which plies to Tollgate, Thiruvottiyur and Ennore, stops outside H3 Tondiarpet Police Station.
The area abutting the police station is narrow and is usually occupied by share autorickshaw drivers heading to Thiruvottiyur. Also, the area opposite the police station is dumped with construction debris and haphazard parking of vehicles.
“During rush hours, when buses halt, it’s chaos on the stretch. Vehicles pile-up on Seniamman Koil Street, Thiruvottiyur High Road and Thandavaraya Gramani Street,” says P. Priyadarshini, a motorist.
Many motorcyclists also come in the wrong direction, to add to the confusion. Shifting the bus stop will address the issues to some extent, feel residents.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation officials assured to do the needful.