Coimbatore: A significant portion of the Ukkadam bus stand will be demolished for constructing a ramp for the Ukkadam flyover.
State highways department officials said shops at the bus stand will also be removed. High-tension (HT) lines near the facility will be removed within two months.
The state government had sanctioned Rs 233 crore for the 1.4km flyover that will connect Ukkadam and Karumbukadai. It later sanctioned Rs 265 crore to extend the flyover for two kilometres from Karumbukadai to Athupalam. Construction work is expected to be completed within three years.
Meanwhile, the city traffic police held a meeting with state highways department, telecom operators and city municipal corporation officials to remove the bus shelters on Avinashi Road as construction of pillars for the elevated corridor has started. The municipal corporation will remove bus shelters and the telecom department was asked to remove poles on the stretch.