The Anna Salai-Walajah Road junction turns chaotic at peak hours. At non-peak hours, two-wheelers and pedestrians and occasionally four-wheelers violate road rules without compunction. It is the meeting point for vehicles coming from and going to Walajah Road, which leads to the eastern end of Triplicane, the University of Madras, and the government offices at Ezhilagam.
Well-served
The location is well-served by Metro Rail on the one side and the Mass Rapid Transport System on the other side at Chintadripet, less than half-a-km away. As an arterial road, Anna Salai has buses from all areas and suburbs passing through. Traffic is heavy as many vehicles heading to the Ritchie Street, which is home to electronic goods, pass through this junction. During the lockdown, the Corporation and the police launched an initiative to keep vehicles out of the Ritchie Street by-lanes by providing parking slots on Anna Salai. Yet, the traffic is chaotic. A couple of years ago, to reduce commute time, the traffic police suspended the signal at the junction and pushed the right turn from Anna Salai towards Pallavan Salai by a few metres.
