Motorists using the Nookampalayam Main Road and other interior roads in the fast-developing residential locality in south Chennai want the Highways Department to speed up the construction work of stormwater drains (SWD) and minor bridges in the area.
The Nookampalayam Main Road, a major link connecting Perumbakkam and Semmancheri, often witness snarls due to its narrowness and the construction work taking up much of the available space.
P. Vijaykumar, who travels through the route quite often, says half of the road, which is narrow already, has been taken over by the SWD work. “A few days ago, I was stuck on that road for nearly one hour at the S-bend near the marriage hall. It took me an hour to cover just one kilometre. It might have caused a major problem, had I been low on fuel. If not this road, the next best option for us is to travel 15 kilometres all the way via Sholinganallur to reach the same place. Vehicles coming from both the sides have to wade through a single lane and the situation is worse during rush hours. Vehicles often get stuck on the sides of the culverts, adding to our woes,” he said.
