Two free left turns for motorists have left pedestrians at the mercy of fast-moving vehicles at the Thiruvanmiyur signal. There is no stop for vehicles from West Avenue turning into Lattice Bridge Road towards Indira Nagar and those from Lattice Bridge Road moving towards the East Coast Road. This is causing problems to the large number of pedestrians trying to cross the junction.
‘Foot over-bridge needed’
S. Geetha, of Thiruvanmiyur, says pedestrians always seem to be treated as second-class citizens. “When announcements are made, only bridges and flyovers are thought of to help reduce road congestion. Nobody gives priority to shoppers, office-goers or school students walking along the road side. Crossing the Thiruvanmiyur junction at night is even more difficult with the glare of vehicle headlights. One won’t know from which side or at what speed the vehicles are coming. We need a foot over-bridge, similar to the one at Tidel Park junction,” she says.
