Riled up by the road safety threats posed by the trucks and lorries laden with sand plying every day to a nearby private quarry, residents, farmers, traders and students staged a roadblock on Arakkonam-Sholingur Main Road in Mulvoy village on Sunday.
The road stretch that connects over 20 villages from the Ranipet-Tiruvallur district border to Arakkonam town has been ridden with potholes due to the heavy vehicles plying to and fro every day, the residents rued. Lorries laden with sand from the quarry are dependant on the road to reach towns, including Arakkonam, Sholinghur, Arcot and Walajah.
During rain, the plight worsens as motorists heading towards Arakkonam town have to navigate through the damaged road that has turned slushy. The residents said even ambulances are reluctant to ply through the road to reach their village.
