The Highways Department will construct a toilet block and a compound for the government higher secondary school in Thoraipakkam. The school is located next to the extension of the Thoraipakkam-Pallavaram radial road. These facilities will be constructed at a cost of ₹40 lakh and tenders have been floated for the same, said sources in the department.
The work on formation of the road is proceeding despite hurdles and creation of embankment up to Canal Bank Road on the western bank of the Buckingham Canal is to be completed in 15 days. “We will allow the earth and gravel to settle for a few months and then lay the bitumen topping. This is to ensure that the road becomes sturdy and withstands all kinds of weather,” said another source.
