CM Stalin inaugurates Chennai's longest Medavakkam flyover

30 May 2022 CW Team

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin inaugurated the unidirectional Medavakkam flyover, the longest flyover in Chennai, of 2.03 km, connecting Tambaram and Velachery.

The second arm of the flyover provides hassle-free movement of vehicular traffic. Motorists could avoid three arterial junctions, including Medavakkam-Sholinganallur road, Mount-Medavakkam main road, and Medavakkam-Mambakkam road.

The first flyover of 1.06 km helps motorists skip the Medavakkam-Sholinganallur road and Medavakkam-Mambakkam road.

The inauguration ceremony completes the construction of two unidirectional three-lane flyovers on Velachery-Tambaram Radial road by the State Highways Department.

With the opening of the twin flyovers, traffic congestion in Medavakkam and travelling time would be significantly reduced.

At the inauguration, State Highways Minister E V Velu, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), T M Anbarasan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ma Subramanian, Principal Secretary of Highways and Minor Ports, Dheeraj Kumar, and Chengalpattu Collector A R Rahul Nadh were present.

CM Stalin had also inaugurated 12 warehouses and commercial buildings of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation at Madhavaram in Tiruvallur district, Perungattur village in Tiruvannamalai district, Ellachipalayam in Erode district and Palladam block in Tiruppur district, with a total cost of Rs 35.82 crore. These warehouses have a capacity of 19,000 metric tonnes (MT).

CM claimed that his government had achieved in the first year of rule an elected party would do during ten years in power.

The government had achieved manifold what could have been done in ten years in power.

He added that one such unique achievement is providing free travel passes for women to travel in government buses.

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Also read: Chennai PWD sets deadline for Medavakkam and Velachery flyovers

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