Azhagiyamandapam junction revamped to ease traffic congestion

In a significant effort to ease traffic congestion in Azhagiyamandapam area, the State highways department has removed temporary encroachments and widened the road.

In addition, a roundabout has also been set up on a trial basis at the Azhagiyamandapam junction, to facilitate the smooth movement of traffic from all the four directions.

As the junction is the part of the major highways connecting Nagercoil and Thiruvananthapuram, it often experiences traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours. The issue has also been raised several times at the road safety meetings in Kanniyakumari district.

However, recently, the State government had decided to widen the road in by evicting temporary encroachments and have set up a roundabout with barricades on trial basis before its permanent construction.