Councillors raise strong objection to undue delay in completion of Fort Station Road work
Tiruchi Corporation councillors expressed frustration over the prolonged delay in completing the Fort Station Road overbridge project. The Mayor attributed the delay to the Southern Railway, urging local representatives to pressure the railway authorities for completion.
Why it matters
It highlights the common issue of inter-agency coordination failures in infrastructure projects that negatively impact urban commuters.
Councillors participating in the Corporation Council meeting in Tiruchi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY
Undue delay in completion of the overbridge near the Fort Railway Station in the city dominated the proceedings of the Tiruchi Corporation Council meeting here on Thursday.
Raising the issue, L. Rex (Congress) representing Ward 39, said that the work, which was started in December 2023, had not been completed yet. It was one of the arterial roads in the city. It had been closed for traffic for about three years, causing severe hardship to commuters. The project was jointly taken up by the Corporation and the Southern Railway, said Mr. Rex and wanted to know whether the Corporation had completed its portion.
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