KMRL urged to repair Kochi metro diversion roads, ease bottlenecks
Residents and local representatives in Kochi are urging the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) to repair diversion roads affected by metro construction work. The petition cites severe traffic congestion, potholes, and safety hazards as primary concerns.
Why it matters
This reflects common urban infrastructure challenges where large-scale development projects negatively impact local traffic and resident quality of life.
Fed up with worsening traffic snarls on key diversion and alternative roads such as Pipeline Road, Puthiya Road and Chakkaraparambu Road, people’s representatives and others have petitioned the District Collector and the managing director of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), demanding steps to clear bottlenecks on these stretches through which vehicles from Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension worksites are being diverted.
While Pipeline Road, which is located on the northern side of Palarivattom bypass junction, runs largely parallel to the Civil Line Road that has been extensively barricaded for the metro’s Kakkanad extension work, the other two equally busy roads are on the southern side of the junction.
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