Residents of western suburbs call for regulation of spaces beneath flyovers

Residents of the western suburbs, including Pattabiram, Thandurai, and Thiruninravur, have urged the Highways Department to regulate the spaces beneath flyovers and service lanes, which are mostly encroached upon by vendors.

Motorists also complained about the lack of maintenance, such as the painting of rail overbridges in Thiruninravur, Veppampattu, Thandurai, and Pattabiram.

Thandurai resident K.S. Gopalakrishnan said that several shops occupied space on the service lanes of the flyover that replaced the LC-10 railway gate in their area, creating traffic bottlenecks during the morning and evening hours.

“Several two-wheelers belonging to customers take up the remaining space, causing inconvenience to residents of these localities, including Gopalapuram and Vallalar Nagar. Ambulances, cars, and even autorickshaws struggle to navigate these roads. Commuters taking trains from the nearby Pattabiram station also park their vehicles here,” he said.