Heavy vehicles to be banned from 6am-1pm in Tambaram
As a pilot on Saturday, heavy vehicles were diverted from key routes such as GST Road in Tambaram, Chromepet, Pallavaram–Pammal–Kundrathur Road, Thiruneermalai Road, the 200-ft Radial Road–Tambaram Velachery Road, and Gandhi Road towards Mudichur Road. Vehicles from Kundrathur heading to Chennai were redirected from Erikarai Junction in Anakaputhur to the Maduravoyal Bypass Service Road, while those from Oragadam and Kancheepuram were rerouted to the Outer Ring Road via the Mudichur Road–Outer Ring Road junction.
Traffic adjustments also affected vehicles travelling from Tambaram towards Chennai.
A senior officer said the pilot run would help assess traffic flow during peak hours.The police have advised motorists to cooperate with the restrictions and to use alternative routes such as OMR and ECR.
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