Reconstructed bus terminus likely to be inaugurated on April 30
The reconstructed Rajiv Gandhi bus terminus on Maraimalaiadigal Salai is likely to be inaugurated on April 30. Senior officials from the Local Administration department and Smart City project on Monday inspected the facilities at the bus terminus.
'We have put up the file for dedicating the reconstructed bus stand for public use from April 30. The issue of allotment of shops is still in court. The facility will be inaugurated with an outlet of Ponlait and PTDC,' said an official.
Work to reconstruct the bus stand was taken up after shifting operations of government and private buses to AFT Mills ground in 2023. Though the work was completed a few months ago, the municipal authorities were waiting for a formal inauguration of the facility to start bus services from Maraimalaiadigal Salai.
The new terminus has 42 bus bays, 31 shops, two restaurants, four transport offices, parking facilities for six omni buses, a cloak room, an ATM, three general waiting halls with a capacity of 30 each, an AC waiting hall, two dormitories, and a parking lot that can accommodate 450 two-wheelers and 25 cars. The facility also has an information centre, a CCTV room, ticket booking offices, administrative building and a sanitation complex, said an official.
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