Traffic signals in Alwarthiru Nagar to be commissioned soon
By V. Soundarani
Automatic traffic signals have been installed on Arcot Road, at Alwar Thirunagar junction and the municipality office junction of Valasarawakkam. But they have to be commissioned now.These are very busy junctions. Minor and major accidents have been the order of the day here. Same is the case of the Keasavardhini and Sridevi Kuppam junctions too.
Right from the time, the present municipal council took charge of the municipality in Valasarawakkam, the chairman has been writing letters to Traffic Police commissioners and aggressively pursuing the installation of traffic signals at these junctions.
It took sustained efforts to get these signals here, says E C Sekar, Chairman. He says that this has been on top of the demand list of the residents here every time we met.
The signals are awaiting electric connections to be commissioned.
Valasarawakkam Municipality can be contacted on 2489 7054, for all the civic grievances. Separate complaint registers are being maintained for each department of the municipality.
As a traffic volunteer, even I was finding it difficult to conrol this point.After the installations, I observe while going to Porur the traffic from virugambakkam bus stop to Porur with an added signal in valsaravakkam nearer to the turning for Pon Vidhyashram school. If the encroachments on this road, the flow will be much better.