Chennai traffic: Police enforce ban on heavy vehicles from 6am-1pm in Tambaram

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To ease traffic congestion during rush hour, Tambaram city police have imposed a daily ban on the movement of heavy vehicles, including trucks and container lorries, on arterial roads within its limits from 6 am to 1 pm from August 9.

According to The New Indian Express, heavy vehicles are now banned on GST Road in Tambaram, Chrompet, and Pallavaram; Pammal–Kundrathur Road; Thiruneermalai Road; 200-ft Radial Road; Tambaram–Velachery Road; and Gandhi Mudichur Road.

Heavy vehicles coming from Kundrathur to Chennai will be diverted at Anankaputhur bypass service road near Erikarai junction and Thiruneermalai road-Erikkarai Road junction towards Maduravoyal bypass service road. Heavy vehicles coming from Oragadam to Chennai will be diverted at the Mudichur Road-Outer Ring Road junction towards Outer Ring Road.

Heavy vehicles coming from Kancheepuram to Chennai will be diverted at the Mudichur Road-Outer Ring Road junction towards Outer Ring Road. Heavy vehicles from Chengalpet to Chennai will be diverted at Tambaram flyover, southern side bridge mouth, Old Check Post and GST Road-Tambaram top of flyover towards Velachery.

As per the report, heavy vehicles coming from Maduravoyal to Chennai will be diverted at the Maduravoyal bypass ambulance point and GST Road- Irumbuliyur junction towards Perungalthur.

Heavy vehicles coming from Chengalpet to Chennai will be diverted at Singaperumal Koil towards Sriperumbudur, Vandalur Outer Ring Road towards Padappai, Vandalur old bridge towards Walajapath Road. Motorists are requested to use OMR and ECR to reach their destination, the report added.