Introduction
If
reports are true, the Kerala Government is mulling over a project to widen
already congested Thycaud flyover, near Thampanoor Railway Station in
Trivandrum. Many town planners have already talked about this in the past. But
nothing happened in the past. This project envisages the widening of the
congested flyover into a four-lane type to ease the traffic near the city
center. The Trivandrum Corporation is planning to include this in the
Trivandrum Metro Rail Project to find the extra fund for this. If this gets
approved, it will be the fourth flyover construction as part of the Trivandrum
Metro Rail Project. However, the latest addition needs the approval from the
Central Ministry of Urban Development. Let us keep our fingers crossed and
expect the best. In this blog post, we will see what the municipal corporation
wants to do this old Thycaud flyover in the capital city of the state.
Construction
of Flyovers
As part
of the revised blueprint that will go for approval, a total of four
flyovers will be constructed as part of Trivandrum Metro Rail Project. Apart
from Thampanoor flyover, new ones will come up at Sreekaryam, Pattom and Ulloor
junctions to ease the traffic in the national highway. Returning to the Thampanoor
construction, the metro pillars will come over the new flyover that runs from
Railway Mail Service junction to Chenthitta. While undertaking the widening of
the existing flyover, the approach roads to the flyover will also be widened to
ease the traffic through the proposed four-lane flyover. Hence, the Kerala
Rapid Transit Corporation is planning to widen the existing flyover to improve
the traffic movement from Thycaud and Chenthitta to Thampanoor. The estimated
cost of this project Rs. 180 crore.
Issues
with Present Flyover
Currently,
the junction on the flyover that connects Chenthitta and Thycaud to Thampanoor
is too narrow. This leads to the traffic bottleneck during the peak hours.
Sometimes, the traffic snarls become very long as there is no provision for the
pedestrian movements on the flyover. The traffic police posted at this flyover
junction will have harrowing time during the peak hours. The accidents
involving pedestrian movements are also on the rise. Adding to the fuel fire is
the lack of traffic signals at this junction to aid the traffic police. This
always leads to commotion and traffic jams at this junction. The Trivandrum
Corporation wants to put an end to this logjam by widening this flyover at the
heart of the city. It believes that the construction of the four-lane flyover
and the widening of the approach roads will considerably ease the traffic
through this point.
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