Concrete pillar demolished to check mishaps

The structure had reduced road space and was hindering the view of oncoming motorists

Motorists driving between Maduravoyal and Koyambedu should complain less about traffic blocks. In a big relief for those taking the Poonamallee High Road, the State Highways Department recently demolished a 20-feet-tall concrete pillar on the stretch, at Rail Nagar in Mogappair. The move was initiated as the concrete pillar occupied more than 10-feet of the carriageway, reducing the total road space and hindering the view of oncoming motorists. With little scope for widening of road due to a bund of the Cooum river, the Department razed down the decade-old structure.