Lawspet residents upset over lack of proper traffic management on ECR

Absence of traffic police, even during peak hours, compounds the problems of travellers from Lawspet

Residents of Lawspet are finding it difficult to cross the East Coast Road (ECR) at Kokku Park, Latha Steel junction, Maduvapet and Sivaji Statue in the absence of proper traffic management.

The automatic traffic signals installed at Kokku Park and Sivaji Statue are erratic in functioning. There are no electronic signals at Latha Steel and Madupet junctions. Compounding the problem of vehicle users from Lawspet is the absence of police personnel to man these junctions, even during peak hours.

“It is an everyday struggle for us to cross these junctions. Forget about the defunct traffic lights because it is the same case in many other places, but the non-deployment of traffic police to regulate movement of vehicles is the most worrisome issue,” said Abhirami, a resident of Pilliar Koil Street, Lawspet Main Road.