Moolakulam junction turns into a major bottleneck

Moolakulam junction turns into a major bottleneck

The Moolakulam junction, one of the busiest in Puducherry, is fast turning into a major traffic bottleneck.

The stretch from Moolakulam to Indira Gandhi Square on Villianur Road is usually chock-a-block with heavy traffic not just during peak morning and evening hours but also at other times.

A major reason is that three roads – Perambai Road, Villianur Road, and Mettupalayam Road converge at the junction and the Villianur Road has not been widened yet.

The vehicular movement often gets hindered owing to the presence of vehicles parked on both sides of the Villianur Road.

The situation is particularly severe at Moolakulam where vehicles proceeding along the Villianur Road and those entering the same from the stretch connecting Mettupalayam Road jostle for space.

There are a number of private and government schools in the vicinity of Moolakulam and there is no attempt to regulate traffic. College buses and vehicles operated by private companies plying along this stretch compound the problem.

According to S. Prabhagaran, a resident of Arumparthapuram, “Traffic snarls are a perennial problem here. Traffic policemen are not present during peak hours and it is really scary to pass through the stretch to Indira Gandhi square because of the careless driving by vehicle owners. Heavy vehicles plying on this stretch contribute to the chaos.”