Poor condition of road used for diversion of traffic choking vehicular movement near Palam Station Road

Madurai city traffic police diverting vehicles due to construction, causing congestion and safety concerns on E2E2 Road.

It has been more than four months since Madurai city traffic police started diverting vehicles coming from Sellur and New Palam through the E2E2 Road from Palam Station Road to go to Alagarkoil Road and New Natham Road.

Initially, it was said that the diversion would be for six months to facilitate the construction of a flyover on Alagarkoil Road between Tamukkam and Goripalayam junction.

However, with the present pace of work, the diversion is likely to take much more time than anticipated.

But, it is the road users who are bearing the brunt of vying with all types of vehicles, bit and small, on the E2E2 Road which has been found wanting in more than one ways.

Firstly, it is not wide enough for taking such a huge number of vehicles, though it is one way traffic on this road Secondly, the road was not properly strengthened before diversion of traffic to make it good enough for a bus route.

Thirdly, the road was not made safer for the Pandalgudi channel runs closer.

Piling-up of vehicles on Palam Station Road junction has become a routine as the drivers of buses and trucks struggle to negotiate an awkward left-turn to E2E2 Road.