The ‘wait’ ends at Tidel Park junction

Traffic gridlock used to be the leitmotif of navigation through the Tidel Park junction on OMR, and the U-turn flyover with its free-flowing traffic movement seems to be just what the doctor ordered for this section. User experience has to be gauged. Towards that end, The Hindu Downtown seeks motorists’ views on how effective the U-turn flyover is

‘I find the carriageway narrow’

I travel from Madhya Kailash to Taramani on work, and the first few days since the U-turn flyover at Tidel Park junction opened have been a disappointment for me. I find the width of the flyover to be narrow leading to congestion on the bridge. Previously buses from Thiruvanmiyur would take a right turn at the signal to head towards Madhya Kailash; now they take the flyover to take a U-turn to move towards Madhhya Kailash. Vehicles coming from Madhya Kailash to take a right turn at Taramani do not get enough space.

I need to take the right turn to head to Taramani, but because of the congestion on the bridge, I go straight towards SRP Tools and take the U-turn near NIFT. As of now the new flyover has not benefited me personally.

Lakshman Muthiah

Adyar

‘More signboards are on the way’

Our experience says that any new U-turn takes 10-15 days for people to get accustomed to. Some are not aware there is a U-turn so creating awareness might be part of the package.