Highways Division takes up repairs of roads broken by rain in Chennai.

Following the intermittent respite from rain this previous weekend, the Highways Division was in a position to repair 241 potholes and patch up 32 broken areas on 613 km size of roads beneath its management within the metropolis. Repairs are being taken up in line with the harm.

“We now have been monitoring the roads with groups of inspectors and engineers 24×7. We’re utilizing completely different supplies together with wet-mix macadam and cold-mix bitumen to repair damages that occur resulting from rains. Our intention is to make sure the security of motorists. Throughout the subsequent break in rain, extra repairs might be carried out,” mentioned Highways Minister EV Velu.

The division maintains over 66,000 km of roads within the State, and solely people who had very excessive visitors density have been broken resulting from rain.and improperly restored street cutshe added.

Short-term repair

A Highways engineer identified that resulting from infrastructure works, stretches the place automobiles have been being diverted have been carrying extra masses and that led to disturbances to the highest layers of the roads. This may be as much as 0.6 meters in depth, he added. At areas the place solely the highest layer has worn-off, cold-mix bitumen is used. It is a fast repair and utilizing a small machine, the employees are in a position to stage it and restore the roads, defined a supply within the division. For big potholes, wet-mixes, the place varied sizes of blue steel and quarry mud are blended, is used. That is solely a brief answer to stop automobiles from going into actually deep holes full of rainwater.

Two areas that caught the eye of motorists this time was the stretch in Tambaram – Velachery Highway close to Pallikaranai, and in addition at Kumananchavady. Aside from broken street, water logging additionally brought on motorists to get irritated.

“These areas would not have storm water drains and are low-lying. We now have taken up short-term repairs. At Pallikaranai, a courtroom case has compelled us to let the street be slender at that time. So far as Kumananchavady is worried, it’s a newly added street and it is going to be upgraded quickly,” mentioned one other Highways engineer.

Anna Salai

Karthick, an auto rickshaw driver, complained in regards to the poor high quality of street alongside the elevated hall building web site on Anna Salai.

“There may be additionally an extended lower close to GP Highway that has been badly patched up. Broken street stretched whereas slowing visitors, additionally trigger extra put on and tear to automobiles. Drivers additionally turn into agitated resulting from this in the course of the rain,” he added.

A supply within the Highways Division mentioned that repairs alongside the development web site of the elevated hall on Anna Salai could be taken up as soon as there may be some respite in rain. “We can’t use bitumen or concrete when it’s moist,” the supply added.