The traffic police have recently made some new traffic arrangement on the service road of Velachery railway station. This has irritated the general public. Now there is heavy traffic congestion because of this new arrangement.
There are two service roads connecting Velachery Main Road with the southern arm of the Inner Ring Road. The service roads are important link roads for commuters using the Mass Rapid Transit Service (MRTS) and several residential layouts including a school. The service road on the east side was made a one-way the day after a multi-storeyed textile showroom was launched and ‘no parking’ boards were installed at several places on the road to prevent unauthorised parking of vehicles.
The one-way system has caused severe hardship to residents and MRTS commuters, as vehicles coming to the textile showroom are parked on the service road and interior roads.