Fuming travel through one-way Evening Bazaar Road, an irksome experience
Posted on: 06/Oct/2014 3:58:34 PM
More number of vehicles is found stagnant on road due to jam-packed traffic in and around Chennai Central railway station and Government General Hospital on EVR Periyar Salai (Poonamallee high road).
The reason is not increasing number of vehicles, but a move by the traffic police. The Evening Bazaar Road was earlier allowed for two-way traffic, but now police officials made it one-way as a portion of it got earmarked for staging protests.
Evening Bazaar Road which is very close to Central Station was made one-way about a decade ago. One portion of it was fully dedicated for protests. However, in the year 2010, as a response to public interest litigation, High Court banned all protests outside Memorial Hall.
Protest doesn�t seem to have stopped in the area and is getting continued despite court orders. The road remains one-way indeed. Speaking to an auto driver, he says the Evening Bazaar Road is too broad and should be definitely made a two-way stretch. He adds that the traffic is getting worse day by day due to lack of enough space.
