Recent repairs on OMR come undone

Portions of Rajiv Gandhi Salai and the Medavakkam-Sholinganallur Road continue to have bad patches and potholes that make driving on these roads difficult. These are the sections where the Chennai Metro Rail works are under way.

V. Raman, a resident of Mettukuppam, said the worst spot was the Sholinganallur junction. “I drive a van at times and many commuters like me have to slowdown at this spot. This leads to considerable slow down of traffic flow.

It is worse during school hours with more vehicles on road. Service lanes are in a bad shape,” he said. The Sholinganallur junction has a particularly bad patch that is riddled with potholes. Repairs undertaken recently seem to have come undone, said Krishna Suresh, a resident of Karapakkam.

“A lot of small-sized blue metal have come loose from both the OMR and the Medavakkam-Sholinganallur Road. At times, the stones hit vehicles. Pedestrians find it very difficult to walk due to damages along the road,” he said.

Co-founder of Federation of OMR Residents Associations Harsha Koda said that portions of OMR that were re-laid in February have come apart. “The height of the road was unnecessarily increased. No study on rainwater flow was done before the re-laying, which is why it has led to flooding.

We need an independent flood-risk study.”