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Traffic jams bane of Tiruverambur
Staff Reporter
TIRUCHI: That the public infrastructure of Tiruverambur town on the outskirts of the city is grossly inadequate for the phenomenally growing population is evident from the unmanageable crowds and frequent traffic jams.
Heavy traffic in the town is inevitable due to its location along the Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway, and proximity to BHEL Township and huge residential localities. Traffic literally moves at a snail’s pace during rush hours.
The actual problem is that there is no scope for long-term remedy in the town due to lack of space for accommodating more traffic.
The canopied bus stand is of immense utility to passengers, but whether it is being put to right use by bus drivers is altogether a different question.
Haphazard parking of buses makes matters worse. Any extent of planning by law-enforcers comes to naught as compliance is either lacking or is difficult on the part of bus drivers.
For instance, all buses moving in the direction of Thanjavur are supposed to stop inside the bus stand. While a section of bus drivers flout the norm wantonly, there are also many who are unable to comply.
Law enforcers face difficulties in regulating city buses and mini buses that stay put in the bus stand for more than specified durations for picking up more passengers.
At any given point of time, the bus shelter cannot accommodate more than four buses.
Due to this factor, the mofussil bus drivers who claim they are hard pressed for time prefer to skip the bus stand and stop outside the median separating it (bus stand) from the Highway. In the evening hours, the bus stand gets flooded by school students prompting even city buses to halt outside the median. It results in a serpentine queue of vehicles in both directions.
Locals say that a little relief is possible if a similar bus stand is created at a safe distance from the existing one for buses moving in the direction of the city. At present, the city-bound buses virtually halt in front of the existing bus stand.
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