Interchange bridges at Palpannai proposed

Trichy: A Trichy-based infrastructure consultant has mooted a proposal to install interchange bridges at Palpannai junction to prevent traffic snarls and fatal accidents. The proposed infrastructure is touted to link Trichy-Chennai national highways with Trichy-Thanjavur national highways.

A Lalgudi-based infrastructure consultant, Henry Lazar, 67 claimed that the two interchange bridges positioned on Thanjavur road near Aavin hi-tech milk parlour and on Trichy-Thanjavur NH near Lakshmi Nagar will decongest the Palpannai junction. Since the junction is situated on the intersection of two national highways, vehicles commuting between the two highways were often caught in traffic congestion, especially in the absence of traffic police personnel. Hazar said instead of making the vehicles use the Palpannai roundabout beneath the flyover, an interchange bridge can be installed to streamline the vehicles approaching from Chennai NH to use Thanjavur NH.

“Most of the traffic congestion in Palpannai roundabout is caused due to the overlapping of vehicles leaving Gandhi market on Thanjavur road and vehicles approaching Thanjavur NH from Chennai NH using the same lane. By facilitating an interchange bridge, vehicles approaching from Chennai NH will get a separate lane to reach Thanjavur NH,” Henry said.

A similar bridge was proposed on Thanjavur NH near Lakshmi Nagar, to facilitate smooth transit of vehicles approaching from Chennai NH to reach Gandhi Market and core city area via Thanjavur road without using the roundabout.

The infrastructure consultant also fabricated a miniature model of interchange bridge and displayed it at Trichy press club on Friday.