Recent repairs on OMR come undone

CHENNAI Portions of Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) and the Medavakkam - Sholinganallur Road continue to have bad patches and potholes that making driving on these roads difficult. These are sections where the Chennai Metrorail works are under way. Mettukuppam resident V. Raman said the worst spot was the Sholinganallur junction. “I drive a van at times and many motorists like me have to slow down at this spot.

This leads to traffic slowing down considerably. It is worse during school hours with a greater number of vehicles on road. Service lanes are in a bad shape,” he said. The Sholinganallur junction has a particularly bad patch that is riddled that looks like the moon surface, pock-marked with potholes. Repairs undertaken recently seen 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.