No bidders, NH to revise flyover cost for 6th time

AFTER not receiving proper bids from contractors for the construction of the Singanallur Flyover due to low estimation cost, the Highways Department officials have decided to revise the amount and float a fresh tender for the sixth time.

- ARAVIND RAJ @Coimbatore

The National Highways wing of the State Highways Department had proposed building flyovers at Saravanampatti, Singanallur, and Saibaba Colony junction, identified as 'black spots' to reduce traffic congestion. However, the officials decided to drop the project as the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) recommended to the government that they were planning to construct metro rails on the same route. Due to this, there was a huge uproar and the people opposed the plan.