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Motorists demand fast completion of Coimbatore flyover ramp
Motorists in Coimbatore have urged the state highways department to complete the up-ramp for the GD Naidu Flyover near the Police Recruitment School Ground. Traffic congestion has worsened at Lakshmi Mills Junction…
Motorists in Coimbatore have urged the state highways department to complete the up-ramp for the GD Naidu Flyover near the Police Recruitment School Ground. Traffic congestion has worsened at Lakshmi Mills Junction and Nava India on Avinashi Road since ramp work was halted.
In July 2025, the Madras High Court ordered the demolition of two pillars built for the ramp of the Avinashi Road elevated flyover project, after a landowner alleged the construction favoured a private hotel. The judge found the pillars had been moved 30 metres from the sanctioned spots without structural justification and ordered reconstruction at the original locations. The highways department has appealed.
A senior highways official said work remains stalled because of the pending appeal, which is being heard by a two-judge bench. The 10.1 km, Rs 1,791 crore flyover connecting Uppilipalayam and Goldwins was inaugurated in October 2025.
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The standoff between the highways department and the court highlights a recurring risk in large infrastructure projects: design changes made mid-construction can trigger legal challenges that halt work for months. The flyover, among Tamil Nadu's costliest, was meant to ease congestion on a key arterial road connecting the city centre to the western suburbs. The two pillars in dispute are a small part of the project, but the court's structural integrity concerns have frozen all ramp work at that location. Motorists now bear the cost of the delay, forced onto an already congested stretch. The two-judge bench hearing the appeal will decide whether construction can resume at the original spots or if the entire ramp design must be revisited. A ruling is expected in the coming weeks.
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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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