Traffic diversions, additional buses announced

CMBT: Buses to Velankanni, Tiruchy, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Sengottai, Panruti, Villupuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Bengaluru. 

MMBT: Buses to Andhra Pradesh and all the APSRTC buses. 

Poonamallee bus stand: Buses to Kancheepuram, Arcot, Arani, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur and Hosur.

Tambaram Sanitorium bus stand: Buses via Tindivanam to Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and beyond.

Tambaram Railway station bus stand: Buses to Tiruvannamalai 

KK Nagar bus depot: Buses going through ECR to Puducherry, Cuddalore and Chidambaram.

To avoid traffic congestion buses will be halted in following places:

Vandalur overbridge, Irumbuliyur, Maduravoyal, Toll Plaza, Karthikeyan Nagar, MGR University, Nerkundram, Poonamallee Bypass, Maduravoyal flyover, Vanagaram, Jesus Calls office, Koyambedu flyover, Koyambedu Malar commercial office and Koyambedu police station.

Further, the Chennai traffic police have planned the following regulations, including restrictions on heavy and light commercial vehicles entering Chennai from Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur from 2 pm to 2 am on October 3 to 5. For this, diversions will be made at GNT Road, Madhavaram, Tiruvallur Road, Kallikuppam Toll Plaza, Maduravoyal Toll Plaza, ORR Nazarathpet and GST Road.  

Commercial vehicles on EVR Salai towards Koyambedu will be diverted at Naduvankarai junction and Nelson Manickam Road Flyover towards 3rd Avenue, 2nd Avenue, Shanthi Colony, Estate Road to proceed via  Manthope, Vanagaram. As traffic is expected to be heavy between Tambaram and Perungalathur, cars and other vehicles proceeding towards south have been advised to take ECR/OMR to reach Chengalpattu through Thirukazhukundram and then head towards south.

Diversions:  Commercial vehicles on Anna Salai from Saidapet and Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road from Adyar towards Perungalathur will be diverted at Concor Junction via Velachery Main Road, Perumbakkam, Agaramthen Road, Vandalur -Kelambakkam Road.

Commercial vehicles on 100 Feet Road and Poonamallee High Road towards Chengalpattu will be diverted at CIPET and Kathipara Flyover towards Guindy, Velachery Main Road, Perumbakkam, Agaramthen Road, Vandalur- Kelambakkam Road.

Commercial vehicles on 100 Feet Road from Padi towards Koyambedu will be diverted towards CTH Road at Padi Flyover.