CHENNAI: The long-awaited Teynampet–Saidapet flyover will be opened to public traffic within the next two months, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said on Monday.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone for a new commercial complex at the Abdul Razak vegetable market in Saidapet, the Minister said the elevated corridor, currently under construction between Saidapet and Teynampet, would be completed and commissioned shortly. "The flyover from Saidapet to Teynampet will be ready and opened to the public within the next two months," he told the gathering.
The Minister stated that the flyover was part of a broader initiative to alleviate traffic congestion across southern Chennai, alongside new projects being undertaken at Velachery and Madhya Kailash. A 3.2-km-long Velachery flyover will be launched in the coming days by Chief Minister MK Stalin, while another flyover at Madhya Kailash is nearing completion and will be opened within a month, he added.
Earlier in the day, Subramanian inaugurated the construction of a Rs 23.13-crore modern market complex on the site of the 94-year-old Abdul Razak market, which was originally built in 1931. The new facility, to come up over 4,400 square metres, will house 200 shops along with parking and sanitation facilities.
"We are rebuilding this market without disrupting the livelihoods of traders. Temporary arrangements have been made to ensure the business continues uninterrupted," he said, assuring vendors that the new complex would be handed over by August.
Deputy Mayor Mahesh Kumar recalled his childhood visits to the market, calling the redevelopment a return of dignity to a space that has served generations. South Chennai MP Tamizhachi Thangapandian said Saidapet renews itself every time the DMK is in power, through projects delivered on schedule.
Subramanian also announced that the Chief Minister would soon lay the foundation stone for a Rs 500-crore, 6.5-acre exclusive children's hospital at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital campus in Saidapet, which he described as India's first dedicated facility of its kind.