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.
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 Chief Minister Stalin 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.