ShareThisWhat turned out to be a simple yet brilliant suggestion by CCC Executive Committee member Mr K Venugopal (Joint Editor of Business Line); and some nifty design from traffic expert Mr Mark Selvaraj of LandTech Engineers Pvt Ltd is fast turning into a wonderful project that will probably save around Rs 54000/ day in fuel at the Anna Flyover intersection. (link to loss calculation)
Some of us have gotten so used to waiting at Anna Flyover that we failed to see an obvious simple design modification that would have a huge impact in this intersection. All credits to Mark, for his elegant design, the plans are already submitted to the Corporation, Highways and the Traffic Police and they are in the process of implementing it soon.
The Highways Department will submit a detailed proposal to the Government of Tamil Nadu for consideration.
The challenges and the constraints that Mark had during the course of this design; Statue! Median! Embassy! etc… is probably worth mentioning in a separate blog!
Here is a presentation to give you an idea of what he came up with:
The long-term solution, at this stage is only for illustration.
A snapshot of what is being suggested: By removing the round-about, and making minor changes to the median alignment, the design suggests that 2 right turn movement can happen simultaneously. The Nungambakkam High Road traffic that moves into Teynampet direction and the Cathedral Road traffic that moves into Anna Salai can happen simultaneously.
About the Transport Consultant
The Lead consultant for this project is Mark Selvaraj who heads LandTech Engineers Pvt Ltd.
What happened to this proposal??