The black-topped portion marks a wider section of Nolambur Union Road, but beyond it, on both sides, one would encounter narrow sections of the road, says Umanath V., a resident of Nolambur.
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Two new bridges originating at Ponnamallee High Road that are designed to ease traffic movement in interior sections of Mogappair and Nolambur might end up aggravating the congestion problem they are meant to resolve. The likely fallout would not result from any factor intrinsic to these two bridges, but one extraneous to them.
Nolambur Union Road running along the Couum river bank has the weighty task of distributing traffic from these two bridges into the interior roads. And this road resembles a poorly squeezed toothpaste tube, narrow in parts, in one place as narrow as 18 feet. This road has wider sections, which amounts to zero benefit, as the congestion in the narrow sections would have a ripple effect affecting them too. Encroachments along the Couum river bank are taking bites out of Nolambur Union road.
Published – March 13, 2026 10:59 am IST
