Chennai port to manage parking

 

Chennai: Motorists and commuters who often choke due to traffic snarls on Thiruv­ot­tiyur high road from Kasi­medu to Ennore can soon hope some res­pite as a Memorandum of Association (MOA) on par­king ma­nagement and docu­me­n­tation was sig­ned on Fri­day by the Che­n­nai port and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).

 

Union shipping minister G.K. Vasan who attended the ceremony said that a seven acre land worth Rs 5.8 crore was opened for parking port’s trailer lorries and this move would deco­ngest the congested parts of north Chennai. “The lorries thronging Chennai port would usually be parked along the road sides causing inconvenience and at times even result in fatal accidents and this situation will now change, the minister said. The new facility will also speed up document verifications and reduce the parking time of container and the move would enable direct entry into the port,” he added. Ear­lier in the day Vasan reviewed traffic congestion on Thiruvottyur high road.

 

He mentioned that the Chennai-Ennore link road would be opened by Janu­ary. Vasan said. “By January the road would be opened for use and this could further make trans­por­tation easier,” he said. Chennai port chairman Atulya Mishra was pre­sent on the occasion. 

 

Several container lorries ply on Ennore high road to Chennai port leading to traffic jam, said Akbar Ba­sha, a resident of Kala­dipet, and noted, the move to manage parking by the port trust authorities is the most welcome step.