Wireless Road widening delayed

TIMES OF INDIA: Trichy corporation’s proposal to convert Wireless road near Trichy international airport into a 100-feet road after removing encroachments on the stretch has been grounded due to lack of funds.

The corporation said that the cost of widening the road, which was estimated at 4.8 crore in 2022, was revised to 11 crore recently. The revised estimate includes widening the 65-foot-wide (present width) carriageway into 100 feet with a median and providing stormwater drains with pedestrian platforms on the entire stretch.

TIMES OF INDIA: The proposal was earlier planned to be executed under Namakku Naame scheme through corporate social responsibility (CSR) support from Airports Authority of India (AAI). Since there was a delay in securing the CSR fund, Trichy corporation said it is looking for alternatives to secure the fund.

“The proposal was sent to the municipal administration department to get special funds considering the importance of the road project. If redeveloped, Wireless road would become one of the widest roads in the city,” an official said.

TIMES OF INDIA: Encroachments on either end have marred the road, and lack of stormwater drains has damaged its top surface too. As the road connects the new AAI quarters with the international airport, airport employees suffer the most. “Even if its widening was delayed, authorities should relay it before monsoon. We are unable to ride two-wheelers,” M Subramanian, a resident of KK Nagar, said.

Apart from serving residents of five corporation wards, widening Wireless road would create a proper link road as an alternative to Trichy-Pudukottai NH during the visits of VVIPs to the airport