Whew.... I dread travelling to/from work everyday... Mainly because of the ridiculously crazy Nandanam Signal. The signal is a nightmare if you are waiting in any of the 4 directions.
Direction #1: Travelling from Gemini towards Saidapet: This is the least troublesome of all, primarily because you are on the main road. There is a free left, which you can take without any problems. If you wanna take a right to VenkatNarayana Road, then you are stuck behind a mile of traffic; the vehicles going straight will block most of your way. But otherwise this direction is the least troublesome.
Direction#2: Travelling from Saidapet towards Gemini: This is the next. If you want to take a right towards Chamiers Road, then you better be on the lookout. Because, the green is there only for a few moments, and if you dont take a right by then, then you are jammed for the next 15 - 20 minutes until all the other signals are cleared. Going straight will not be a problem, but turning left might be a problem because traffic from VenkatNarayana Road will block the whole road not allowing to turn left from Mount Road.
Direction#3: Travelling from Chamiers Road towards MountRoad: Whew.. worst traffic here. By the time I travel from RA Puram to Nandanam signal, I need to cross 4 signals - Kaliappa Signal, Greenways Road, Adyar Park (Park Sheraton) Signal and Cenotaph Road Signal. By the time one touches Nandanam signal, you are doomed if you want to take a left. That is a free left, but traffic from all the Lotus colony bylanes, dont allow you take the free left. Result: you are waiting for a signal that is meant for people who go straight or right.
Direction#4: Travelling from VenkatNarayana Road towards MountRoad: Worst ever traffic. The worst among all the four. The small lane is cramped with vehicles, waiting for the signal. If you are in the fag end, then rest assured that you will cross the road only on the 3rd or 4th signal. I guess that says it all. This road is especially crowded with water tankers and heavy vechicles....
2 comments:
aaaaha!
oru total "clinical analysis" on the nandanam signal.
you should send this to madras plus supplement of economic times. they would feature this in madras plus. it would go to Natraj - police commissioner of chennai.
;-)
sRi
Hello,
I work at Kurumuthu center and I take the same route everyday...i totally know what you mean !!!
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