Chennai motorists pay to use NH stretch, but get bumpy ride

CHENNAI: Despite being a tolled highway, the recent monsoon has turned commuting on the Poonamallee-Karaipettai (Kancheepuram) stretch of the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway into a nightmare for motorists, as it (stretch) is riddled with potholes every few hundred metres causing frequent bike-skidding.

Commuters heading towards Vellore, Ambur, and Bengaluru said their travel woes have worsened following the rains, with bumper-to-bumper traffic for more than a kilometre near every bridge and flyover construction site. According to travellers, it takes nearly two hours to cover the 34 km from Karaipettai to Sriperumbudur.