Residents rue rubble-riddled roads

CHENNAI: Motorists travelling towards Shanthi Colony and the adjoining areas in Anna Nagar are forced to travel in dangerous conditions as the roads have become bumpy due to the shoddy relaying work by civic body workmen.

In May 2019, the Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) dug the roads to lay pipelines. However, following that, motorists had to slam the brakes as their vehicles jostled through trenches in the road. Bikers, particularly, are forced to twist the handles of their bikes to avoid the wheels from skidding against the gravel.

Following several complaints from the residents, the Corporation recently relaid a part of the road, which looks more like a patchwork than road relaying work and other roads are milled and left unattended, complain residents.