CM Stalin inaugurates flyover at Chennai’s Madhya Kailash junction
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday inaugurated a flyover at the busy Madhya Kailash junction here, constructed at a cost of Rs 60.68 crore.
The project, executed by the Highways and Minor Ports Department, connects Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Sardar Patel Road to ease chronic traffic congestion in the Adyar area.
The two-lane, one-way flyover is 652 metres long, including the approach roads.
Official sources said the T-shaped junction had earlier caused significant delays for office-goers and students during peak hours.
With the opening of the L-shaped flyover, vehicles travelling from Guindy to Rajiv Gandhi Salai will use the new elevated stretch, enabling uninterrupted traffic flow from Adyar towards Guindy.
A government press release said the existing traffic signal at the Madhya Kailash junction would be removed, and free left turns would be enabled for commuters travelling between Guindy, Adyar and OMR.
To ensure safety, the flyover features a 45-metre radius curve with cross-sectional super-elevation and increased crash barrier height.
Though designed for a speed of 30 km/h, lane markings and warning signs have been installed to guide motorists, it added.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Public Works and Highways Minister E V Velu, Health Minister Ma Subramanian, Agriculture Minister M R K Panneerselvam and Chennai South MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian, along with senior officials of the Highways Department.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
