Work on airport expansion chokes traffic
CHENNAI: A huge row of taxis on the left of the road that leads to the international arrival and departure terminals at the Chennai Airport, is choking traffic in the area.
With the domestic arrival now being shifted to the new international terminal, the movement of traffic at the airport seems to have shifted to one side of the airport. While the increase in passenger movement has resulted in frequent vehicle pile ups in the region, the row of taxis has only compounded the chaos. The domestic arrival was shifted to the international terminal because of expansion work that is taking place on the domestic side of the airport.
The airport closed the access roads outside the terminal to vehicular traffic, after a series of hoax bomb terror threats. As a result, vehicles coming to the airport are now re-routed through the first parking lane outside both terminals. Not only is that affecting the vehicular flow, it is also causing long traffic jams. However, there are no easy solutions, according to a senior official.
The traffic jams are “a minor inconvenience” that the passengers have to put up with for as long as work on the terminal expansion continues.
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