The damaged section poses a risk for two-wheelers and ambulances. On average, around 1.2 million vehicles pass the section every day. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
More than two months after a new ₹22 crore car underpass was opened, an asphalt-drilled service lane on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) near the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Puttuthakku, a border village of Vellore-Ranipet districts, has not been re-laid, jeopardizing the passage of state ambulances and hundreds of motorists daily.
Motorists said the service lane, especially towards Chennai, was not re-laid for many months as traffic was diverted on the stretch to facilitate smooth progress of work on the new underpass.
Published – May 5, 2026 10:19 PM IST
