CHENNAI: Five roads were closed for traffic and vehicles were diverted on Friday morning due to the wet spell.
The Rangarajapuram subway and Rajamannar Road in K K Nagar were closed for traffic since Friday morning. All vehicles were diverted towards Second Avenue.
At Valasaravakkam, traffic near Mega Mart was diverted towards
Keshavardhani Road
to reach Arcot Road. The traffic on Vani Mahal to Benz Park was closed and diverted towards Habibullah road and Raghavaiah road. To facilitate the drain water work at Anna main Road in front of K K Nagar, GH. The traffic towards Udhayam theatre was allowed in the opposite direction. At Udhayam junction, heavy vehicles from Kasi theatre going towards Anna main road were diverted towards Ashok pillar.
Rangarajapuram subway and three roads in T Nagar, K K Nagar and Manali were closed on Friday morning. Traffic cops have been assigned to find out traffic blocks and report it to civic authorities. However, interior stretches like GN Chetty Roadm Rajamannar Salai and Adyar witnessed traffic bottlenecks during the day.
Places like T Nagar, Nandanam, Adyar, Mount Road and Periamet witnessed traffic jams during peak hours, while movement of vehicles slowed down in interior roads due to water-logging. In Kancheepuram, 100 villagers petitioned the collector to help them find an alternative route as the Walajabad - Avanur causeway was washed away in the rain.