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Average speed on OMR




                                                A straight road , six laned , OMR provides a free ride in most of its stretch, yet the average speed on OMR is just:


                             20.8 kmph
Tidel park junction @ night

 This data is provided by IIT M and was mentioned in The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-society/slow-and-furious/article6386707.ece) in an article few days back. The low figure is due to Tidel park junction where OMR riders are forced to wait for an average of 3 minutes. Apart from Tidel park , Sholinganallur and SRP tools are also crucial junctions slowing down riders.







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