Traffic
At night, the highway experiences a huge volume of traffic. On an average, around 10,000 lorries use this highway to reach Chennai every night. The highway has several motels and restaurants along the entire stretch, including five-star hotels such as Le Royal Meridien, Trident Hilton and Radisson GRT near the Chennai International Airport. Fatal accidents frequently happen in this highway, mostly due to irresponsible bus drivers and over-speeding lorries colliding head on.The large amount of traffic on NH 45 is seen in between Chennai and Trichy.
The Southern Railway line between Chennai and Trichy cuts through this highway in many places resulting in huge pile up of vehicles on both sides of the highway, especially during the night hours. In case of any mishaps on the highway, the emergency services get delayed by at least 3 – 5 hours, due to the volume of traffic.
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