After missing the deadline several times, the Road Under-Bridge (RUB) at Rayala Cheruvu Road railway level crossing is finally getting ready, but a question mark hovers over the date of its formal inauguration.
As the track horizontally divides Tirupati, half of the city commutes daily to the other side for business, commercial and official work. An estimated 2.5 lakh vehicles passed through this railway gate every day before it was closed down two years back to facilitate the construction work. More than 50 trains, especially those bound to south-western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, pass through this track, necessitating its closure throughout the day.
The gate connects Prakasam Road to the perpendicular Rayala Cheruvu road that leads to several villages.
