Chennai Asks Engineers to Mill Roads Before Relaying
Chennai Corporation has told its engineers to carry out milling before relaying roads. Commissioner G.S. Sameeran said repeatedly adding fresh bitumen layers and raising road levels must be avoided. The instruction is meant to prevent road levels from rising over time.
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Context: Milling means scraping off the top layer of an old road before resurfacing it. Over years of repeated resurfacing, roads can rise above nearby buildings, and rainwater may then flow into homes and shops.
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