A newly constructed road along the Valankulam Bund in Coimbatore city, extending approximately 805 metres, was opened to traffic on Thursday.

The stretch begins opposite the two-wheeler parking lot near the Lanka Corner railway bridge, runs alongside the lake, and terminates at the Vincent Road junction near the Ukkadam–Sungam bypass. The road, built for two-wheelers and cars, was inaugurated in the presence of Coimbatore MP Ganapathi P. Rajkumar, District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, and Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran.