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Chennai is home to the one of the largest vehicular population in India.The total road network in the city's metropolitan area is 2,780 km. [1] With Chennai's vehicular population having experienced a surge in the late 1990s, several flyovers were built to reduce the traffic congestion in the city.
Built in 1973, it is the first flyover in Chennai [1] [2] and the third in India. It was the longest flyover in the country at its completion. [3] It allows traffic movements on Anna Salai (formerly Mount Road) to cross traffic with grade separation. The area and the flyover is named after the now-demolished Gemini Studios.
The flyover is 1.6 km long three-laned flyover for One-way traffic for vehicles that proceed from Pallavaram to Alandur near Kathipara Junction. [1] It is built by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of ₹ 970 million. It was opened for traffic on 19 October 2008 by M. Karunanidhi, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu. [2]
As of 2014, more than 70,000 vehicles use the Padi flyover every day. [3] To ease the congestion, the NHAI has constructed an elevated four-lane rotary at the junction. Work on the project began in 2005 and completed in 2009. Ramps A total of six ramps and an elevated rotary with 100 spans [4] form part of the elevated structure. Along IRR
Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around Supplemented with Tales of Once Upon a City is a book on the history of Chennai (previously known as Madras) authored by Chennai historian S. Muthiah. Originally titled Madras Discovered, the first edition was published in 1981.
Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (born 9 November 1940) is a textile industrialist and philanthropist. He is a donor for arts, culture and education. After the death of his grandfather, Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, in 1958, he inherited the family business trademarked Nalli Silks.
The plan for the flyovers was first proposed in 2010. [2] The first-level flyover connects the Velachery Bypass Road with the Velachery–Tambaram Road near the Velachery MRTS station. This flyover has 15 spans and lands around 190 meters ahead of the MRTS bridge. The second-level flyover connects the Taramani Link Road and the Velachery Bypass ...
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