Kathipara Junction
Kathipara Grade Separator | |
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Location | |
Chennai, India | |
Coordinates | 13°00′26″N 80°12′13″E / 13.00727°N 80.20371°E |
Roads at junction | Grand Southern Trunk Road Inner Ring Road Anna Salai Mount-Poonamallee Road |
Construction | |
Type | Cloverleaf grade separator |
Lanes | 6 |
Opened | 2008[1] |
Maintained by | National Highway Authority of India |
Kathipara Junction is a major road junction in the Indian city of Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated at the Alandur area, between the intersection of the Grand Southern Trunk Road, Inner Ring Road, Anna Salai and Mount-Poonamallee Road. Kathipara flyover is the largest cloverleaf flyover in India as well as South Asia.[2][3]
Construction
The junction used to be a
Kathipara Urban Square
Kathipara Urban Square, a metro rail initiative to build facilities under the clover leaf loops of the Kathipara Junction, is being developed by a private contractor. It has a bus terminal where MTC and out- station buses can halt to pick up and drop passengers, kids play area, food court, open air theater, retail shops, office space, washrooms, vehicular parking facility, kiosks, ATMs and facilities for horticulture spread across an area of 54,400 sqm.[5]
This development is estimated to cost around ₹140 million and is funded by the
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See also
References
- ^ "New traffic arrangement comes into effect at Kathipara junction". The Hindu. Chennai. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "St Thomas Mount". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ John L. Paul (13 January 2019). "Kerala's first clover-leaf flyover project at crossroads". The Hindu.
- ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (22 April 2013). "Koyambedu flyover to geta touch of green". Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Urban square starts taking shape, eat, play and shop at Kathipara Junction". Chennai. Times of India. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Rs 14 crore urban square proposed beneath Kathipara flyover in Chennai". Chennai. Indian Express. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2020.