Padi Junction
| Padi - Lucas Elevated Rotary | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Chennai, India | |
| Roads at junction | Inner Ring Road Madras-Tiruvallur High Road |
| Construction | |
| Type | Elevated rotary |
| Spans | 100 |
| Lanes | 4 |
| Constructed | 2005–09 by National Highway Authority of India |
| Opened | 20 February 2009 |
The Padi Lucas Junction is the intersection of NH 205 (
NHAI to ease the traffic congestion. It was built at a cost of ₹ 1,300 million and was opened for traffic on 20 February 2009.[1]
Grade separator
The junction is used by hundreds of heavy vehicles and the road has a traffic density of about 200,000 passenger car units daily.[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
- Four ramps on each side of the IRR and on both sides of the grade separator.
- The ramps are all two-laned and are for One-way traffic.
Along MTH Road
- Two ramps along the median of the MTH road on both sides of the grade separator.
- The two ramps on MTH road are all four-laned with a median for two-way traffic.
- The ramp on the north of the grade separator on MTH road crosses a railway line.
- An elevated 4-laned rotary at the center connects all the 6 ramps and has an outer radius of 99 metres.[5]
Landscaping
There is a 15,000 sq m space around the grade separator where landscaping works will be taken up in 2013 at a cost of ₹ 10 million.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Padi grade separator to be inaugurated today". The Hindu. Chennai. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Padi grade separator work gains momentum". The Hindu. Chennai. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Madhavan, D. (2 March 2014). "Padi Flyover Plunged in Darkness". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Padi grade separator to be opened by January-end". The Hindu. Chennai. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "NHAI plans flyovers, underpass in Chennai". Project Monitor. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (22 April 2013). "Koyambedu flyover to geta touch of green". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 23 April 2013.