The Avinashi Road Elevated Expressway is a , four-lane, elevated

expressway Expressway may refer to: * Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. * Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional s ...

under construction in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The corridor begins near the Uppilipalayam Flyover and ends near the Goldwins junction over the

Avinashi Road Avinashi Road, is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Running from east to west, the road starts at Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Neelambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 544, Beyond Neelambur Junction, the road branches into two, w ...

, the most important arterial road in the city, bypassing over 12 traffic intersections. Upon completion, this would be the longest elevated corridor in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

, and the second longest in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

after the

P. V. Narasimha Rao Expressway P. V. Narasimha Rao Expressway is an 11.6 km long elevated road connecting the Hyderabad International Airport with Mehdipatnam. Chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy laid the foundation stone for the project. It was opened to the traffic ...

History

A long, wide elevated road project at a cost of 1,621 crore was proposed in 2019 to reduce traffic congestion in the congested

. The project was sanctioned in June 2020 when the

Tamil Nadu Government Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, lik ...

gave its 'in principle' approval to the

National Highways Authority of India The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...

(NHAI) for the elevated expressway. The expressway starts near the eastern end of the Uppilipalayam Flyover and ends before the Goldwins Junction. It would run over the

, the most important arterial road in the city bypassing over 12 traffic intersections. There would be a total of four entry and exit ramps as part of the project.

Structure

*The four-lane flyover covering a distance of 10 km would decongest the

, the most important arterial road in the city by bypassing over 12 traffic intersections. The flyover would be built over the current operational flyover at Hope College junction and minor bridges near

Peelamedu Peelamedu is a major commercial centre and residential locality in the Eastern part of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is governed by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation since 1981. The growth of Peelamedu during the last de ...

and Nava India junctions. *The flyover will have entry and exit ramps in the Anna Statue,

, Nava India, Hopes College, and Airport junctions to facilitate the vehicular movement and distribution to other arterial roads.

Costing

On the cost front, ₹300 crore will be the amount for land acquisition and ₹700 crore for the main bridge. Another ₹500 crore will be to reconstruct or widen some of the existing bridges on Avinashi Road, construction of service roads and improvement of junctions.

Bypassed Traffic Intersections

*Park gate *Anna Silai *GKNM Signal *Lakshmi Mills *Nava India *ESSO bunk *PSG Tech *Krishnammal College *Fun Republic Mall *Hopes College *Tidel Park Signal *Airport Signal

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Avinashi Road Elevated Expressway Expressways in Tamil Nadu Proposed roads in India Bridges in Tamil Nadu Transport in Coimbatore