Koyambedu Junction, also called the Koyambedu Roundtana, is an important road junction in
Chennai
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,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. It is located north of the
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus at the junction of the
Inner Ring Road and the
Poonamallee High Road (NH4) in the
Koyambedu
Koyambedu is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. Situated in the western part of Chennai city, the Koyambedu area has become a major hub of activity in Chennai City after the inauguration of the Koyambedu market in 1996 and the Chennai Mofussi ...
area/locality. The junction is a part of the
Golden Quadrilateral
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project taken up under the
National Highways Development Project
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.
Grade separator
An elevated
Parclo interchange
A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange.
The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also be ...
is currently under construction by the
National Highways Authority of India
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to decongest the junction which is heavily utilised by interstate buses. This design of parclo grade separator has three arms of the cloverleaf interchange. The construction of the flyover was delayed due to problems in acquiring land that was owned by
Tamil Nadu
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MLA
Vijayakanth
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.
Koyambedu Junction intersects two major roads, viz.
Poonamallee High Road
EVR Periyar Salai (EVR High Road), earlier known as Poonamallee High Road (NH 48) and originally the Grand Western Trunk Road, is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It is the longest road in Chennai. Running from east to west, the road start ...
(NH 4) and the Inner Ring Road (Jawaharlal Nehru Road).
Landscaping
In 2013, the highways department begun work to landscape the 20,000 sq m space at a cost of 11 million.
As of now (Dec 2016), the landscaping is work in progress and target to complete by 2017.
Surveillance
In 2019, a police surveillance booth was constructed under the grade separator to patrol the surroundings. It is staffed by four police personnel with assistance from a regular police patrol team.
See also
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Kathipara Junction
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Padi Junction
The Padi Lucas Junction is the intersection of NH 205 ( Madras-Tiruvallur High Road) and Inner Ring Road in the city of Chennai and is one of the most important junctions in the city. It is located in Anna Nagar north of Koyambedu Junction. An ...
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Maduravoyal Junction
Maduravoyal Junction is an important junction in Chennai. It is located to the west of Koyambedu Junction at the intersection of National Highway 4 (India) (NH4) and Chennai Bypass.
Maduravoyal Grade Separator
A Cloverleaf interchange was constr ...
References
Interchanges of Chennai HSCTC
Bridges and flyovers in Chennai
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