Palakkad Road, is an

arterial road An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector r ...

in Coimbatore,

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. This road connects the city to

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

and the state of

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and the south-west suburbs in the Coimbatore metropolitan area.

Description

Palakkad Road is the main gateway into the city by road from

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

, Ernakulam and

Walayar Walayar is a border town, located in the eastern corner of Palakkad district in Kerala, India. Geography Walayar lies on the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu on National Highway 544 (NH544) (NH 47 old). Most of the goods imported into Kera ...

. This road is a part of National highways 544 (Salem - Kochin Highway) is now maintained by the

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. This road is a 7-km stretch of road running diagonally across the city in east–west orientation. Pollachi road starts near to Aathupalam in Karumbukkadai, and it passes through the important neighbourhoods of

Kuniyamuthur Kuniyamuthur is a part of South Coimbatore. It is about 6 km from Coimbatore City center in the South. Kuniyamuthur is sometimes spelled Kuniamuthur or Kunimattoor. It is one of the busiest markets in the city. It is located on Palakkad ...

, Marapalam and

Madukkarai Madukkarai is a suburb of Coimbatore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the gateway to Coimbatore city from Kerala State and is located around 12 km from the Kerala border. The Coimbatore International Airport is about 27&nbs ...

Alignment

The road is a two lane road in most stretches.

Traffic congestion

The road was previously part of the NH-47 maintained by the

. The L&T Bypass was opened in 2000 from Neelambur to Madukkarai, thereby decongesting the Palakkad road. The Western bypass is proposed as well to decongest the road.

Places transversed

*Aathupalam Junction *Kuniyamuthur junction *Edayarpalayam Pirivu junction *Madukkarai junction *L&T Bypass Signal junction

Major Educational Institutions

*Nehru Group of Institutions

Major Hospitals

*KJ Hospitals

References

{{reflist Central business districts in India Roads in Coimbatore