Moolakadai Junction is an important road junction in
Chennai
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Moolakadai
Moolakadai, which is pronounced as 'Moolakkadai', is a part of North Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the gateway of North Chennai.
Moolakadai Junction is the place where G.N.T. Road ( NH 5: Chennai-Kolkata Highway) and Madhavaram High Road ( ...
at the intersection of the
Grand Northern Trunk Road (NH 5), Madhavaram High Road, Tondiarpet High Road, Kamaraj Road.
Moolakadai is primarily a high traffic area in North Chennai due to the movement of Heavy vehicles (mainly containers) as most of those heavy vehicles have to pass through Moolakadai in order to reach the Chennai Port.
For those who come from South Chennai, Moolakadai acts as the gateway to the areas like
History of moolakadai was that once a tea shop was situated corner of all three side roads connecting spot which used renowned landmark of that period
Madhavaram Madhavaram may refer to:
Places in South India Andhra Pradesh
* Madhavaram, Kukkunoor, a village in Kukkunoor Taluk, Eluru district
* Madhavaram, Tadepalligudem, a village in Tadepalligudem mandal
Tadepalligudem mandal is one of the 19 mand ...
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Kodungaiyur
Kodungaiyur is a residential neighbourhood in the northern part of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It comes under Perambur Taluk of the Chennai District.
Location and surroundings
Kodungaiyur covers a vast area bordering Manali to th ...
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Madhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram Milk Colony is a neighbourhood in north of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Madhavaram Milk Colony is a small habitat of 5000+ population in the northern part of Chennai. Due to th ...
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Mathur MMDA
Maaththoor ( ta, மாத்தூர்) formerly known as Mathur is a residential area located north of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Maaththoor is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation and belongs to Madhav ...
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Manali,
Vyasarpadi
Vyasarpadi is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is located within Chennai district. The neighbourhood is served by station, one of the oldest stations in South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still ...
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Puzhal
Pulhal is a Northwestern residential town in Chennai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. Pulhal is located on the banks of Pulhal aeri, Pulhal Lake. The town is known for Pulhal Central Prison.
The area ...
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Redhills,
Karanodai.
Construction History
The Flyover constructing work is started by January 2011.
The Construction work delayed due to reasons such as election period, land acquisition which results anger the residents which suffering high traffic congestion.
On 4 May 2015, the state government of Tamil Nadu informed Madras High Court that the bridge should be opened for public in 3 months.
Opened for Public Service
The Moolakadai Flyover was opened on 13 November 2015.
See also
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Madhavaram Junction
Madhavaram Junction, also known as Madhavaram Bypass, is an important junction in the city of Chennai, India. It is located in Madhavaram to the north of Maduravoyal Junction at the intersection of Chennai Bypass and NH 5. It leads to Redhil ...
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Koyambedu Junction
Koyambedu Junction, also called the Koyambedu Roundtana, is an important road junction in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located north of the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus at the junction of the Inner Ring Road and the Poonamallee High Ro ...
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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 ...
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Irumbuliyur Junction
Irumbuliyur Junction is one of the important junctions in the city of Chennai, India. It is located at Irumbuliyur near Tambaram in Chennai at the intersection of NH 45 with the Chennai Bypass.
The Educational institution such as Nursing & s ...
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Madhya Kailash Junction
The Madhya Kailash Junction is an important junction in the southern part of the city of Chennai. It is located at the beginning of the Rajiv Gandhi Salai (IT Expressway) which intersects the Sardar Patel Road in the form of "T".
Madhya Kaila ...
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