Padi Junction

Padi - Lucas Elevated Rotary
பாடி சந்திப்பு
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 (2009-02-20)

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 elevated rotary has been constructed at this junction as part of the NHDP by 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

Along MTH Road

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

  1. "Padi grade separator to be inaugurated today". The Hindu (Chennai). 20 February 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. "Padi grade separator work gains momentum". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). 20 January 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. Madhavan, D. (2 March 2014). "Padi Flyover Plunged in Darkness". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. "Padi grade separator to be opened by January-end". The Hindu (Chennai). 5 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. "NHAI plans flyovers, underpass in Chennai". Project Monitor. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (22 April 2013). "Koyambedu flyover to geta touch of green". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 23 Apr 2013.

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