Chennai Bypass Road Explained

Country:IND
Chennai Bypass Road
Terminus A:Puzhal, Chennai district
Terminus B:Perungalathur Chennai City, Chengalpattu district
Cities:Maduravoyal, Ambattur, Porur Chennai City
Maint:National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Length Km:32
Established:2010
System1:Chennai HSCTC
Map Notes:Chennai Bypass Road in red
Map Custom:yes

The Chennai Bypass Road is a full-access controlled expressway that interconnects four radial Indian National Highways around Chennai, India covering a distance of 32km (20miles) from Perungalathur (near Tambaram) on NH-32 to puzhal on NH-16 via Maduravoyal at a cost of 4.05 billion. Constructed as part of the National Highway Development Project to decongest the city of transiting vehicles, the expressway interconnects NH-32, NH-48, NH-716 and NH-16. This expressway now forms a part of the circular transportation corridor.

Phases

Phase I

The first phase is a 19km (12miles) six-lane fully access controlled carriageway from Perungalathur on the Grand Southern Trunk Road (NH 32) to Maduravoyal which lies on the ChennaiBangalore NH-48. A 3-tier trumpet interchange has also been constructed at the starting point at Irumbuliyur. It was inaugurated in April 2008. The road runs through Thiruneermalai, Pammal, Anakaputhur, Tharapakkam, Kovur, Porur, Vanagaram to reach Maduravoyal.

Phase II

The second phase include extending the bypass by 13km (08miles) from Maduravoyal to Puzhal on the Chennai–Kolkata NH16 and four-laning it. It also includes two interchanges. There are a clover-leaf grade separator at Maduravoyal Junction and a trumpet interchange at Puzhal where the bypass phase II ends.

Elevated road

A 3.2km (02miles) elevated six-lane corridor forms the part of Phase II being executed currently. This elevated road cuts through the industrial estate in Ambattur. This corridor ends with a road over bridge (RoB) crossing the ChennaiJolarpet railway line. The elevated corridor was completed in June 2009 at a cost of 1000 million.

Interchanges

See main article: Maduravoyal Junction, Madhavaram Junction and Irumbuliyur Junction.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PIB Foundation stone for Phase II of Chennai Bypass. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081554/http://trbaalu.nic.in/minister/press/2005/Jan05/Jan3005.htm. 28 September 2007. dmy-all.