Perundurai Road, Erode Explained

Perundurai Road
Maint:Highways of Tamil Nadu
Length Mi:10.6
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Thanthai Periyar Government Hospital junction
Junction:Thindal Chinnamedu ORR
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Perundurai

Perundurai Road is one of the major arterial roads in the city of Erode in India. Running from East to West of the city, the road starts from Amma Flyover near Thanthai Periyar Government Hospital and terminates near the western suburb Perundurai. This 17 km road stretch further extends to the west connecting SIPCOT Industrial Park and joins NH 544 that enables the connectivity to Coimbatore and Kochi. The commercial and residential establishments along this road make it as the growth identifier of Erode, forecasting the development towards the west. The width of the road is making it four-lane to most of the stretch while a few km of the stretch near the western end has been widened to six-lane carriageway.

Important places and Landmarks

Hospitals

Several major Hospitals of the city were located along this stretch. During 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Tamil Nadu, all the four notified private hospitals for treatment were located along this stretch apart from the Government run Erode Medical College Hospital.[1]

Elevated corridor

Considering the traffic congestion in this stretch, a plan for construction of Elevated Corridor has been announced by Government of Tamil Nadu in 2018. This Elevated Corridor has been planned for a length of 5.4km starting from Kalingarayan Illam and terminating near Thindalmedu Ring Road intersection.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Private Medical Colleges treating COVID-19. Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328125841/http://list/. 28 March 2020. 8 April 2020.
  2. News: Soil testing for flyover in progress on Perundurai Road. 2018-12-02. The Hindu. 2020-04-08. en-IN. 0971-751X. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324184127/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/soil-testing-for-flyover-in-progress-on-perundurai-road/article25646441.ece. 24 March 2020. live.