- Kathipara junction
Kathipara junction is an important road junction in
Chennai ,India . It is located south ofGuindy at the intersection of theGrand Southern Trunk Road (NH 45), InnerRing Road and the MountPoonamalee Highway.Kathipara Grade Separator
The junction used to be a
roundabout and was the site of the statue of India's first prime ministerJawaharlal Nehru . A cloverleafgrade separator is being constructed as part of theNHDP to ease traffic congestion at the junction. The structure is being built at an estimated project cost of Rs 486 crores with an initial deadline of March 2007. It is the first of three grade separators being built on theInner Ring Road to improve connectivity between the various National Highways radiating from the city, the other two being onKoyambedu junction (NH 4) near theChennai Mofussil Bus Terminus and atPadi junction .Opening
Originally scheduled for completion in March 2007, the main span of the flyover connecting Inner Ring Road and GST Road was opened to traffic on 9 April 2008.
Update : Construction as on Sept
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