Arcot Road
State Highway in Tamil Nadu, India
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::summary State Highway in Tamil Nadu, India ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | IND |
| type | SH |
| route | 113 |
| state | Tamil Nadu |
| terminus_a | Kodambakkam |
| terminus_b | Sriperumbudur |
| previous_type | SH |
| previous_route | 112 |
| next_type | SH |
| next_route | 113A |
| :: |
| country = IND | type = SH | route = 113 | state = Tamil Nadu | map = | length_mi = | length_km = | length_round = | length_ref = | established = | direction_a = | terminus_a =Kodambakkam | junction = | direction_b = | terminus_b = Sriperumbudur | previous_type = SH | previous_route = 112 | next_type = SH | next_route = 113A Arcot Road (also known as N. S. Krishnan Salai) (SH-113) is one of the main arterial roads of the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. The 12-kilometre road connects Nungambakkam with Porur. The road was constructed in the early 1940s and has been responsible for the development of the outlying areas on the western fringes of Chennai city.
Alignment
A span of 6 kilometres of the Arcot Road is located within the Chennai district and the remaining 6 kilometres are located in the Poonamallee taluk of Thiruvallur district.
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited and the Highways Department built a 400-metre long flyover along Inner Ring Road, Chennai at the junction of Arcot Road in Vadapalani on either side of the metro viaduct.
The Highways Department also built MGR flyover at the junction of Arcot Road with Mount-Poonamallee Road near Porur.
Neighbourhoods traversed by Arcot Road
- Nungambakkam
- Kodambakkam
- Vadapalani
- Saligrammam
- Virugambakkam
- Alwarthirunagar
- Valasarawakkam
- Porur
- Alapakkam
References
References
- Citypatriots. "Forum Vijaya Mall - Forum Vijaya Mall Chennai - Vadapalani Forum Vijaya Mall - Vadapalani Mall - Chennai Forum Vijaya Mall".
- V, Ayyapan. (2010-02-16). "Metro Rail to build flyover at Vadapalani". [[The Times of India]].
- Pugazvendan, Jeeva. (2009-10-29). "Flyover planned at Arcot Rd jn to ease traffic congestion". [[The Times of India]].
- Meera Srinivasan, Deepa H. Ramakrishnan. (2012-05-15). "Metro, flyover merger at Vadapalani hits road bump". [[The Hindu]].
- Hemalatha, Karthikeyan. (2011-05-18). "Flyover to be delayed by another year". [[The Times of India]].
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