Chennai Airport Flyover is a 1.6 km long flyover in front of the Chennai International Airport in Chennai city.
Chennai Airport Flyover | |
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Location | |
Chennai, India | |
Coordinates | 12°58′54″N 80°10′01″E / 12.981569°N 80.166968°E |
Construction | |
Type | Flyover |
Spans | 27 |
Lanes | 3, one-way traffic |
Constructed | 2005–08 by National Highways Authority of India |
Opened | 19 October 2008 |
Maximum width | 11 metres (36 ft) |
The flyover is 1.6 km long three-laned flyover for One-way traffic for vehicles that proceed from Pallavaram to Alandur near Kathipara Junction.[1] It is built by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of ₹ 970 million. It was opened for traffic on 19 October 2008 by M. Karunanidhi, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu.[2]
The NHAI also intends to provide bus bays for the flyover as well as on ground level with escalators and elevators connecting both. It has invited tenders for the same.