Completion of Construction
The Flyover has been completed and was inaugurated by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on 26 October 2008 at 21:00 hrs IST. It was then open to the public. The Kathipara Grade Separator is now a signal-free interchange that links IRR, Mount road, GST Road and Mount-Poonamallee Road and is expected to solve the problem of traffic snarls that is a common sight at this junction.
This, being the first major interchange when coming from the Chennai International Airport towards the city, is expected to reduce the travel time to the city which is otherwise delayed during peak hours which causes snarls. As of today all the road works have been complete, but they are yet to take up the landscaping of the space in between the loops which includes development of park like features and fountains and relocating the Jawaharlal Nehru Statue to the center of one of the loops. The landscaping work is expected to start once the Chennai Metro Rail work is complete.
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