Padi Junction - Grade Separator

Grade Separator

The junction is used by hundreds of heavy vehicles and the has a traffic density of about 200,000 passenger car units daily. To ease the congestion, the NHAI has constructed an elevated four-lane rotary at the junction. Work on the project began in 2005 and completed in 2009.

Ramps A total of six ramps and an elevated rotary with 100 spans form part of the elevated structure.

Along IRR

  • Four ramps on each side of the IRR and on both sides of the grade separator.
  • The ramps are all two-laned and are for One-way traffic.

Along CTH Road

  • Two ramps along the median of the CTH road on both sides of the grade separator.
  • The two ramps on CTH road are all four-laned with a median for two-way traffic.
  • The ramp on the north of the grade separator on CTH road crosses a railway line.
  • An elevated 4-laned rotary at the center connects all the 6 ramps and has an outer radius of 99 metres.

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