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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Expressway in Coimbatore}}<br />
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{{infobox road<br />
|country=IND<br />
|name= Avinashi Road Elevated Expressway<br />
|map=<br />
|terminus_a= Uppilipalayam<br />
|terminus_b= Goldwins<br />
|cities= [[Coimbatore]]<br />
|formed= December 2020<br />
|history=Completion scheduled for 2024<br />
|length_km=10.01<br />
|system=<br />
|maint= [[Department of Highways and Minor Ports (Tamil Nadu)]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Avinashi Road Elevated Expressway''' is a {{convert|10.01|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, four-lane, elevated [[Controlled-access highway|expressway]] under construction in the city of [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/preliminary-work-begins-on-avinashi-road-flyover/articleshow/78340418.cms|title=Preliminary work begins on Avinashi Road flyover|date=27 September 2020|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> The corridor begins near the [[Avinashi Road flyover|Uppilipalayam Flyover]] and ends near the Goldwins junction over the [[Avinashi Road, Coimbatore|Avinashi Road]], the most important arterial road in the city bypassing over 12 traffic intersections.<br />
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==History==<br />
An {{convert|10.01|km|mi|adj=on}} long, {{convert|17.25|m|adj=on}} wide elevated road project at a cost of {{INR}}1,621 [[crore]] was proposed in 2019 to reduce traffic congestion in the congested [[Avinashi Road, Coimbatore|Avinashi Road]] . The project was sanctioned in June 2020 when the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu Government]] gave its 'in principle' approval to the [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) for the elevated expressway.<ref>{{cite news <br />
| title = Avinashi Road flyover works to commence soon<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu <br />
| location = Coimbatore<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 29 August 2020<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/avinashi-road-flyover-works-to-commence-soon/article32476289.ece<br />
| access-date = 30 May 2021}}</ref> <br />
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The expressway starts near the eastern end of the [[Avinashi Road flyover|Uppilipalayam Flyover]] and ends before the Goldwins Junction. It would run over the [[Avinashi Road, Coimbatore|Avinashi Road]], the most important arterial road in the city bypassing over 12 traffic intersections. There would be a total of four entry and exit ramps as part of the project.<ref>{{cite news <br />
| title = Avinashi Road flyover works set to take off<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Coimbatore<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 21 November 2020<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/avinashi-road-flyover-works-set-to-take-off/article33151257.ece<br />
| access-date = 30 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Structure==<br />
*The four-lane flyover covering a distance of 10 km would decongest the [[Avinashi Road, Coimbatore|Avinashi Road]], the most important arterial road in the city by bypassing over 12 traffic intersections. The flyover would be built over the current operational flyover at Hope College junction and minor bridges near Peelamedu and Nava India junctions.<ref>{{cite news <br />
| title = Work on Avinashi Road flyover begins<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Coimbatore<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 4 December 2020<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/work-on-avinashi-road-flyover-begins/article33243804.ece<br />
| access-date = 30 May 2021}}</ref><br />
*The flyover will have entry and exit ramps in the Anna Statue, Peelamedu, Hopes College, and Nava India junctions to facilitate the vehicular movement and distribution to other arterial roads.<ref>{{cite news <br />
| title = Avinashi Road flyover work expected to start shortly<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Coimbatore<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 16 February 2020<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/avinashi-road-flyover-work-expected-to-start-shortly/article30831963.ece<br />
| access-date = 28 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Costing==<br />
On the cost front, ₹300 crore will be the amount for land acquisition and ₹700 crore for the main bridge. Another ₹500 crore will be to reconstruct or widen some of the existing bridges on Avinashi Road, construction of service roads and improvement of junctions.<br />
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===Bypassed Traffic Intersections===<br />
*Anna Salai<br />
*GKNM Signal<br />
*Lakshmi Mills<br />
*Suguna Kalyana Mandapam <br />
*SO bunk<br />
*PSG Tech<br />
*Krishnammal College<br />
*Fun Republic Mall<br />
*Hopes College<br />
*Tidel Park Signal<br />
*Airport Signal<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Coimbatore}}<br />
{{Transport in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Expressways in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed roads in India]]<br />
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