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{{moresources|date=August 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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|length_km=30
|direction_a=North
|terminus_a= [[Cochin International Airport]]
|junction=[[Kalamassery]] HMT, <br> [[Kakkanad]], <br> CRL Road Junction
|destinations=[[Kalamassery]] - [[Kakkanad]] - [[Irumpanam]] - [[Tripunithura]] - [[Ernakulam]]
|direction_b=South
|terminus_b= [[Port of Cochin|Cochin seaport]]
|states=[[Kerala]]: {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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'''Seaport-Airport Road (SPAP Road)''' is supposed to be a four-lane, {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} highway from [[Port of Cochin|Cochin seaport]] to the [[Cochin International Airport]] developed to improve the transport infrastructure in the city of [[Kochi]], [[India]]. This highway passes through the [[Cochin Special Economic Zone]] and connect such major industrial units as [[HMT (India)|HMT]], [[Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore|FACT]], and [[Kochi Refineries]] as also the various oil terminals at [[Irumpanam]] and also boost the flow of cargo traffic both from the port and the airport. The District Headquarters is located on this road. The '''IT Expressway''' to [[InfoPark, Kochi|Infopark]] is starting from this road. The 13-km road constructed in the first phase acting as a by-pass to the [[National Highway 47 (India)|NH 47]] within the Kochi city limits. Petroleum tankers from Irumpanam oil terminals can now move north up to [[Kalamassery]] without entering the core city areas. To ensure a smooth and durable road, natural rubber modified bitumen (NRMB) is used.

==Phases==

===Phase I===

The first phase is {{convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}} between Kalamassery [[HMT (India)|HMT]] ({{Coord|10.051|76.335|dim:1000_region:IN-KL_type:landmark|display=inline}}) and [[Karingachira Church]] ({{Coord|9.951|76.3585|dim:1000_region:IN-KL_type:landmark|display=inline}}) near [[Tripunithura]] including construction of ROB (Railway Over Bridge) at Irumpanam yard ({{Coord|9.972|76.356|dim:1000_region:IN-KL_type:landmark|display=inline}}) and ROB at CRL Junction. It was inaugurated in May 2003.

===Phase II===

Development of {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} between HMT and Cochin International Airport and up to Kariyad (near [[Angamaly]], {{Coord|10.163|76.370|dim:100_region:IN-KL_type:landmark|display=inline}}) in NH 47. Land acquisition for this phase is in progress, construction is progressing in HMT - NAD stretch. Estimate to complete the work is Rs. 662-crore. <ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/phase-2-of-seaportairport-road-gathers-steam/article5201777.ece Phase 2 of Seaport-Airport road gathers steam] </ref>

===Phase III===

Development of the entire stretch of road between [[National Highway 47 (India)|NH 47]] ([[Kochi Bypass]])Bypass (kundanoor junction) and Cochin International Airport up to Kariyadu as a four-lane highway. The project has been proposed as a four-lane highway with a design speed of 100 km/hr. After completion of all stretches, this road is expected to ease the pressure on NH 47 especially where it takes more than an hour for a heavy vehicle from the airport to reach the Kochi port.

==References==
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[[Category:Roads in Kochi]]

Seaport-Airport Road - Revision history

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