| Native name | [மேட்டுப்பாளையம் சாலை] Error: {{Native name}}: missing language tag (help) (language?) |
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| Maintained by | Highways and Minor Ports Department Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation |
| Length | Template:Infobox street/meta/length |
| South end | Rangai Gownder Street, Coimbatore |
| North end | Thudiyalur, Coimbatore |
Mettupalayam Road, (NH 181) is a major arterial road in city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] This NH runs for about 10 kilometers starting exactly from Rangai Gownder street up to the northern Thudiyalur within the corporation limits.Beyond that the road continues northwards for a distance of 26 kilometres till Mettupalayam. It is 6 metres (20 ft)* wide in most stretches. The road narrows at the stretches between Edayar street, RG street and Flower Market areas.[2] Green Corridor system is under implementation between Chintamani and Thudiyalur to synchronise traffic signals, as it is one of the most congested stretches in the city.[3] This road connects the city with Saibaba Colony Bus Terminus and the northern suburbs in the Coimbatore Metropolitan Area.
Features and alignment[edit | edit source]
The National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) has proposed bypass road from Neelambur on NH47 and will join Mettupalayam Road at Narasimhanaickenpalayam. This would help ease the traffic on the road.[4][5][6][7] It is one of the widely used stretches in the city, with a large number of tourists using the road to reach the tourism destination of Ooty.[8]
North Coimbatore Flyover[edit | edit source]
The flyover was opened in 1992 to reduce traffic congestion by a railway line connecting Coimbatore Junction and Coimbatore North Junction
Goundampalayam Flyover[edit | edit source]
Currently a four lane Flyover is under construction by bypassing to reduce traffic congestion at Goundampalayam and GN Mills junctions on the Mettupalayam Road.
Railway stations along Mettupalayam Road[edit | edit source]
Places transversed[edit | edit source]
- RG Street
- City market(Poo market)
- Chintamani circle
- Sai Baba colony
- Goundampalayam
- GN Mills
- Thudiyalur
Cinemas[edit | edit source]
- TheCinema@Brookefields - 06 Screens
- Baba Cinemas - 02 Screens
- Central Theatre - 02 Screens
- SDC Cinemas-Kalpana A/C 4K Dolby Atmos, Koundampalayam
- Sri Murugan Cinema A/C 4K Dolby Atmos, Thudiyalur
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Efforts needed to improve vehicle movement on Mettupalayam Road". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Green corridor: trial run on Mettupalayam Road from today". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ V. S. Palaniappan. "No alternative road to ease congestion on Mettupalayam Road". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Works under way for Mettupalayam bypass road". The Hindu. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ "The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ M. Soundariya Preetha. "Mettupalayam Road widening to be completed by end of March 2011". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.