Type: Flyover Opened 13 November 2015 | Lanes: 4 | |
Roads at
junction: Grand Northern Trunk Road (NH 5)
Madhavaram High Road
Tondiarpet High Road
Kamaraj Road Maintained by: National Highway Authority of India | ||
Moolakadai Junction is an important road junction in Chennai, India. It is located at Moolakadai at the intersection of the Grand Northern Trunk Road (NH 5), Madhavaram High Road, Tondiarpet High Road, Kamaraj Road.
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Moolakadai is primarily a high traffic area in North Chennai due to the movement of Heavy vehicles (mainly containers) as most of those heavy vehicles have to pass through Moolakadai in order to reach the Chennai Port.
For those who come from South Chennai, Moolakadai acts as the gateway to the areas like Madhavaram, Kodungaiyur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Mathur MMDA, Manali, Vyasarpadi, Puzhal, Redhills, Karanodai.
Construction History
The Flyover constructing work is started by January 2011.
The Construction work delayed due to reasons such as election period, land acquisition which results anger the residents which suffering high traffic congestion.
On 4 May 2015, the state government of Tamil Nadu informed Madras High Court that the bridge should be opened for public in 3 months.
Opened for Public Service
The Moolakadai Flyover was opened on November 13, 2015.