| Chennai Airport Flyover | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Chennai Airport Flyover | |
| Location | |
| Chennai, India | |
| Coordinates | 12°58′54″N80°10′01″E / 12.981569°N 80.166968°E /12.981569; 80.166968 |
| Construction | |
| Type | Flyover |
| Spans | 27 |
| Lanes | 3,one-way traffic |
| Constructed | 2005–08 byNational Highways Authority of India |
| Opened | 19 October 2008 (2008-10-19) |
| Maximum width | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Chennai Airport Flyover is a 1.6 km long flyover in front of theChennai International Airport inChennai city.
The flyover is 1.6 km long three-laned flyover forOne-way traffic for vehicles that proceed fromPallavaram toAlandur nearKathipara Junction.[1] It is built by theNational Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of₹ 970 million. It was opened for traffic on 19 October 2008 by M. Karunanidhi, the then chief minister ofTamil Nadu.[2]
The NHAI also intends to provide bus bays for the flyover as well as on ground level with escalators and elevators connecting both. It has invited tenders for the same.
