Chennai bypass
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The Chennai Bypass is a full-access controlled expressway
Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...

 that interconnects four radial Indian National Highways around Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 covering a distance of 32 km (19.9 mi) from Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

 to Madhavaram via Maduravoyal
Maduravoyal
Maduravoyal is a suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 2 miles west of Chennai corporation limits. It is on the Chennai-Bangalore National highway. The second phase of Chennai Bypass cuts through Maduravoyal to reach the northern borders of...

 at a cost of INR 4,050 million. Constructed as part of the National Highway Development Project to decongest the city of transiting vehicles, the expressway interconnects NH45
National Highway 45 (India)
Grand Southern Trunk Road or National Highway 45 is one of the busiest National Highways in Southern India with a total length of . The highway starts from Kathipara junction in Guindy, a very busy confluence of five roads in southern Chennai and extends up to Theni. It connects Chennai to its...

, NH4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...

, NH205
National Highway 205 (India)
National Highway 205 is a National Highway in India. NH 205 connects Chennai in Tamil Nadu with Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh. Starting from Poonamalle high road/NH 4 in Kilpauk Chennai it joins Anantpur at NH 7.- Route :...

 and NH5
National Highway 5 (India)
National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...

. This expressway now forms a part of the circular transportation corridor
Chennai HSCTC
Chennai High Speed Circular Transportation Corridors is an urban road transit in the form of elevated concentric beltways planned for the city of Chennai. The beltways are envisaged as an elevated 2-tier system with design speed of 80 km/h. The top tier is a 2-lane dedicated corridor for the...

.

Phase I

The first phase is 19 km (11.8 mi) six lane fully access controlled carriageway from Tambaram on the Grand Southern Trunk Road (NH 45) to Maduravoyal which lies on the Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 - Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 NH4. A 3-tier interchange has also been constructed at the starting point at Irumbuliyur. It was inaugurated in April 2008.

Phase II

The second phase include extending the bypass by 13 km (8.1 mi) from Maduravoyal to Madhavaram on the Chennai - Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 NH5
National Highway 5 (India)
National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...

 and four-laning it. It also includes 2 interchanges. A clover-leaf grade separator at Maduravoyal Junction
Maduravoyal Junction
Maduravoyal Junction is an important junction in Chennai. It is located to the west of Koyambedu Junction at the intersection of National Highway 4 and Chennai Bypass.-Maduravoyal Grade Separator:...

 and a trumpet interchange at Madhavaram where the bypass phase II ends.

Elevated Corridor

A 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) elevated six lane corridor forms the part of the Phase II being executed currently. This elevated road cuts through the Industrial Estate in Ambattur. This corridor ends with a Road over bridge (RoB) crossing the Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 - Jolarpet railway line. The elevated corridor was completed in June 2009 at a cost of INR 1000 million.

Interchanges

  • A 3-tier interchange connecting NH45 at Irumbuliyur. This is where the bypass begins.
  • An elevated cloverleaf interchange
    Cloverleaf interchange
    A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...

     at Maduravoyal
    Maduravoyal
    Maduravoyal is a suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 2 miles west of Chennai corporation limits. It is on the Chennai-Bangalore National highway. The second phase of Chennai Bypass cuts through Maduravoyal to reach the northern borders of...

     to connect it with the Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway
    Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway
    The Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway is a proposed elevated expressway in the city of Chennai, India. The corridor begins at Chennai Port Gate no...

     and the proposed Maduravoyal - Sriperumbudur dry port expressway.
  • A trumpet interchange at Madhavaram

Chainage

NHJunctionLength (km)Coordinates
NH 45
National Highway 45 (India)
Grand Southern Trunk Road or National Highway 45 is one of the busiest National Highways in Southern India with a total length of . The highway starts from Kathipara junction in Guindy, a very busy confluence of five roads in southern Chennai and extends up to Theni. It connects Chennai to its...

Tambaram
Tambaram
Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to...

0 12.9173°N 80.1012°E
NH 4
National Highway 4 (India)
National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...

Maduravoyal
Maduravoyal
Maduravoyal is a suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 2 miles west of Chennai corporation limits. It is on the Chennai-Bangalore National highway. The second phase of Chennai Bypass cuts through Maduravoyal to reach the northern borders of...

19.17 13.0613°N 80.1607°E
NH 205
National Highway 205 (India)
National Highway 205 is a National Highway in India. NH 205 connects Chennai in Tamil Nadu with Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh. Starting from Poonamalle high road/NH 4 in Kilpauk Chennai it joins Anantpur at NH 7.- Route :...

Ambattur
Ambattur
-Administration:Ambattur comes under the new Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency. It was previously under the North Chennai parliamentary constituency and along with Villivakkam, it was the largest assembly constituency in India. The delimitation process of assembly constituencies has given...

NH 5
National Highway 5 (India)
National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...

Madhavaram 32.17

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