Arcot Road (also known as N. S. Krishnan Salai) (
SH-113) is one of the main arterial roads of the city of
Chennai
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in
Tamil Nadu
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,
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. The 12-kilometre road connects
Nungambakkam with
Porur. The road was constructed in the early 1940s and has been responsible for the development of the outlying areas on the western fringes of Chennai city.
Alignment
A span of 6 kilometres of the Arcot Road is located within the
Chennai district and the remaining 6 kilometres are located in the
Poonamallee taluk of
Thiruvallur district.
The
Chennai Metro Rail Limited and the
Highways Department planned to build a 400-metre long flyover along
Inner Ring Road, Chennai at the junction of Arcot Road in
Vadapalani
Vadapalani is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its film studios, the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, and Vengeeswarar Temples which are important pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Situated in the western par ...
on either side of the metro viaduct.
The
Highways Department is building another flyover at the junction of Arcot Road with
Mount-Poonamallee Road near
Porur.
Neighbourhoods traversed by Arcot Road
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Nungambakkam
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Kodambakkam
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Vadapalani
Vadapalani is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its film studios, the Vadapalani Andavar Temple, and Vengeeswarar Temples which are important pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Situated in the western par ...
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Saligrammam
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Virugambakkam
Virugambakkam is a residential neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is an important residential area of and is famous for its schools, market, residential colonies and residences of film artists. Virugambakkam had some of Chennai's o ...
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Alwarthirunagar
Alwarthirunagar is an urban locality in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India. Alwarthirunagar's PIN code is 600087 and the postal head office is in Valasaravakkam. It falls under Valasaravakkam municipality, in the Maduravoyal Asse ...
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Valasarawakkam
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Porur
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Alapakkam
See also
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Transport in Chennai
References
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{{Transport in Chennai
Roads in Chennai