The Outer Ring Road is a long semi

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laid around the South Indian city of

Erode Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...

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. It passes through the southern suburbs of the city connecting it with

Namakkal district Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal city as headqua ...

in the east. The state

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has sanctioned the project in 2006, with a funding of 85 crore, with a land acquisition of 180 acres. Among which, 30 crore will be given as compensation for 120 acres of private patta land.

Traffic in the City

Erode, being the district headquarters and a major marketing hub in the region, has an extensive network of radial roads originating from core city and the growth of the city is along these transport corridors. This results in the rapid increase in traffic congestion inside the core city. Also, the number of

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entering the city is significantly high. The narrow and congested city roads does not cater to the increasing traffic needs. This paved the need for developing better road infrastructure for vehicles travelling across

The four-laned National Highway 544 (NH–544) connecting Salem with

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has been strategically planned and constructed along the western periphery of the city through Lakshmi Nagar, Chithode,

Gangapuram Gangapuram is a neighbourhood in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. Located off the National Highway NH 544, it functioned as a village panchayat until 2011 when it was incorporated into Erode Municipal Corporation. Economy Agriculture ...

and Nasiyanur areas to reach Perundurai, is a natural bypass for

in the west. Due to the presence of this highway, the growth pattern of the city is in North-west direction. Vehicles from Erode city can access this highway through the arterial roads like Sathy road, Bhavani road, Nasiyanur road and Perundurai Road. But still the traffic due to the vehicles flowing from South and East of the City makes traffic worse. So, the demand raised for the construction of Outer Ring Road for the city.

Ring formation around the city

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The outer ring road around the city is laid along the southern suburbs, with a plan to connect with the NH–544 western by-pass near Nasiyanur, which further connects Chithode,

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and to

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in Namakkal district in the west. The road is expected to divert around 2200 trucks and buses away from the city roads. This stretch linking Kokkarayanpet with

will make a semi-circular ring around the city. Also, the access to the fast growing urban nodes located in the eastern side of

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river like Pallipalayam, Sankagiri and Tiruchengode is limited with a single Cauvery Bridge. The Comprehensive Mobility Plan submitted by Erode City Municipal Corporation suggests networking of road to these areas for better transit. With the networking of these eastern areas, the ring formation would be made complete.

Phases of construction

The Outer Ring Road project is executed in sections as a Semi Ring Road.

Kokkarayanpettai - Thindal Chinnamedu

This section of the Semi Outer Ring road in the southern part is 15 km long, starts from Kokkarayanpet in

and ends near Nanjanapuram near Thindal on Perundurai Road in

. The road is laid for a width of 7 meters (2 lane road) with a provision of expansion for up to 30 meters. This stretch was constructed in three phases. It connects Kokkarayanpet (Paramathi Road) in the east (Namakkal) with Parisalthurai on Karur Road, Muthugoundampalayam on NH-381A (Vellakoil Road) near Lakkapuram, Anaikkalpalayam on Kangeyam Road through 46 Pudur with Thindal Chinnamedu on Perundurai Road including the Cauvery River Bridge near Parisalthurai and Railway over bridge near Rangampalayam Jeeva Nagar. It was completed and opened during February 2021. This 14.8 km stretch of the road has been opened for public to transit between Kokkarayanpet and Thindal Chinnamedu. Recently it has been announced for widening it to 4 lanes and work in progress for the 13.3 km section of this stretch falling under Erode district.

Proposed Extensions

West side: Thindal Chinnamedu - Chithode

This proposed western section of the Outer Ring road is planned to connect Perundurai Road with Sathy road near Chithode which can further connect NH-544 Western Bypass. Earlier during 2015, the Highways department has prepared a proposal to connect Nanjanapuram near Thindal with Chithode, which will further connect

via NH 544. But the project didn't take-off. Recently in 2022, the state government again started preparing a detailed project report at an estimate of Rs.60 lakhs for the extension of Outer Ring Road from Perundurai road to connect with Nasiyanur road and Sathy road at an approximate length of 10 km. In the Erode LPA Master Plan for 2041 published durg 2024, it is proposed to extend the ORR from Thindal Chinnamedu to Komarapalayam road (for a length of 15 km) via Semmampalayam, Kongampalayam and RN Pudur.

East side: Kokkarayanpet - Kadachanallur - Veppadai

The Eastern section of Outer Ring Road planned from Kokkarayanpet Parisalthurai to Veppadai via Kadachanallur (11 km) is expected to be implemented as a part of the 4-laning project of

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- Sankagiri NH 381A under Bharatmala Pariyojana Scheme.

Satellite Ring Road

The Comprehensive Mobility Plan prepared for Erode Local Planning Area has proposed the development of a new Satellite Ring Road connecting Pasur-Modakkurichi-Vellode-Perundurai-Kanjikoil-Periyapuliyur-Bhavani Urachikottai running for a length of around 60 km.Erode Comprehensive Mobility Plan, Page-26
/ref> In the Erode LPA Master Plan for 2041, two concentric Ring roads for Erode has been proposed as below: * Chavadipalayam to Ellispettai via Nanjai Uttukuli, Kaspapettai, Kavundachipalayam, Kathirampatti, Tiruvachi, Kanchikoil. * Pasur to Pethampalayam via Modakurichi, Avalpoondurai, Vellode, Perundurai, Thudupathi.

References

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