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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) inaugurated the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose flyover implicit Goripalayam junction, connecting Tamukkam junction successful the northbound and Nelpettai successful the south.
Mr. Stalin laid the instauration chromatic for the ₹190.40-crore task connected October 30, 2023.
The task envisaged an further limb to link Goripalayam junction with Palam Station Road, and it was delayed owed to a ineligible issue. The outgo subsequently accrued to ₹213 crore.
The caller flyover, on with a caller span crossed Vaigai river, parallel to Albert Victor Bridge, volition connection a large alleviation to roadworthy users from the postulation congestion astatine the Goripalayam junction.
The 1.305-km-long flyover that would supply one-way postulation connected the elevated operation takes disconnected adjacent Tamukkam junction and lands astatine Nelpettai junction. It comprises 39 platform slabs.
As portion of the project, work roads person been laid connected some sides of the bridge. While the work roadworthy connected the near broadside of the flyover is 7.50 metres wide with 2 lanes, the work roadworthy connected the close broadside is 10.5 metres wide with 3 lanes.
The Highways Department has besides constructed drainages connected some sides of the work roads, on with autobus bays astatine autobus stops.
The officials had acquired 12,118 sq. m of land, astatine a outgo of ₹153.94 crore, connected some sides to facilitate the operation of the span on with wider work roads and drainage systems.
The engineers person completed each the works connected the main limb of the flyover, specified arsenic the laying of the attack roadworthy and services roads, painting, lighting, and gathering a parapet wall.
The flyover is present unfastened to the nationalist with contiguous effect.
The enactment for the further limb of 795 metres from Goripalayam junction upto Sellur is nether operation and is scheduled to beryllium completed by May.
Highways Minister E.V. Velu, Local Administration Minister K.N. Nehru, Revenue Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for Registration P. Moorthi, IT Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, and Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar were among those present.
