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'''Koyambedu Junction''', also called the '''Koyambedu Roundtana''', is an important road junction in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located north of the [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]] at the junction of the [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]] and the [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|Poonamallee High Road (NH4)]] in the [[Koyambedu]] area/locality. The junction is a part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] project taken up under the [[National Highways Development Project]].

==Grade separator==
An elevated [[Parclo interchange]] is currently{{when|date=April 2021}} under construction by the [[National Highways Authority of India]] to decongest the junction which is heavily utilised by interstate buses. This design of parclo grade separator has three arms of the cloverleaf interchange. The construction of the flyover was delayed due to problems in acquiring land that was owned by [[Tamil Nadu]] MLA [[Vijayakanth]].

Koyambedu Junction intersects two major roads, viz. [[Poonamallee High Road]] (NH 4) and the Inner Ring Road (Jawaharlal Nehru Road).

==Landscaping==
In 2013, the highways department begun work to landscape the 20,000&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m space at a cost of {{INR}} 11 million.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Ramakrishnan 
  | first = Deepa H. 
  | title = Koyambedu flyover to geta touch of green 
  | newspaper = The Hindu
  | location = Chennai
  | publisher = The Hindu
  | date = 22 April 2013 
  | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/koyambedu-flyover-to-geta-touch-of-green/article4640607.ece
  | access-date = 23 Apr 2013}}</ref>

As of now (Dec 2016), the landscaping is work in progress and target to complete by 2017.

==Surveillance==
In 2019, a police surveillance booth was constructed under the grade separator to patrol the surroundings. It is staffed by four police personnel with assistance from a regular police patrol team.<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Madhavan
  | first = D. 
  | title = New police booth under flyover 
  | newspaper = The Hindu
  | location = Chennai
  | pages = DownTown (page 1)
  | publisher = Kasturi & Sons
  | date = 12 April 2019 
  | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-police-booth-under-koyambedu-flyover/article26818649.ece
  | access-date = 1 May 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Kathipara Junction]]
*[[Padi Junction]]
*[[Maduravoyal Junction]]

==References==
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{{Transport in Chennai}}

[[Category:Interchanges of Chennai HSCTC]]
[[Category:Bridges and flyovers in Chennai]]


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