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'''Arcot Road''' (also known as '''N. S. Krishnan Salai''') '''([[State Highway 113 (Tamil Nadu)|SH-113]])''' is one of the main arterial roads of the city of [[Chennai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It runs for 12 kilometres and connects Nungambakkam with [[Porur]]. The road was constructed during the early 1940s and has been responsible for the development of the outlying areas on the western fringes of Chennai city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/chennai/forum-vijaya-mall|title=Forum Vijaya Mall - Forum Vijaya Mall Chennai - Vadapalani Forum Vijaya Mall - Vadapalani Mall - Chennai Forum Vijaya Mall|last=Citypatriots|access-date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305185919/http://citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/chennai/forum-vijaya-mall|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Alignment ==<br />
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]].<br />
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The [[Chennai Metro|Chennai Metro Rail Limited]], along with the [[Highways of Tamil Nadu|Highways Department]] planned to build a 400-metre long flyover along [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai]] at the junction of Arcot Road in [[Vadapalani]] on either side of the metro viaduct.<ref name="cmrltobuild">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-16/chennai/28139480_1_chennai-metro-rail-517-km-stretch-central-st-thomas-mount|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102105303/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-16/chennai/28139480_1_chennai-metro-rail-517-km-stretch-central-st-thomas-mount|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-02|title=Metro Rail to build flyover at Vadapalani|last=V|first=Ayyapan|date=2010-02-16|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 May 2012|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref name="flyplan">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-24/chennai/28099400_1_koyambedu-flyover-cmrl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102104819/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-24/chennai/28099400_1_koyambedu-flyover-cmrl|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-02|title=Flyover planned at Arcot Rd jn to ease traffic congestion|first=Jeeva|last=Pugazvendan|date=2009-10-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 May 2012|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref name="roadbumpfly">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3419342.ece|title=Metro, flyover merger at Vadapalani hits road bump |last=Meera Srinivasan|first=Deepa H. Ramakrishnan|date=2012-05-15|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=15 May 2012|location=Chennai}}</ref><br />
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The [[Highways of Tamil Nadu|Highways Department]] is building another flyover at the junction of Arcot Road with [[Mount-Poonamallee Road]] near [[Porur]].<ref name="porurjam">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-18/chennai/29555322_1_flyover-construction-land-acquisition-acquisition-process |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103192712/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-18/chennai/29555322_1_flyover-construction-land-acquisition-acquisition-process |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-03 |title=Flyover to be delayed by another year |last=Hemalatha |first=Karthikeyan |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2011-05-18 |access-date=26 May 2012 |location=Chennai}}</ref><br />
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== Neighbourhoods traversed by Arcot Road ==<br />
* [[Nungambakkam]]<br />
* [[Kodambakkam]]<br />
* [[Vadapalani]]<br />
* [[Saligrammam]]<br />
* [[Virugambakkam]]<br />
* [[Alwarthirunagar]]<br />
* [[Valasarawakkam]]<br />
* [[Porur]]<br />
*[[Alapakkam]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India}}<br />
* [[Transport in Chennai]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite news|title=Arcot Road: There's glamour amidst chaos|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/07/stories/2002080700170400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602111943/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/07/stories/2002080700170400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2004|date=7 August 2002|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Prince Frederick}}<br />
* {{cite news|title=New look for Arcot Road|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970624/17551513.html|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=24 June 1997}}<br />
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