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'''Grand Southern Trunk Road''' (or) '''National Highways 45''' is an arterial road in Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Chennai–Trichy Highway.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamilnadu Highways|url=https://www.tnhighways.gov.in/index.php/en/list-of-roads|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.tnhighways.gov.in}}</ref> The Road starts from [[Kathipara Junction]] in [[St. Thomas Mount|St Thomas Mount]], [[Chennai]] towards [[Tiruchirappalli]]. It branches out from [[Anna Salai]] (previously known as Mount Road).<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-04-14|title=‘Grand Western Trunk Road is old name of EVR Periyar Salai’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|publication-place=Chennai|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/grand-western-trunk-road-is-old-name-of-evr-periyar-salai/article34314273.ece|access-date=2022-01-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The Road runs through important localities like [[Meenambakkam]], [[Pallavaram]], [[Tambaram]], [[Vandalur]], [[Kilambakkam]], [[Guduvancheri|Guduvanchery]], [[Paranur]], [[Chengalpattu]], [[Maduranthakam|Madurantakam]], [[Tindivanam]], [[Viluppuram|Villupuram]], [[Vikravandi]] [[Ulundurpettai|Ulundurpet]] and [[Perambalur]].
{{infobox settlement
| name = Grand Southern Trunk Road
| official_name = Chennai–Trichy Highway
| native_name = மாபெரும் தெற்கு வழித்தடம்
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu
}}

== Major Junctions ==
'''Chennai City'''

# [[Mount-Poonamallee Road]] near [[Kathipara Junction]].
# Mount-Medavakkam High Road in [[St. Thomas Mount|St.Thomas Mount]].
# [[Pallavaram–Kundrathur–Poonamallee Road|Pallavaram-Kundrathur-Poonamallee Road]] (Pammal Main Road) in [[Pallavaram]].
# Pallavaram-Thiruneermalai Road in [[Pallavaram]].
# [[Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road|Pallavaram-Thuraipakkam Radial Road]] in [[Pallavaram]].
# Chitlapakkam and Hasthinapuram Main Road near MIT Bridge Along GST Road.
# Gandhi Road in [[Tambaram]].
# Velachery Main Road and Mudichur Road in [[Tambaram]].
# [[Chennai Bypass|Chennai Bypass Road]] in Irumbuliyur.
# [[Outer Ring Road, Chennai|Chennai Outer Ring Road]] in [[Vandalur]].
# Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road in [[Vandalur]].
# Guduvancheri Tiruporur

== Developments ==

# NHAI to repair Palar Bridge in Grand Southern Trunk Road near Chengalpattu.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ram Sundaram|date=Jul 25, 2020|title=NHAI to repair Palar Bridge on Tambaram-Chengalpet road {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/nhai-to-repair-palar-bridge-on-tambaram-chengalpet-road/articleshow/77165621.cms|access-date=2020-08-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
# Double Deck Structure proposed between Airport and Irumbuliyur along GST Road.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Yogesh Kabirdoss|date=Aug 10, 2020|title=Double deck structure proposed between airport, Chennai bypass {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/double-deck-structure-proposed-between-airport-chennai-bypass/articleshow/77459114.cms|access-date=2020-08-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
# NHAI set to rectify 18 accident-prone spots in GST Road.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ram Sundaram|date=Aug 4, 2020|title=NHAI set to rectify 18 accident-prone spots {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/nhai-set-to-rectify-18-accident-prone-spots/articleshow/77342746.cms|access-date=2020-08-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Roads in Tamil Nadu]]

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Grand Southern Trunk Road - Revision history

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