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{{Infobox road junction<br />
|country=IND<br />
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|name=Kathipara Grade Separator<br />
|image=Kathipara.jpg<br />
|image_caption=Kathipara flyover, the largest [[cloverleaf interchange]]s in South Asia<br />
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|location= [[Chennai]], India<br />
|coord= {{coord|13.00727|N|80.20371|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}<br />
|roads= [[Grand Southern Trunk Road]]<br/>[[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]]<br/>[[Anna Salai]]<br/>[[Mount-Poonamallee Road]]<br />
|type=[[Cloverleaf interchange|Cloverleaf grade separator]]<br />
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|lanes= 6<br />
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|maint= National Highway Authority of India<br />
|opened= {{Start date|2008}}<ref>{{cite news|title= New traffic arrangement comes into effect at Kathipara junction |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/27/stories/2008102758010100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029054145/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/27/stories/2008102758010100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-29|date=2008-10-27|location=Chennai|work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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'''Kathipara Junction''' is an important road junction in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is located at [[Alandur]] at the intersection of the [[Grand Southern Trunk Road]], [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]], [[Anna Salai]] and [[Mount-Poonamallee Road]]. Kathipara flyover is the largest cloverleaf flyover in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/chennai/st-thomas-mount|title=St Thomas Mount|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Construction==<br />
The junction used to be a [[roundabout]] with a statue of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. A cloverleaf [[grade separator]] was constructed as part of the [[NHDP]] to ease traffic congestion at the junction. The structure was built at an estimated project cost of {{INRConvert|486|C}} with an initial deadline of March 2007. It is the first of three grade separators being built on the Inner [[Ring Road]] to improve connectivity between the various [[National highways of India|National Highways]] radiating from the city, the other two being the one on [[Koyambedu junction]] ([[National Highway 4 (India)|NH 4]]) near the [[Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus]] and the one at [[Padi Junction]] ([[NH 205]]). The main span of the flyover connecting Inner Ring Road and GST Road was opened to traffic on 9 April 2008 and the entire section was opened to the public on 26 October 2008. Landscaping work worth {{INRConvert|150|L}} on the 40,000&nbsp;sq&nbsp;m area will be taken up after [[Chennai Metro]] work is completed.<ref>{{cite news|last = Ramakrishnan|first = Deepa H.|title = Koyambedu flyover to geta touch of green|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><br />
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==Urban Square==<br />
''Urban Square'' a metro rail initiative to build facilities under the clover leaf loops of the Kathipara Junction being developed by a private contractor. It will have a bus terminal where [[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)|MTC]] and out- station buses can halt to pick up and drop passengers, kids play area, food court, open air theater, retail shops, office space, washrooms, vehicular parking facility, kiosks, ATMs and facilities for horticulture spread across an area of 54,400 sqm.<ref>{{cite news|title= Urban square starts taking shape, eat, play and shop at Kathipara Junction|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/urban-square-starts-taking-shape-eat-play-and-shop-at-kathipara-soon/articleshow/65907657.cms|date=2018-09-22|agency=Times of India|location=Chennai|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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This development is estimated to cost around 140 million INR and will be funded by the [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]] and implementation and maintenance will be taken care of by the [[Chennai Metro Rail]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Rs 14 crore urban square proposed beneath Kathipara flyover in Chennai|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/mar/13/rs-14-crore-urban-square-proposed-beneath-kathipara-flyover-in-chennai-1786313.html|date=2018-08-13|agency=Indian Express|location=Chennai|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Image:Kathipara Chennai.JPG|Kathipara Flyover, Chennai<br />
Image:Kathipara Junction Bird Eye View.JPG|Kathipara Junction, Chennai, a bird's-eye view<br />
File:A part of Kathipara's Cloverleaf grade separator as seen early in the morning.jpg|A part of Kathipara's Cloverleaf Grade separator <br />
File:Kathipara junction.jpg|Kathipara junction before the construction of flyover<br />
File:Kathipara Flyover, Chennai.jpg|The main span of the flyover along with the loops that are in its final stages<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Koyambedu Junction]]<br />
*[[Padi Junction]]<br />
*[[Maduravoyal Junction]]<br />
*[[Madhya Kailash Junction]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Road interchanges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges and flyovers in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2008]]<br />
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