Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore

Mettupalayam Road, (NH 67) is a busy arterial road in city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] This NH runs for about 36 kilometers starting exactly from Rangai Gownder street up to the northern suburb of Mettupalayam. It is six metres (20 ft) wide in most stretches. The road narrows at the stretches between Edayar street, RG street and Flower Market areas. The City Corporation and state government has proposed few subways, foot overbridges, flyovers on important and most congested junctions on this arterial road.[2] Green Corridor system is under implementation between Chintamani and Thudiyalur to synchronise traffic signals, as it is one of the most congested stretches in the city.[3]

Mettupalayam Road
Maintained byHighways and Minor Ports Department
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
Length37 km (23 mi)
South endRangai Gownder Street, Coimbatore
North endMettupalayam, Coimbatore

Features and alignment

The National Highways Authority of India(NHAI) has proposed bypass road from Neelambur on NH47 and will join Mettupalayam Road at Narasimhanaickenpalayam. This would help ease the traffic on the road.[4][5][6][7] It is one of the widely used stretches in the city, with a large number of tourists using the road to reach the tourism destination of Ooty.[8]

Railway stations along MTP Road

Places transversed

Cinemas
  • Baba Cinemas- 2 Screens
  • Central Theatre- 2 Screens
  • SDC Cinemas-Kalpana A/C 4K Dolby Atmos, Koundampalayam
  • Sri Murugan Cinema A/C 4K Dolby Atmos, Thudiyalur
  • Jayanthi Theatre-P N Palayam
  • Lakshmi Theatre-Veerapandi Pirivu

References
  1. "Efforts needed to improve vehicle movement on Mettupalayam Road". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. "Green corridor: trial run on Mettupalayam Road from today". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. V. S. Palaniappan. "No alternative road to ease congestion on Mettupalayam Road". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. "Works under way for Mettupalayam bypass road". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. "The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  8. M. Soundariya Preetha. "Mettupalayam Road widening to be completed by end of March 2011". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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