GD Naidu Flyover
Avinashi Road Flyover – officially named G.D. Naidu Flyover – opens to the public
Coimbatore: The city’s most-watched corridor has crossed its final milestone. The elevated roadway over Avinashi Road – now officially the G.D. Naidu Flyover – opened to traffic today, turning a years-long civic conversation into concrete reality. Sanctioned and launched during the AIADMK tenure and completed and inaugurated by the DMK government, the project is being read by citizens as a rare instance of governance continuity serving public interest.
Published: October 22, 2025
Why this matters to people – culture, city, and daily life
Avinashi is more than a road name. It is a lived axis of the city – where workdays begin, airport runs happen, and festival traffic moves. Just a short drive from the historic Avinashi Lingeshwarar Temple, the corridor carries centuries of movement and memory. People wanted relief at ground level, reliability for buses and ambulances, and dignity for small businesses lining the route. The flyover aims to answer all three.
Key numbers at a glance
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Length: 10.1 km elevated, four lanes
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Estimated cost: ₹1,791.22 crore
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Executing agency: Special Projects Wing, Tamil Nadu Highways
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Objective: Bypass multiple signalised junctions to reduce congestion and travel time
Timeline – policy continuity in action
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Sanction and start: Planned and launched under the AIADMK government, with the Special Projects Wing leading execution. References: Govt. of Tamil Nadu, TN Highways Dept.
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Construction phase: Staged works, utility shifting, and land procedures to keep Avinashi Road operational.
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Completion and inauguration: Final checks and opening by the DMK government, aligning with city mobility priorities.
Political lens – credit, accountability, and a shared outcome
Public infrastructure thrives when plans outlive politics. The Avinashi Road flyover began under AIADMK and finished under DMK. Citizens will remember not the press notes, but whether the daily commute becomes calmer. Accountability now shifts to maintenance quality, ramp discipline, signage, and storm-water management during the northeast monsoon. For official updates, track the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation and Highways Dept.
Development and economics – what this unlocks
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Reliability: Signal-free travel for through-traffic improves bus schedules, airport connectivity, and ambulance response.
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Productivity: Reduced idling time supports logistics, MSMEs, and service-sector timings along the corridor.
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Urban form: With elevated traffic moving overhead, surface-level improvements can prioritise pedestrians, parking discipline, and local access.
Coverage from reputed outlets such as The Hindu – Coimbatore and The New Indian Express has consistently noted the corridor’s impact on mobility and commerce.
Heritage thread – where the old meets the new
The name “Avinashi” evokes the imperishable. The official naming as G.D. Naidu Flyover nods to Coimbatore’s innovation legacy. Under the spans of prestressed concrete lives a far older story of traders, pilgrims, and students moving between temple, town, mills, and markets. The elevated roadway is new. The journey it serves is not.
What changes for commuters starting today
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Through-traffic is expected to use the elevated deck, easing ground-level choke points.
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Entry and exit ramps link major junctions, preserving access to businesses and neighbourhoods.
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Traffic police advise strict lane discipline at merges and early lane changes for exits. Watch civic channels for advisories: Coimbatore Corporation.
What to watch next
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Fine-tuning surface signal timing to match ramp inflows and outflows.
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Wayfinding boards for hospitals, schools, and the airport approach.
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Monsoon-readiness at ground level – drainage, lighting, and parking enforcement beneath the span.
Closing note – two names, one intent
On maps and in memory, this corridor will likely carry both identities: the popular Avinashi Road flyover and the official G.D. Naidu flyover. For citizens, what matters most is not the nameplate but the lived experience: shorter commutes, safer merges, and a city that moves with less friction. That is the measure by which this project will be judged in the months ahead.
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