Closure of LC No.9 (Avarampalayam Railway Gate) between Pilamedu and Coimbatore North and construction of Road Over Bridge from 07.12.2017

As part of the various efforts by the Indian Railways to bring down train accidents, the Level Crossing No. 9 (Avarampalayam LC) in between Pilamedu and Coimbatore North railway stations is being closed from 07.12.2017 with due diversion arrangements through Sathy Road and New Siddhapur Road, for construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) in its place, with participation by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The work will start from 07.12.2017 and proposed to be completed before 30.09.2018, at an estimated total cost of Rs.26 crores which is shared equally between Ministry of Railways and Govt of Tamil Nadu (Highways Department). The proposed ROB will have 2 lane traffic with a width of 12 m and length of 450mtrs on the Ganapathy side/320 mtrs on the Gandhipuram side.  Public may please make a note of the same and plan their movements accordingly.