Even as the ₹ 60.68 crore L-shaped flyover at Madhya Kailash Junction, 652 m is nearing completion, the space below is being landscaped with murals, plants, pathways, seating arrangements and lighting.
Artist P. Justin and his team worked day and night to complete 20 murals, including murals of musical instruments like Yaazh, Veenai, mridangam and figures of Jallikattu, Therukoothu, Oyilattam and Karagattam.
The murals, made of a mixture of cement, lime and marble dust, appear on seven-foot-high and four-foot-wide walls built of wire bricks that have a neat finish. The walls were placed so that motorists coming from both directions could see to one side.
“The compound used in the figurines will ensure that they don’t crack and last a long time. Now we need to add the rough stone and finish it off with paint to give it an antique look,” Mr Justin said.
Sources in the Roads Department said the murals were selected from the arts – literature, music and theater (Iyal, Isai, Natakam) that reflect Tamil culture.
These will add another artistic touch to OMR, which already has a lot of mural art like the facades of MRTS stations, the pillars of elevated tracks that also form part of the parks created by the Greater Chennai Corporation, and the composite walls of various institutions on the other side.
In the meantime, construction work on the overpass is completed and painting, road marking, and installation of signs are in progress. The flyover will allow motorists heading from Sardar Patel Road to the IT corridor to turn right without waiting for a signal. Estimates have shown that 60% of the traffic at this intersection turns onto the OMR.
Published – 01 Feb 2026 05:30 IST
