Perundurai Road, Erode

Perundurai Road is one of the major arterial roads in the city of Erode in India. Running from East to West of the city, the road starts from Amma Flyover near Thanthai Periyar Government Hospital and terminates near the western suburb Perundurai. This 17 km stretch of this road further extends to the west connecting SIPCOT Industrial Park and enables further connectivity to Coimbatore and Kochi as NH 544. The commercial and residential establishments along this road make it as the growth identifier of Erode, forecasting the development towards the west. The width of the road is making it four-lane to most of the stretch while few km near the western end is wider to six-lane carriageway.
Hospitals.
Several major Hospitals of the city were located along this stretch. During 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Tamil Nadu, all the four notified private hospitals for treatment were located along this stretch apart from the Government run Erode Medical College Hospital.
Elevated corridor.
Considering the traffic congestion in this stretch, a plan for construction of Elevated Corridor has been announced by Government of Tamil Nadu in 2018. This Elevated Corridor has been planned for a length of 5.4km starting from Kalingarayan Illam and terminating near Thindalmedu Ring Road intersection.