The length of National
Highways in Tamil Nadu at the time of formation of National
Highways Wing in 1971 was 1816 Kms. Based on the availability of
funds, the Government of India have been declaring some of the
State Government roads as National Highways. Till 1991, the
total length of National Highways in Tamil Nadu was only 1998
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In Tamil Nadu, the NHAI
have takenup upgradation of the following NHs to four lane / six
lane under the Golden Quadrilateral and North - South corridor
Projects.
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a. GOLDEN -
QUADRILATERAL CONNECTING THE FOUR METROPOLIS
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Sl. No. |
Name of the Road |
Length in Kms |
Works in progress.
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NH 4 (Poonamallee - Kanchipuram - Wallajah
Section ) Km.13/8 - 106/4 |
93 |
Works in progress |
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NH 5 (Connecting Chennai - Kolcutta)
Km.11/0-52 / 8 |
42 |
Works in progress |
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NH 46 (Krishnagiri - Vaniyambadi -
Pallikonda - Wallajah Section) Km.2/7 - 145/4 (Connecting Chennai -
Kolkata) |
143 |
Works in progress |
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Total |
278 |
Works in progress |
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b.
NORTH - SOUTH CORRIDOR CONNECTING KASHMIR AND KANYAKUMARI
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Sl. No. |
Name of the Road |
Length in Kms |
Works in progress.
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NH 7 (Hosur - Krishnagiri Section )
Km.33/015-94/0 |
61 |
Works in progress |
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NH 7 (Bangalore - Salem - Madurai Section) Km 94/0 - 440
/8 |
347 |
Works in progress |
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NH 7 (Madurai - Kanyamumari Section)
Km 0/0 - 231/6 |
232 |
Works to be takenup |
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NH 47 ( Salem - Cochin Spur ) Km. 0/0
- 182 / 4 |
182 |
Works to be takenup |
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Total |
822 |
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Apart from the above, the National Highways
Authority of India have also taken up improvements to
the following National Highways.
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Chennai Byepass Phase - I connecting NH 45 & NH4. (19 Kms.)
- Costing Rs.90.00 crores - work recently completed.
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2.
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Four laning and strengthening of NH 45 from Km. 67/0 -
122/0 and strengthening the existing road from Km.27/8-67
/ 0 under B.O.T. Annuity Scheme.
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Four laning and strengthening of NH 45 from Km.
122/0 - 324 / 0 -Feasibility study through consultants has been
taken up.
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Strengthening and widening of NH 7A from Km. 4/0 - 51/2
under Port connectivity for the development of adequate road
connecting Tuticorin Port.
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TRAUMA
CARE CENTERS
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Trauma care centers which are proposed to be set up
as a pilot project at 13 locations are briefed below:
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LOCATION |
NAME OF PLACE &
DISTRICT |
| 1 |
Km 42/3 of Chennai - Chittor
- Bangalore Road (NH 4) |
Sriperumpudur, Kancheepuram |
| 2 |
Km 80/8 of Chennai - Chittor
- Bangalore Road (NH4) |
Baluchettychathiram,
Kancheepuram |
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Km 124/2 of Chennai - Chittor
- Bangalore Road(NH4) |
Thiruvalam, Vellore |
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Km 132/2 of Krishnagiri -
Ranipet Road (NH 46) |
Rathinagiri, Vellore |
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Km 96/8 of Krishnagiri -
Ranipet Road (NH 46) |
Pallikonda, Vellore |
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Km 40/4 of Krishnagiri -
Ranipet Road (NH 46) |
Kothantanpatty, Vellore |
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Km 15/4 of Krishnagiri -
Ranipet Road (NH 46) |
Bargur, Dharmapuri |
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Km 62/2 of Bangalore - Salem
- Madurai section of NH 7 |
Shoolagiri, Dharmapuri |
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Km 64/2 of Chennai - Trichy -
Dindugal Road (NH 45) |
Mamandoor, Kancheepuram |
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Km 115/2 of Chennai - Trichy
- Dindugal Road (NH 45) |
Saram, Villupuram |
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Km 174/4 of Chennai - Trichy
- Dindugal Road of NH 45 |
Iruvelpattu, Villupuram |
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Km 256/0 of Chennai - Trichy
- Dindugal Road of NH 45 |
Vallikondapuram, Perambalur |
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Km 203/6 of Chennai - Trichy
Dindugal Road of NH 45 |
Pandalur, Perambalur |
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BOT
PROJECTS:
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Funding from budget has
become inadequate to meet the demand of road users.
Hence to over come this situation, participation of private
sector has been encouraged. In Tamil Nadu the
following two projects have been taken up and completed under
B.O.T. Scheme. |
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Construction of
Coimbatore Byepass (Estimate cost of Rs.90.00 crores)
Work carried out by BOT
entrepreneur M/s. L&T and opened to traffic in
January 2000. Toll collection is being done by M/s.
L&T Limited. The concession period is 20 years
for the Athupalam bridge (ie. upto December 2018) and 30
years for the bye-pass (ie. Upto December 2029.
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Construction of Bridge (along with
the restorations of the spans of the existing two lane
bridge) across river Koratalayar (near Karanodai village)
at km 26/4 of NH 5 Chennai - Kolkata road (costing about
Rs. 24.6 crores)
Work carried out by BOT
entrepreneur M/s Zoom Developers, Mumbai and was opened
to traffic on 06.05.2001. The concession period is for 9
years, 11 months and 16 days, which is upto January 2009.
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Improvements to
Dindigul-Palani-Coimbatore road (NH 209) upto Palani for a
length of 54 kms and Salem-Ulundurpet road (NH- 68) for a
length of 135 kms are proposed to be taken up by the Tamil
Nadu Road Development Company Limited (TNRDC). The
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways have conveyed
their approval and necessary memorandum of understanding
has also been executed.
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