Road network in Tamil Nadu

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Map indicating Highways network of Tamil Nadu

In

national highways, state highways and major district roads. HMPD was established as Highways Department (HD) in April 1946 and subsequently renamed on 30 October 2008.[1] It operates through seven wings namely National Highways Wing, Construction & Maintenance Wing, NABARD and Rural Roads Wing, Projects Wing, Metro Wing, Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project Wing, Investigation and Designs Wing geographically spread across the state in 38 districts with about 120 divisions and 450 subdivisions.[2]

Road Network

As of 2023, Tamil Nadu has an extensive road network covering about 2.71 lakh km with a road density of 2,084.71 kilometres (1,295.38 mi) per 1000 km2 which is higher than the national average of 1,926.02 kilometres (1,196.77 mi) per 1000 km2.

national highways, state highways, major district roads and other roads in the state. It operates through eleven wings with 120 divisions and 450 subdivisions.[4][5]

Road length in TN[6]
Type NH SH MDR ODR OR Total
Length (km) 6,805 12,291 12,034 42,057 197,542 271,000

National Highways

Road stretches which have heavy traffic intensity of more than 30,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) connecting different

ports, large industrial areas and tourist centers are designated National Highway by Government of India.[7] National Highways wing of the highways and minor ports department, established in 1971 is responsible for improving, maintaining and renewing of National Highways as laid down by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).[8] National Highways wing exercises central government funds from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for improvement works. There are 48 national highways of length 6,805 kilometres (4,228 mi) in the state.[9]

National Highway length in Tamil Nadu[6]
Lanes Two Four Six Eight Total
Length (km) 3,814 2,649 333 9 6,805

State highways

Main article: List of state highways in Tamil Nadu

Road stretches with heavy traffic intensity of more than 10,000 PCUs but less than 30,000 PCUs which connects

Villupuram.[10]

State Highway length in Tamil Nadu[6]
Lanes One Intermediate Two Four Six Total
Length (km) 39 366 10,170 1,466 250 12,291

Major District Roads

Main article: List of major district roads in Tamil Nadu

Roads with traffic density less than 10,000 PCUs but more than 5,000 PCUs are designated as Major District Roads (MDR). Major District Roads provide linkage between production and marketing centers within a district. It also provides connectivity for

taluk
headquarters with state highways and national highways. Construction and Maintenance wing of Highways Department executes construction and maintenance of MDRs along with State Highways. These roads have a minimum width of 15 metres (49 ft).

Other District Roads

Roads with traffic density less than 5,000 PCUs are categorized as Other District Roads (ODR). ODRs provides road connectivity for major rural production hubs,

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headquarters and taluk headquarters. Similar to SH and MDRs, Construction and Maintenance wing of Highways Department executes ODR related works.

Rural & Sugarcane Roads

NABARD and Rural Roads Wing of Highways and Minor Ports Department carry out construction and maintenance of rural roads along with Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. NABARD and state government shares the funds required for the development of rural roads. In 2010, NABARD sanctioned ₹816 crore (US$100 million) for augmentation of 508 rural roads in 30 districts, upgrading 44 district roads and 39 major district roads in 18 districts and construction of 121 bridges in 31 districts of the state.[11]

Other Roads

East Coast Road

Main article: East Coast Road

The

Mahabalipuram to four lanes at a cost of ₹672 crore (US$84 million).[12]

Coimbatore bypass

build-operate-transfer model in South India.[14][15] The National Highways Authority of India is conducting studies for a bypass along the Mettupalayam–Sulur National Highways 81 and 181 (formerly National Highway 67). The proposed length of this road is 53.95 kilometres (33.52 mi), and is expected to cost ₹6.01 billion (US$75 million) to build.[16] In 2010, an announcement was made in the State Budget to build a Western Ring Road at a cost of ₹ 2.84 billion for 26 km. The proposed road would have been from Madukarai near ACC Cement industry, starting on Palakkad Road connecting Mettupalayam Road via Perur Road, Marudamalai Road and Thadagam Road.[17]

IT Expressway

Main article: Rajiv Gandhi Salai

Road Stretch from

Mahabalipuram in Kanchipuram district which in turn connects with the East Coast Road is called Rajiv Gandhi Salai or IT Expressway. TNRDC developed this road stretch in two phases with widening of Madhya Kailash to Siruseri road stretch to six lanes in first phase and widening of Siruseri to Mamallapuram of road stretch I second phase.[18]

Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP)

Ennore Port Limited (EPL) and Tamil Nadu Government (GoTN) at a cost of Rs 600 crore. The project was announced by the State Government in 1998 to cover industrial hotspots of north Chennai such as Manali Oil Refinery Road, Tiruvottiyur–Ponneri-Panchetti (TPP) Road, Ennore Expressway and northern portion of the Inner Ring Road from Madhavaram to Manali.[19][20]

Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway

Main article:
Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway

The 19 km (12 mi) long Chennai Port –

Hyderabad
based Soma Enterprises.

Outer Ring Road Project

Main article: Outer Ring Road, Chennai

The 62-km long Outer Ring Road with six lanes from

Tirupathi–Chennai Road.[21]

Chennai Peripheral Ring Road

The proposed Chennai Peripheral Ring Road starts at Ennore port travels through the proposed Northern Port Access Road and connects Mamallapuram near Poonjeri junction of East Coast Road (ECR). The Government sanctioned Rs. 10 Crore for the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this work and the same has been completed.

References

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  2. ^ "Wings of Highways Department". Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ^ Highway policy (PDF) (Report). Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ Wings of Highways Department (Report). Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ Highways Department renamed as Highways and Minor Ports Department (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Tamil Nadu highways, about us". Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Norms for Classification of Government Roads, Policy Note on Roads, Bridges and Shipping – 2003–2004". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  8. ^ "National Highways wing". Tamil Nadu Highways Department. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  9. ^ Details of national highways (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ^ Highways Circle of Highways Department, Tamil Nadu (PDF) (Report). Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Nabard funds for TN projects". The Hindu. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  12. ^ Sivan, Jayaraj (11 March 2009). "ECR to be made four lanes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  13. ^ Venkataraman, Kavita; Raman, TMA (20 October 1999). "L&T may pull out of Coimbatore bypass project". Financial Express. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Coimbatore By-pass (Tamil Nadu)". L&T IDPL. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Coimbatore Bypass: First road Privatization Project" (PDF). L&T ECC. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Coimbatore bypass road works to begin next year". The Hindu. Chennai. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Long term benefits for Coimbatore". The Hindu. Coimbatore. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  18. ^ "Expansion of IT Expressway". The Times of India. 29 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  19. ^ "Chennai's Ennore-Manali road project". The Hindu. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  20. ^ "Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project". The Economic Times. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  21. ^ "Rs 1,000-cr Outer Ring Road project set to take off". The Times of India. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.

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