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The Tamil Nadu State Highways Network has eight circles: Chennai, Villupuram, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Tirunelveli. [1] The state has a total of 286 state highways, 161 state highways urban (SH-U) stretches and 905 major district roads (MDRs), apart from other district roads (ODRs). [2]
Map indicating highway network of Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, the Highways & Minor Ports Department (HMPD) is primarily responsible for construction and maintenance of roads including national highways, state highways and major district roads. HMPD was established as Highways Department (HD) in April 1946 and subsequently renamed on 30 October ...
In Tamil Nadu, there is a separate Highways Department (HD) [1] which was established in April 1946 and renamed as Highways & Minor Ports Department (HMPD) on 30 October 2008. [2] HMPD of Tamil Nadu is primarily responsible for construction and maintenance of roads including national highways, state highways and major district roads in Tamil Nadu.
Road. Tamil Nadu has an extensive road network covering about 2.71 lakh km as of 2023 with a road density of 2,084.71 kilometres (1,295.38 mi) per 1000 km 2 which is higher than the national average of 1,926.02 kilometres (1,196.77 mi) per 1000 km 2. [2]
S. State Highway 4 (Tamil Nadu) State Highway 6 (Tamil Nadu) State Highway 9 (Tamil Nadu) State Highway 10 (Tamil Nadu) State Highway 15 (Tamil Nadu)
The ‘’National Highways Wing’’ of the highways department of Tamil Nadu was established in 1971 to look after the works of improving, maintaining and renewing of National Highways laid down by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). [5] There are 48 national highways of length 6,805 kilometres (4,228 mi) in the state. [6]
National Highway 40 (India) National Highway 42 (India) National Highway 46 (India, old numbering) National Highway 49 (India, old numbering) National Highway 87 (India) National Highway 66 (India, old numbering) National Highway 66 (India) National Highway 77 (India) National Highway 79 (India) National Highway 81 (India) National Highway 181 ...
The highway is a state highway maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu under the Department of Highways and Minor Ports and Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC). It was a two-lane highway, and has plans to widen into four-lane divided highway till Kanyakumari. It is the most preferred alternate route for southern ...