The National Highways constitute a total of about 65,000 km (40,000 mi), out of which 5,840 km
(3,630 mi)is to be converted into "Swarna Chathuspatha" or Golden Quadrilateral , a project commenced by the NDA Government led by A B Vajpayee.
These highways measured over 70,934Km(44,076 Miles) as of 2010, including over 1,000 km (620 mi) of Limited Access Expressways. Out of 71,000 kms of National Highways 15,000 plus kms are 4 or 6 laned and remaining 50,000 kms are still 2 laned
Highways in India are around 2% of the total road network in India, but carries nearly 40% of the total road traffic.
The longestNational Highway is the NH 7 which is from Varanasi to Kanyakumari passing through Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal covering a distance of 4,572 km (2,841 miles)
The shortest National Highway is the NH 47A (5.9 km (3.7 mi)), which connects Kundanoor Junction of maradu in Kochi City to the Kochi Port at Willingdon Island.
These highways measured over 70,934Km(44,076 Miles) as of 2010, including over 1,000 km (620 mi) of Limited Access Expressways. Out of 71,000 kms of National Highways 15,000 plus kms are 4 or 6 laned and remaining 50,000 kms are still 2 laned
Highways in India are around 2% of the total road network in India, but carries nearly 40% of the total road traffic.
The longestNational Highway is the NH 7 which is from Varanasi to Kanyakumari passing through Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal covering a distance of 4,572 km (2,841 miles)
The shortest National Highway is the NH 47A (5.9 km (3.7 mi)), which connects Kundanoor Junction of maradu in Kochi City to the Kochi Port at Willingdon Island.
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