Highways of Tamil Nadu
For more details on Tamilnadu's Road Network, see Road network in Tamil Nadu.As on 30 March 2010, Tamil Nadu's road network is widespread with a total road length of 1,99,040 km. Tamil Nadu has about 14257 km of Highways network which is designated as National Highways and State Highways on the basis of traffic intensity and connectivity. The various types of roads and their lengths are given below:
| Class | Length (km) |
|---|---|
| National highways/expressways | 4,873 |
| State highways | 9,384 |
| Total (approx) | 14,257 |
| Sl. No | Category wise | Single lane | Intermediate lane | Double lane | Multi lane | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National highways | 18 | 42 | 2685 | 2128 | 4873 |
| 2 | State highways | 32 | 1414 | 7261 | 677 | 9384 |
| 3 | Total (approx) | 50 | 1456 | 9946 | 2805 | 14257 |
| 4 | Percentage | Less than 1 | 1.022 | 69.76 | 19.6 | 100 |
Upgrade, resettlement, and repair work on rural roads, district roads, and state highways are undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project Wing of HMPD along with NHAI with the loan assistance of World Bank. On 17 June 2003, World Bank's regular lending arm, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has sanctioned US $ 348 million loan for road enhancement works in Tamil Nadu.
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