National Highways
Kerala has eight national highways and runs about 1457 km. The Palakkad-Thrissur-Kochi stretch of NH 47 is a part of North-South and East-West Corridor of the Indian highway system.There was a proposal for construction of standalone ring road/bypasses around Tiruvananthapuram City under NHDP Phase VII. NHAI stopped the feasibility study due to the present land acquisition crisis to the on coming project under NHDP – Phase-III scheme in the stretch of NH-47.
Kerala has narrower National Highways compared to other parts of India. Kerala is the only state other than Goa, which has requested for narrower highways in the state. NHAI upgrades highways to minimum 4-lane, 60-meter-wide, grade separated highway or a better standard across India. But in Kerala, National Highways are being upgraded to 45-meter-wide highways. NHAI has stopped working on many of the highway widening/upgrade projects as there are protest against it in the state.
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