North–South and East–West Corridor

This article is about the highways in India. For the upcoming railway lines in Hong Kong, see North South Corridor and East West Corridor. For other uses, see North South Line (disambiguation) and East West Line (disambiguation).
North–South and East–West Corridor

National highways with the north–south (red) and east–west (green) corridors highlighted
Route information
Length: 7,300 km (4,500 mi)
North–South
Length: 4,000 km (2,000 mi)
North end: Srinagar
Major
junctions:		 NH 1A, NH 1, NH 2, NH 3, NH 75, NH 26, NH 7, NH 47
South end: Kanyakumari
East–west
Length: 3,300 km (2,100 mi)
East end: Silchar
Major
junctions:		 NH 54, NH 36, NH 37, NH 31, NH 31C, NH 57, NH 28, NH 25, NH 76, NH 14, NH 15, NH 8A, NH 8B
West end: Porbandar
Highway system
NH75: Recently completed 4-lane Gwalior-Jhansi in central India, part of the North-South Corridor highway
NH 7: A section near Kanyakumari, in southern India, of NSEW Corridor highway
NH 8 - a section near Rajasthan, in western India, of NSEW Corridor highway
NH 57 - a section near Darbhanga, Bihar, in eastern India, of NSEW Corridor highway
A section of NH-47 along the Erode Bypass of NSEW Corridor highway in Tamil Nadu
Kochi is part of the North-South Corridor via the NH 47

The North-South–East-West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing highway project in India. It is the second phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building 7300 kilometers of four/six lane expressways connecting Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). As of 31 March 2015, 6375 of 7142 kilometers project has been completed.[1]

In combination with the Golden Quadrilateral network, and port connectivity highways, the NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of the Indian highway network, connecting many of its important manufacturing, commerce and cultural centers. As of May 2012, India has completed and placed in use some 15,800 kilometers of such 4-lane highways.

The NS–EW project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Route

Only National Highways are used in the two corridors.

North–South Corridor

This is a (4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi)) long corridor via NH 1A (Srinagar–Jalandhar), NH 1 (Jalandhar – Delhi), NH 2 (Delhi–Agra), NH 3 (Agra–Gwalior), NH 75 (Gwalior–Jhansi), NH 26 (Jhansi– Narsinghpur -Lakhnadon), NH 7 (Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Madurai-Kanyakumari), NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi

East-West Corridor

This is a (3,300 kilometres (2,100 mi)) long corridor via NH 8B (Porbandar–Rajkot), NH 8A (Rajkot–Samakhiali), NH 15 (Samakhiali–Radhanpur), NH 14 (Radhanpur–Pindwara), NH 76 (Pindwara – Shivpuri), NH 25 (Shivpuri–Lucknow), NH 28 (Lucknow–Muzaffarpur), NH 57 (Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga- Purnia), NH 31 (Purnia–Galgalia), NH 31C (Galgalia–Bijni), NH 31 (Bijni–Guwahati), NH 37 (Guwahati–Nagaon), NH 36 (Nagaon–Dabaka), NH 54 (Dabaka–Silchar)

Interchange points between the corridors

Major cities

North-South Corridor East-West Corridor
(From North to South) (From West to East)

Possible extension

There is a popular demand for extension of East West Corridor from Silchar to Moreh via Jiribam and Imphal, and from Nagaon to Stilwell Road via Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Ledo. This two extension may increase the cross border trade with south east Asia.

Current status

Segment Total LengthLength CompletedUnder ImplementationLength to be AwardedPercent Completed(%)As of (date)
North–South & East–West Corridor 7,142 km (4,438 mi) 6,424 km (3,992 mi) 461 km (286 mi) 257 km (160 mi) 89.94 January 31, 2015 [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NHDP website
  2. ↑ Hinganghat
  3. ↑

External links

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