TN govt clears ₹5,770-cr elevated road corridor

The State has 6,606 km of National Highways, of which 1,472 km are maintained by the National Highways wing of the State government and 5,134 km by the NHAI. The total length of the highways, including State highways, is 70,556 km. While the share of National Highways in Tamil Nadu highways is less than 10 per cent, more than 25 percent of commercial transportation in Tamil Nadu takes place on National Highways. As the number of vehicles increases, it is essential to convert major State highways into National Highways and upgrade roads and issues including transferring East Coast Road to the NHAI for widening are also being sorted out on a fast-tracked basis.