North–South and East–West Corridor

North–South and East–West Corridor
North–South and East–West Corridor
	National highways with the north–south (red) and east–west (green) corridors highlighted
Route information
Length	7,142 km (4,438 mi)
North–South
Length	4,000 km (2,500 mi)
North end	Srinagar
Major; junctions	NH 1, NH 2, NH 3, NH 75, NH 26, NH 7, NH 47
South end	Kanyakumari/Kochi
East–west
Length	3,300 km (2,100 mi)
East end	Silchar
Major; junctions	NH 54, NH 36, NH 37, NH 31, NH 317, NH 57, NH 28, NH 25, NH 76, NH 14, NH 15, NH 41, NH 8B
West end	Porbandar
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State;

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

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 associating Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Kochi, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). As of 31 March 2018, 6875 of the 7142 kilometers project has been finished.^[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) corridor via NH 44 (Srinagar-Udhampur-Jammu–Jalandhar–Delhi–Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Narsinghpur-Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Salem–Madurai-Kanyakumari), branch road NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi)

East-West Corridor[]

This is a 3,300 kilometres (2,100 mi) corridor via NH 27 (Porbandar–Rajkot-Samakhiali–Radhanpur–Kota–Jhansi–Kanpur-Lucknow–Ayodhya-Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga-Supaul-Purnia–Kishanganj-, Islampur–Sonapur- Ghoshpukur-Jalpaiguri Alipurduar- Bongaigaon - Nalbari Bijni–Guwahati–Nagaon–Dabaka–Silchar).

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Interchange points between the corridors[]

The following is an interchange section
- Jhansi is the junction of North–South and East–West Corridors.
The following stretches are common between the Golden Quadrilateral and the NS-EW Corridors.
- Delhi–Agra: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor
- Bengaluru–Krishnagiri: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor
- Akbarpur–Kanpur: Golden Quadrilateral & East–West Corridor
- Udaipur–Chittorgarh: Golden Quadrilateral & East West Corridor
The following is a Spur Highway of the North–South Corridor
- Kochi–Coimbatore–Salem(NH 544): North–South Corridor & North–South Corridor Extension

Major cities[]

North-South Corridor	East-West Corridor
(From North to South) Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar Udhampur Jammu Punjab Pathankot Jalandhar Ludhiana Rajpura Haryana Ambala Kurukshetra Karnal Panipat Sonipat Faridabad Palwal Delhi Uttar Pradesh Mathura Agra Jhansi Lalitpur Madhya Pradesh Gwalior Sagar Narsinghpur Lakhnadon Seoni Maharashtra Nagpur Hinganghat^[2] Telangana Adilabad Kamareddy Hyderabad Mahbubnagar Andhra Pradesh Kurnool Anantapur Karnataka Chikballapur Bengaluru Tamil Nadu Hosur Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Coimbatore Karur Dindigul Madurai Virudhunagar Tirunelveli Kanyakumari Kerala Palakkad Thrissur Kochi	(From West to East) Gujarat Porbandar Rajkot Samakhiali Radhanpur Rajasthan Pindwara Udaipur Chittorgarh Kota Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri Uttar Pradesh Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Faizabad Ayodhya Gorakhpur Bihar Muzaffarpur Darbhanga Supaul Purnia Kishanganj West Bengal Islampur Siliguri Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Assam Dispur Bongaigaon Guwahati Nagaon Dabaka Lumding Haflong Silchar

Possible extensions[]

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

Current status[]

Segment	Total Length	Length Completed	Under Implementation	Length to be Awarded	Percent Completed(%)	As of (date)
North–South and East–West Corridor	7,142 km (4,438 mi)	7,042 km (4,376 mi)	100 km (62 mi)	1,050 km (650 mi)	98.69	28 February 2018^[3]

Gallery[]

NH 8 - a section near Rajasthan, in western India, of NSEW Corridor highway
NH 57 - a section near Darbhanga, Bihar, of NSEW Corridor highway
A section of NH-47 along the Erode Bypass of NSEW Corridor highway in Tamilnadu.

References[]

^ "NHDP website". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
^ Hinganghat
^ "National Highways Development Project – North–South and East–West Corridor". भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण – National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) (in English and Hindi). 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links[]

NHDP Map with completion status

[nhai1-1] "NHDP website". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2009.

[2] Hinganghat

[3] "National Highways Development Project – North–South and East–West Corridor". भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण – National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) (in English and Hindi). 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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