State Highway 2 (Kerala)
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Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala road | ||||
SH 2 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department | ||||
Length | 73.2 km (45.5 mi) | |||
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Major junctions | ||||
South end | Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram | |||
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Districts | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam | |||
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State Highways in Kerala | ||||
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State Highway 2 (SH 2) [1]is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts from Thiruvananthapuram Peroorkada and ends near Thenmala Kollam by joining with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. The highway is 73.2 km long. It is a major road connecting Capital City of Kerala to Tamil Nadu. In 2016 NHAI approved in principle this road as National highway.
Route description[]
Peroorkada > Nedumangad > > Palode > Madathara > Kulathupuzha > Thenmala junction - joins with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. This highway starts from Thiruvananthapuram corporation limits and ends at Thenmala junction kollam District. From Vellayambalam to vazhayila near Peroorkada in City limits, the highway is upgraded into a four-lane road with the part of Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP) Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is one of the busiest roads in Trivandrum.
Future[]
In 2016 the state government announced the Vazhayila to Nedumangad 12 km stretch is upgrading into 21m four lane road due to heavy traffic and pathetic condition of the road. Government approved the project and allotted funds for land acquisition and land acquisition is going on. Nedumangad to Thenmala stretch is developing into standard two lane highway under PWD kerala from the fund of various road project schemes. In 2016 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principal as National Highway and developing the road and preparing Detailed Project Report DPR By NHAI under scheme.
Main intersections[]
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- Perurkada-Thiruvananthapuram
- Nedumangad - 11nth Stone Junction
SH 3 Connecting shorlarcoad Tamilnadu.
- Nedumangad - Pazhakutty junction
SH-47 Connecting Vembayam MC road/Attingal NH66
- Chullimanoor
SH 45 Connecting Vithura Ponmudi
State Highway-59 Palode - Peringamala- Vithura road
Connecting SH-64 Madathara-Paripalli Road
Connecting State Highway-59 Kulathupuzha - Anchal road
See also[]
- Roads in Kerala
- List of State Highways in Kerala
References[]
- ^ "Centre clears four more highways for Kerala". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- State Highways in Kerala
- Roads in Thiruvananthapuram district
- Roads in Kollam district
- India road stubs
- Kerala stubs