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National highways constituted 2.7% of India's total road network, but carried about 40% of road traffic, as of 2013. [4] In 2016, the government vowed to double the highway length from 101,011 to 200,000 km. [5]
Speed limits in the city of Mysore, Karnataka. Speed limits in India vary by state and vehicle type. In April 2018, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways fixed the maximum speed limit on expressways at 120 km/h, for national highways at 110 km/h, and for urban roads at 70 km/h for M1 category of vehicles.
Also, an average of 36.5 kilometres (22.7 mi) of highways have been constructed every day during 2020–21. [24] As of 2021, 64.5% of all goods in India are moved through the country's road network, 90% of India's total passenger traffic uses the road network to commute and the road network contributes 4.8% to the country's gross domestic product.
The longest National Highway in new numbering scheme is National Highway 44.. The longest National Highway under the old numbering scheme was the NH 7 which was from Varanasi to Kanyakumari passing through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu covering a distance of 4,572 km (2,841 mi), as of Sep 2011 as per National Highways Authority ...
187.9 116.8 702A: NH2 near Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Phek, NH29 near Jessam Nagaland, Manipur: 169.2 105.1 702B: NH2 near Longling, NH202 near Tuensang Nagaland: 62.7 39.0 702C: NH2 near Sibasagar, Simalguri, NH702 near Sonari Assam: 45.8 28.5 702D: NH2 near Mokokchung, Mariami, NH715 near Jorhat Nagaland, Assam: 101.0 62.8 3
Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes SH 1: 64.1: 39.8 Jagadhri-Bilaspur-Sadhaura Naraingarh Raipur Rani Road — — SH 2: 47.91: 29.77 Surewala Chowk to Fatehabad — — SH 4: 75.5: 46.9 Kala Amb Sadhaura Shahbad Thol — — SH 5: 15.14: 9.41 Saha to Ambala — — SH 6: 103 ...
The road was declared a National Highway (NH) on 4 March 2014. It conforms to NH standards for a two-lane traffic highway from Adoor to Plapally. The section past Plapally is only 4 meters wide and passes through forest and wildlife areas.
The NHAI is also responsible of the toll collection on several highways. [7] Yogendra Narain was the first Chairman of NHAI in 1988. He is a retired IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. In June 2022, the NHAI created a Guinness World record by building 75 km of highway between Amravati and Akola in Maharashtra in a span of just 5 days. [8]