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As of 2023, Tamil Nadu has an extensive road network covering about 2.71 lakh km with a road density of 2,084.71 kilometres (1,295.38 mi) per 1000 km 2 which is higher than the national average of 1,926.02 kilometres (1,196.77 mi) per 1000 km 2. [3]
Road. Tamil Nadu has an extensive road network covering about 2.71 lakh km as of 2023 with a road density of 2,084.71 kilometres (1,295.38 mi) per 1000 km 2 which is higher than the national average of 1,926.02 kilometres (1,196.77 mi) per 1000 km 2. [2]
The Tamil Nadu State Highways Network has eight circles: Chennai, Villupuram, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Tirunelveli. [1] The state has a total of 286 state highways, 161 state highways urban (SH-U) stretches and 905 major district roads (MDRs), apart from other district roads (ODRs). [2]
In Tamil Nadu, there is a separate Highways Department (HD) [1] which was established in April 1946 and renamed as Highways & Minor Ports Department (HMPD) on 30 October 2008. [2] HMPD of Tamil Nadu is primarily responsible for construction and maintenance of roads including national highways, state highways and major district roads in Tamil Nadu.
State Highway 15 (Tamil Nadu) (SH-15) is a State Highway maintained by the Highways Department of Government of Tamil Nadu. It connects Erode with Udagamandalam ( Ooty ) in the western part of Tamil Nadu .
State Highways in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu State Highway 71 (SH-71) is a State Highway maintained by the Highways Department of Government of Tamil Nadu . It connects Musiri (Tiruchirappalli district) with Sethubavachathiram (Thanjavur district) in Tamil Nadu .
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) run by Government of Tamil Nadu is the primary public transport bus operator in the state. It was established in 1947 when private buses operating in Madras presidency were nationalized by the government. [9] It operates buses along intra and inter state bus routes, as well as city routes.
State Highway 20 is a state highway running across Erode city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a total length of 9 kilometres (5.6 mi). [1] The road is maintained by funds received from the World Bank. [2] Beyond RN Pudur, the remaining stretch of this road is upgraded as NH 544H to connect Bhavani, Mettur and Thoppur.