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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]
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.
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.
East Coast Road (ECR), combination of SH-49, NH-332A, NH-32, officially known as Mutthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Road without public voting, is a two-lane highway (now being partially widened to four lanes from Chennai to Mamallapuram) in Tamil Nadu, India, built along the Bay of Bengal coast .
National Highway 844, commonly referred to as NH 844 is a national highway in India. [ 1][ 2] It is a secondary route of National Highway 44. [ 3] NH-844 starts from Neraluru Thirumagondanahalli Village near Shri Ramanamaharshi ashrama, Bengaluru state of Karnataka and ends in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu in India.
Map of Chennai showing Anna Salai. Anna Salai (Tamil: [aɳɳaː saːlaɪ]), formerly known as St. Thomas Mount Road or simply Mount Road, [1] is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It starts at the Cooum Creek, south of Fort St George, leading in a south-westerly direction towards St. Thomas Mount, and ends at the Kathipara Junction in Guindy. [2]
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]