Lok Sabha Question No. 2994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Construction of Four-lane Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2994

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  JULY, 2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYS

2994.   SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  majority  of  the  existing  National  Highways  are  two-lane  and  the  same  are being expanded to four-lane and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  construct  four-lane  roads  in  Perambalur, Thuraiyur, Musiri Kulithalai, Thokaimalai and Manapparai in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  to convert  Thiruchengode  to Sangagiri  State  Highway  into  National  Highways  and  construct  four-lane  road  on  the same highway; and
- (e) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) At present, the total length of the National Highways in the country is about 1,32,500 km. The lane- wise distribution is as under:

| Single Lane / Intermediate Lane   | 2-Lane   | 4-Lane   | 6/8 Lane   |
|-----------------------------------|----------|----------|------------|
| 36,310                            | 65,123   | 28,412   | 2,655      |

The 4-laning works on NHs are taken up depending upon inter-se priority, traffic  density and availability of funds.

- (b)  &  (c)  The  details  of  National  Highway  Projects  envisaged  for  construction  in  Perambalur, Thuraiyur and Musiri Kulithalai in Tamil Nadu are mentioned below:

| Sr. no.   | Project stretch                                                                            |   Approx. Length (km) | Present Status                                                                              |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I         | 4-laning of Thanjavur -Thiruvaiyaru - Perambalur - Krishnapuram - Athoor section of NH-136 |                126    | The work for engagement of consultant for preparation of detailed project report initiated. |
| II        | 4-laning of Musri - Namakkal section of NH-381B                                            |                 43.7  | The work for detailed project report initiated.                                             |
| III       | 4-laning of Trichy - Karur section of NH-83 (Old NH-67)                                    |                 70.15 | The work for detailed project report initiated.                                             |
|           | Total                                                                                      |                239.85 |                                                                                             |

Manapparai  is  connected  through  Trichy-Dindigul  section  of  NH-45  (new  NH-83), which is already 4-laned. The Thokaimalai-Manapparai road is not a National Highway.

- (d) & (e)  The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  receives  proposals  for  declaration  of various State Roads/Highways  as new  National Highways  (NHs) from various States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  including  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu.  The Ministry declares State Roads/ Highways as new NHs from time to time keeping in view the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds. About 1,843 km  of  State  Roads  have  been  declared  as  National  Highways  during  April  2014  to March 2019 in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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