North-South and East-West Corridor
| North–South and East–West Corridor | |
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National highways with the north–south (red) and east–west (green) corridors highlighted
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 7,300 km (4,500 mi) |
| North–South | |
| Length: | 4,000 km (2,000 mi) |
| North end: | Srinagar |
| Major junctions: |
NH 1A, NH 1, NH 2, NH 3, NH 75, NH 26, NH 7, NH 47 |
| South end: | Kanyakumari |
| East–west | |
| Length: | 3,300 km (2,100 mi) |
| East end: | Silchar |
| Major junctions: |
NH 54, NH 36, NH 37, NH 31, NH 31C, NH 57, NH 28, NH 25, NH 76, NH 14, NH 15, NH 8A, NH 8B |
| West end: | Porbandar |
| Highway system | |
The North–South–East–West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing highway project in India. It is the second phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building 7300 kilometers of four/six lane expressways connecting Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). As of 31 March 2015[update], 6375 of 7142 kilometers project has been completed.
In combination with the Golden Quadrilateral network, and port connectivity highways, the NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of the Indian highway network, connecting many of its important manufacturing, commerce and cultural centers. As of May 2012, India has completed and placed in use some 15,800 kilometers of such 4-lane highways.
The NS–EW project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Only National Highways are used in the two corridors.
This is a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) corridor via NH 1A (Srinagar–Jalandhar), NH 1 (Jalandhar – Delhi), NH 2 (Delhi–Agra), NH 3 (Agra–Gwalior), NH 75 (Gwalior–Jhansi), NH 26 (Jhansi– Narsinghpur -Lakhnadon), NH 7 (Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Madurai-Kanyakumari), NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi)
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