ROADS
Vidaysagar Setu spanning across the Hugli river at Kolkata.
India has approx. 3.31 million kilometers of various grade roads making it the second largest road network (after the United States) in the world. National highways account for the bulk of
road traffic with a total length of 70,518 kilometers (March 2009). State highways extend over 128,000 kms and major and other district roads amount to 470,000 kms. Village roads amount to 2.65 million kms. India has a total of over 12,000 kms of four to eight laned highways/expressways. Toll roads amounted to 1263 kms. The government has proposed to invest Rs 1.72 trillion
on improving and expanding the existing road network over the next seven years. The 5,846 km golden
quadrilateral network (linking the four metros with four/six-laned highways/expressways and part of the larger NHDP project) is now almost complete.
Port connectivity and other raod projects are also included in the NHDP.
NHDP III, a Rs 220 bn project consisting of 4/6-laning 4000 km of other national highways in 16 states has been approved by the Union cabinet.
NHAI's NHDP (National Highways Development Project) project map >>
A multilevel intersection at Delhi's busy Ring Road
Bangalore's busy MG Road
Vehicular Bridges
Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge) spans the Hugli River connecting Kolkata and Howrah.
Vidyasagaer Setu, the modern counterpart of the older Rabindra Setu, spans the Hugli River some 3 kms south of the Howrah Bridge.
A view of the Howrah Bridge from the Kolkata riverside.
East Coast Road (Cuddalore to Chennai) - Copyright Timir Mozumder
The ECR is a well-maintained toll road with modern features such as emergency phone booths at regular intervals, shoulder reflectors and clear lane markings.
Road Photo Gallery
NH 5 - between Anakapalle and Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.
A narrow rural road on the way to Kumbalgarh, Rajasthan.
National Highway 76 - Near Udaipur
National Highway 76 - Near Udaipur
National Highway 45 - Tamil Nadu
National Highway 45 - Tamil Nadu
National Highway 45 - Tamil Nadu
ECR - The two lane East Coast Road connects Cuddalore with Chennai via Pondicherry.