National Highway 179A (India)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}

{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 179A
| length_km = 141
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3
| id= Q56856716|title=National Highway 179A|zoom = 8 |frame-lat=12.3|frame-long=78.2 |text= Map of National Highway '''179A''' in red }}
| map_custom = yes
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
| terminus_a = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
| terminus_b = [[Vaniyambadi]]
| junction =
| spur_type = NH
| spur_of = 79
| previous_type = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 79 
| next_route = 48 
| states = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| destinations =
| direction =
}}

'''National Highway 179A''', commonly referred to as '''NH 179A''', is a [[National Highway (India)|national highway]] in [[India]], which comes under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/176548.pdf|title=New national highways notification for NH136 and NH179A|website=[[The Gazette of India]] - [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref> It is a [[Spur route|secondary route]] of [[National Highway 79 (India)|National Highway 79]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref> NH-179A traverses the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in India.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.06.2017|website=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/three-more-state-highways-get-upgraded-as-nh/article19513337.ece|title=Three more State highways get upgraded|date=18 Aug 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref>

== Route ==
[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Harur]], [[Uthangarai]], [[Tiruppattur, Vellore|Thirupathur]], [[Vaniyambadi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Junctions ==

: {{jct|NH|79|country=IND}} Terminal near Salem.<ref name=":0" />
: {{jct|NH|179B|country=IND}} Terminal near Harur.
: {{jct|NH|77|country=IND}} near Uthangarai.
: {{jct|NH|48|country=IND}} Terminal near Vaniyambadi.<ref name=":1" />

== Project development ==
Four laning of national highway 179A has been taken up along stretch from Harur to Vaniyambadi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://infracon.nic.in/WriteReadData/consultantprojectsDPR/607_File0693123523.pdf|title=Four Laning and Strengthening of the Salem - Thirupathur - Vaniyambadi stretch of NH-179A|website=National Portal for Infrastructure Consultancy firms & Key Personnel|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref> Salem to Harur stretch is part of Chennai - Salem greenfield highway project which is also part of [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-salem-road-nhai-to-acquire-1900-hectares-of-land/articleshow/64657674.cms|title=Chennai-Salem road: NHAI to acquire 1,900 hectares of land.|date=20 Jun 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref> Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project, is a 277.30 km highway that involves the development of the Tambaram to Harur Section of NH-179B, Harur to Salem Section of NH-179A, Chengalpattu to Kancheepuram Section of NH-132B, Semmampadi to Chetpet Section of NH-179D and Polur to Tiruvannamalai Section of NH-38.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/additionalfile/23_Apr_2018_1211462108OEGAE6GKeyMap_opt.pdf|title=Detailed project report|website=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]] - [[Government of India]]|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/activist-piyush-manush-arrested-salem-airport-expansion-protest|title=Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor|website=The Quint|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/explainer-why-there-furore-over-proposed-chennai-salem-highway-82938|title=Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor project.|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of National Highways in India]]
* [[List of National Highways in India by state]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/7372928 NH 179A on OpenStreetMap]

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National Highway 179A (India)