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National Highway 179A (India)
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| Length | 141 km (88 mi) | |||
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| South end | Salem | |||
| North end | Vaniyambadi | |||
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| States | Tamil Nadu | |||
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National Highway 179A, commonly referred to as NH 179A, is a national highway in India, which comes under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.[1] It is a secondary route of National Highway 79.[2] NH-179A traverses the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[3][4]
Route[edit]
Salem, Harur, Uthangarai, Thirupathur, Vaniyambadi.[1][3]
Junctions[edit]
NH 79 Terminal near Salem.[1]
NH 179B Terminal near Harur.
NH 77 near Uthangarai.
NH 48 Terminal near Vaniyambadi.[3]
Project development[edit]
Four laning of national highway 179A has been taken up along stretch from Harur to Vaniyambadi.[5] Salem to Harur stretch is part of Chennai - Salem greenfield highway project which is also part of Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme.[6] 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.[7][8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New national highways notification for NH136 and NH179A" (PDF). The Gazette of India - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.06.2017". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Three more State highways get upgraded". The Hindu. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Four Laning and Strengthening of the Salem - Thirupathur - Vaniyambadi stretch of NH-179A" (PDF). National Portal for Infrastructure Consultancy firms & Key Personnel. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Chennai-Salem road: NHAI to acquire 1,900 hectares of land". The Times of India. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Detailed project report" (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Government of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor". The Quint. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor project". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
