North–South and East–West Corridor

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 associating Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Kochi, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). As of 31 March 2018, 6875 of the 7142 kilometers project has been finished.[1]

North–South and East–West Corridor
National highways with the north–south (red) and east–west (green) corridors highlighted
Route information
Length7,142 km (4,438 mi)
North–South
Length4,000 km (2,500 mi)
North endSrinagar
Major
junctions		NH 1, NH 2, NH 3, NH 75, NH 26, NH 7, NH 47
South endKanyakumari/Kochi
East–west
Length3,300 km (2,100 mi)
East endSilchar
Major
junctions		NH 54, NH 36, NH 37, NH 31, NH 317, NH 57, NH 28, NH 25, NH 76, NH 14, NH 15, NH 41, NH 8B
West endPorbandar
Highway system
NH75: Recently completed 4-lane Gwalior-Jhansi in central India, part of the North-South Corridor highway
NH 7: A section near Kanyakumari, in southern India, of NSEW Corridor highway

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.

Route

Only National Highways are used in the two corridors.

North–South Corridor

This is a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) corridor via NH 44 (Srinagar-Udhampur-Jammu–Jalandhar–Delhi–Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Narsinghpur-Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Salem–Madurai-Kanyakumari), branch road NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi)

East-West Corridor

This is a 3,300 kilometres (2,100 mi) corridor via NH 27 (Porbandar–Rajkot-Samakhiali–Radhanpur–Kota–Jhansi–Kanpur-Lucknow–Ayodhya-Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga-Supaul-Purnia–Kishanganj-Galgalia–Bijni–Guwahati–Nagaon–Dabaka–Silchar).

Interchange points between the corridors
  • The following is an interchange section
    • Jhansi is the junction of North–South and East–West Corridors.
  • The following stretches are common between the Golden Quadrilateral and the NS-EW Corridors.
  • The following is a Spur Highway of the North–South Corridor

Major cities
North-South Corridor East-West Corridor
(From North to South) (From West to East)

Possible extensions

There is popular demand for the extension of the East West Corridor from Silchar to Moreh via Jiribam and Imphal, and from Nagaon to Stilwell Road via Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Ledo. These two extensions may increase the cross border trade with South East Asia.

Current status
SegmentTotal LengthLength CompletedUnder ImplementationLength to be AwardedPercent Completed(%)As of (date)
North–South and East–West Corridor7,142 km (4,438 mi)7,042 km (4,376 mi)100 km (62 mi)1,050 km (650 mi)98.6928 February 2018[3]
  • NH 8 - a section near Rajasthan, in western India, of NSEW Corridor highway
  • NH 57 - a section near Darbhanga, Bihar, of NSEW Corridor highway
  • A section of NH-47 along the Erode Bypass of NSEW Corridor highway in Tamilnadu.

See also
Similar rail development
Similar roads development
Similar ports and river transport development
Similar air transport development
Highways in India
General

References
  1. "NHDP website". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  2. Hinganghat
  3. "National Highways Development Project – North–South and East–West Corridor". भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण – National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) (in English and Hindi). 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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