Kerala, southern most state of India has a good network of roads. It has eight National Highways, number of State Highways and many district roads.
1 Agency Wise Distribution of Road Length during 2009-10
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Agency Wise Distribution of Road Length during 2009-10
| Sl. No. | Name of Department/Agency | Length (KM) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panchayats | 104257 | 68.748 |
| 2 | PWD (R&B) | 23242 | 15.32 |
| 3 | Municipalities | 8917 | 5.88 |
| 4 | Corporation | 6644 | 4.381 |
| 5 | Forests | 4075 | 2.689 |
| 6 | Irrigation | 2664 | 1.757 |
| 7 | National Highways† | 1525 | 1.006 |
| 8 | Others (Railways,KSEB) | 328 | 0.216 |
| Total | 151652 | 100 |
NHAI maintains 444.9 km and Kerala PWD (NH) section maintains rest of the National Highways from direction of MORTH
District-wise and Category-wise Length of Roads Maintained by PWD (R&B) as on 31-3-2010
| Sl.No | Name of District | State Highways | Major District Roads | Total |
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 180.36 | 1471.942 | 1652.302 |
| 2 | Kollam | 123.79 | 1748.734 | 1872.524 |
| 3 | Alappuzha | 170.841 | 1032.485 | 1203.326 |
| 4 | Pathanamthitta | 249.194 | 1044.856 | 1294.05 |
| 5 | Kottayam | 406.531 | 2610.234 | 3016.765 |
| 6 | Idukki | 998.372 | 1402.688 | 2401.06 |
| 7 | Ernakulam | 325.206 | 1744.788 | 2069.994 |
| 8 | Thrissur | 374.033 | 1291.58 | 1665.613 |
| 9 | Palakkad | 245.987 | 1338.263 | 1584.25 |
| 10 | Malappuram | 374.764 | 1421.446 | 1796.21 |
| 11 | Kozhikode | 377.173 | 928.677 | 1305.85 |
| 12 | Wayanad | 128.955 | 637.397 | 766.352 |
| 13 | Kannur | 244.665 | 1453.196 | 1697.861 |
| 14 | Kasaragode | 141.78 | 773.772 | 915.552 |
| Total | 4341.651 | 18900.058 | 23241.709 |
National Highways
Kerala have eight national highways and runs about 1457 km. The Palakkad-Thrissur-Kochi stretch of NH 47 is a part of North-South and East-West Corridor of the Indian highway system.There was a proposal for construction of standalone ring road/bypasses around Tiruvananthapuram City under NHDP Phase VII. NHAI stopped the feasibility study due to the present land acquisition crisis to the on coming project under NHDP – Phase-III scheme in the stretch of NH-47.
National Highway 17
Declared as National Highway in March 1972, NH 17 (Total length in Kerala is 421 km out of total 1269 km).) enters the State at Thalapadi in the northern District of Kazaragod bordering with Karnatakastate and joins NH 47 at Edappally in Kochi.
The NH 17 crosses the Chaliyar River in Feroke, Bharathappuzha in Kuttippuram and the Periyar River in Varappuzha among major Kerala rivers. NH 17 takes a western sharp turn in Kuttippuramtowards the coastal front, then reaches Edappalli along the shores of Arabian Sea. It nearly merges with the Arabian Sea in Thalassery in Kannur District, previous instance being at Maravanathe in Karnataka, during its journey. Southern Railway line nearly follows the NH from Thalappadi to Kuttippuram and then it separates. Major towns where Railway line touches NH 17 are Kazaragod, Kanhangad, Payyannur, Kannur, Thalassery, Mahe (Part of Union Territory of Puthusseri, Vadakara, Koyilandi, Kozhikkode, Kuttippuram and Edappalli. There are three bypasses in NH 17 at Vadakara, Kozhikkode and Kodungallur(Under construction) with proposals are at Kannur, Thalassery - Mahe, and Quilandy. The existing road from Kuttippuram to Thrissur via Edappal, Changaramkulam, Perumpilavu and Kunnamkulam, against popular belief, is not part of NH 17. This 53 KM stretch is State Highway 69.
Connecting Towns in Kerala
Manjeshwar - Kasaragod - Neeleswaram - Kanhangad - Payyannur -Taliparamba - Kannur - Thalassery - Mahe - Vadakara - Quilandy - Kozhikkode - Feroke - Ramanattukara - Kottakkal - Valancheri-Kuttippuram - Thrikkanapuram - Ponnani - Chavakkad - Thriprayar - Kodungallur - North Paravur - Varappuzha - Edapally
Recent developments
421 KM of NH-17 in Kerala has been identified for the development under Phase III B of NHDP. Construction of Edapally - Varapuzha two lane in progress, next stretch will be North Paravur - Thrissur border. The construction of the Edapally Railway overbridge to be completed soon. The stretch from Kozhikkod to Kutttippuram is one of the busiest traffic corridors in Kerala, only next to Thrissur - Eranakulam stretch of National Highway 47 as it feeds traffic to commercial hub of Kochi from northern part of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.
National Highway 47
National Highway 47 enters Kerala at Walayar in Palakkad District and leaves at Kaliyikkavila in Thiruvananthapuram District. The total Length in Kerala is : 416 km (167 km part of North-South and East-West Corridor (NS-EW; 7,300 km) by NHAI)
Connecting Towns in Kerala
Walayar - Palakkad - Alathur - Vadakkencherry - Mannuthy(Thrissur Bypass) - Chalakudy - Angamaly - Aluva - Kalamassery - Edapally(Kochi Bypass) - Vytilla(Kochi Bypass) - Cherthala - Alappuzha -Haripad - Kayamkulam - Ochira -Karunagappally - Kollam - Attingal - Kazhakkuttam(Trivandrum Bypass) - Neyyattinkara - Parassala
Recent Developments
103.6 km Cherthala to Thrissur is a four lane road and it is part of North-South and East-West Corridor (Kochi-Walayar Section) by NHAI.30 km Mannuthy(Thrissur)-Vadakkencherry (six lane) Phase II of NHDP. 58 km Vadakkancherry-Walayar (four lane) Phase II of NHDP 230 km (Cherthala - Ochira - Kerala/TN Border)of NH-47 has been identified for the development under Phase IIIA ofNHDP
National Highway 47A (India)
National Highway 47A, also known as NH 47A, is the shortest highway in the Indian Highway network. It covers a distance of 6 km (3.7 mi) between Kundannoor and Willingdon Island in Kochi,Kerala.
National Highway 47C (India)
National Highway 47C or NH 47C starts at Kalamassery (junction with NH 47) and ends at Vallarpadam International Container Transhipment Terminal in Kochi, Kerala, India. The total length of the highway is 17 km (11 mi) and runs only in Ernakulam district of Kerala.
National Highway 49 (India)
Declared as NH in February 1989. The National Highway 49 Enters the State at Bodimettu (km 119/017) and joins the NH 47 (Ending at Kundanoor (km 286/600) in Cochin Bypass.Three bypasses are to be constructed at Trippunithura, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam. This National Highway passes through the famous tourist centre at Munnar. From Bodimettu to Neryamangalam (km.200), it passes through the high ranges of western ghats. NH49 when properly established can connect cochin till rameshwaram-Dhanushkodi at the tip of bengal sea,very near to Another Country-Sri Lanka.
Connecting Towns in Kerala
Pettah Junction(Thrippunithura)- Thiruvankulam-PuthenKuriz- Kolenchery- Muvattupuzha- Kothamangalam- Neriamangalam- Adimali- Munnar- Devikulam
National Highway 208 (India)
Declared NH in January 1999. Enters the State at Aryankavu and joins NH 47 at Kollam. There are 18 minor bridges and one major bridge.
National Highway 212 (India)
Declared NH in July 1999. The entire section is from Kollegal to Calicut. Via Gundelpet - Sulthan Bathery, kalpetta, Vythiri, Tamaraserry. Enters the State at Muthanga and joins NH 17 at Kozhikode. Last 17 km in ghat section passes through forest land.
National Highway 213 (India)
Declared NH in July 1999. Starts from NH 17 at Ramanattukara near Kozhikode joins NH 47 at Palakkad
Connecting Towns in Kerala Ramanattukara - Kondotty - Malappuram - Perinthalmanna - Mannarkkad - Palakkad joins NH-47
National Highway 220 (India)
Declared NH in October 2000. The highway starts at Kollam on NH 47 and terminates at Teni on NH 49 in the State of Tamil Nadu.
State Highways
There are 72 state highways in Kerala. Of them, MC Road (Main-Central Road), proposed Hill Highway (Kerala) and Main Eastern Highway are the largest. The respective State Highway number is displayed on the top of all milestones (black in colour in green background) on the respective road. The Kerala State Transport Project, costing 336 million US dollars (Rs 1612 crores) - of which World Bank financing is US $ 255 million (Rs 1224 crores) and State's contribution is US $ 79.00 million(Rs 388 crores), aims to improve traffic flow and road safety on Kerala State's primary road network, and to strengthen the institutional and financial capacity of Kerala's key transport sector agencies.
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