North–South and East–West Corridor



The North–South–East–West r (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 highways associating Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Kochi, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion ₹1000000000000(One lakh Crore INR). , 6875 of the 7142 kilometers project has been finished.

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 4000 km corridor via NH 44 (Srinagar-Udhampur-pot Jammu–Jalandhar–Delhi–Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Sagar–Narsinghpur-Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Chikkaballapur-Bengaluru-Salem–Madurai-Kanyakumari), branch road NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi)

East-West Corridor
This is a 3300 km corridor via NH 27 (Porbandar–Rajkot-Samakhiali–Radhanpur–Kota–Jhansi–Kanpur-Lucknow–Ayodhya-Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga-Supaul-Purnia– Dalkhola-Kishanganj, Islampur–Sonapur- Ghoshpukur-Jalpaiguri Alipurduar- Bongaigaon - Nalbari  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.
 * Delhi–Agra: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor
 * Bengaluru–Krishnagiri: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor
 * Akbarpur–Kanpur: Golden Quadrilateral & East–West Corridor
 * Udaipur–Chittorgarh: Golden Quadrilateral & East West Corridor
 * The following is a Spur Highway of the North–South Corridor
 * Kochi–Coimbatore–Salem(NH 544): North–South Corridor & North–South Corridor Extension

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

 * Chainage Chart of Corridor North – South
 * Chainage Chart of Corridor East – West