State Highway 2 (Kerala)

State Highway 2 (SH 2) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts from Thiruvananthapuram Peroorkada and ends near Thenmala Kollam by joining with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. The highway is 73.2 km long. The major towns in this highway are Nedumangad, Palode and Kulathupuzha.

Route description
Peroorkada  >  Vazhayila > Karakulam >  Pazhakutty   > Anad    >   Palode  >   Madathara   > Kulathupuzha  > Thenmala junction  -  joins with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. This highway starts from Thiruvananthapuram corporation limits and ends at Thenmala junction kollam District. From Vellayambalam to vazhayila near Peroorkada in City limits, the highway is upgraded into a four-lane road with the part of Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP) Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is one of the busiest roads in Trivandrum.

Future
In 2016 the state government announced the upgrading of Vazhayila to Nedumangad 12 km stretch into 21m four lane road. Government approved the project and land acquisition is going on. The remaining Nedumangad to Thenmala stretch is developing into standard two lane highway by PWD.

In 2017 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principle as a National Highway as part of developing the road under Bharatmala scheme and is preparing a Detailed Project Report through NHAI.

Main intersections
SH 3 Connecting Nedumangad - shorlarcode - Aruvaimozhi Tamilnadu. SH-47 Connecting Pazhakutty- Vembayam MC Road SH-45 Connecting Chullimanoor - Vithura - Ponmudi highway Connecting SH-59 Hill Highway Palode - Peringamala- Vithura road SH-64 Connecting Madathara- Paripalli NH66 Road Connecting SH-59 Hill Highway Kulathupuzha - Anchal road
 * Peroorkada-Thiruvananthapuram
 * Nedumangad - 11nth Stone Junction
 * Nedumangad - Pazhakutty junction
 * Chullimanoor junction
 * Palode - Kushavoor junction
 * Madathara
 * Kulathupuzha