Jharkhand has 1844.00 km of national highways, 1886.40 km of state highways, 4828.10 km of major district roads and 166.00 km of other roads, totalling 8724.50 km of roads in the state.[1]
Expressways[edit]
List of Expressways in Jharkhand is as follows:
- Six Corridors: DPR was being prepared for these in August 2022.
- 4. Central Corridor (Budhmu-Dobhi Expressway), 140 km, from Budhmu, Tandwa, Chatra, Hunterganj to Dobhi.[2]
- 5. Tourist Corridor (Milan Chowk-Chama Road Expressway), 270 km, Milan Chowk on Silli-Rangmati Road, Sarjamdih, Tamar, Khunti, Govindpur, Sisai, Gaghra, Netarhat, Garu, Saryu, Latehar, Herganj, Balumath, Mccluskieganj to Chama Road.[2]
- 6. Holy Tourist Corridor (Ranchi-Deoghar Expressway), 170 km, Ranchi-Oramajhi-Gola Expressway continues from Gola to Rajrappa, Dumri, Giridih, Deoghar. It will connect Luguburu Hill, Parasnath Hill and Baba Baidyanath Dham.[2]
- 7. Raipur-Gumla-Ranchi-Dhanbad route (700 km).
- Oramajhi-Gola-Jaina More Expressway, 28+32 km, Rs. 1214+1007 cr, greenfield [3]
- Rest brownfield upgrade
- 8. Ranchi-Sambalpur Expressway (Sambalpur-Ranchi Expressway), 206 km, Jharkhand to Odisha industrial corridor from Ranchi Ring Road to Litibeda (142 km) to Sambalpur greenfield, one of 44 economic corridors of NHAI.[4]
- 9. Hazaribagh-Ranchi-Jamshedpur route:
- 9a. Hazaribagh-Ranchi Expressway, NH-20, 4-lane, operational.
- 9b. Ranchi–Jamshedpur Expressway, NH-43, 4-lane, operational.[5]
- 10. Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway, greenfield, completion by 2025.
- 11. Raxaul-Haldia Expressway, greenfield, completion by 2025.
- 12. Patna-Kolkata Expressway, 450 km, greenfield, under Bharatmala-II, via (Bihar Rajgir & Nawada), Jharkhand (Giridih & Jamtara) & West Bengal (Durgapur & Bardhman).[6]
- Planned upgrades, not yet approved by MoRTH as of July 2023.
- Robertsganj-Ramanujganj-Kusumi-Jashpur Nagar-Boda-Simdega with 2 spurs from Kusumi-Champa-Mahuadanar and Champa-Jairangi
- Simdega-Tapkara-Pathalgaon
- Raigarh-Sundergarh-Raurkela-Manoharpur-Chaibasha-Ghatshila-Chakulia-Dahijuri-Midnapur
- Bhadrashahi-Barbil-Jagannathpur-Kuira-Kumardhungi-Bhagabila-Baida-Rairangpur-Bisoi
- Jamshedpur-Rairangpur-Karanjia-Thakurmunda-Anandapur
State highways[edit]
Jharkhand has a good network of state highways. It is listed below:
| State highway No. | Route | Passes through - district(s) | Length (in km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SH 1 | Muri-Tati-Ranchi | Ranchi district | 65 [7] |
| SH 2 | Ramgarh Cantonment, Barkakana, Bhurkunda, Bhadani Nagar, Balkundra, Patratu, Hesla, Pithuriya, Kanke, Ranchi | Ramgarh district, Ranchi district | 57 [8] |
| SH 3 | Kolebira-Basia-Kamdara-Torpa-Khunti-Tamar | Simdega district, Gumla district, Khunti district, Ranchi district | 109 |
| SH 4 | Kolebira-Bano-Barajamda-Noamundi-Haat Gamhariya | Simdega district, West Singhbhum district | 112 |
| SH 5 | Chaibasa-Kandra-Chowka | Seraikela Kharsawan district | 68.70 [1] |
| SH 6 | Jugsalai-Purihasa-Hata | East Singhbhum district | 21 |
| SH 7 | Hazaribagh, Barkagaon, Keredari, Tandwa, Khelari, Tangar/ Bijupada | Hazaribagh district, Chatra district, Ranchi district | 130 [9] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Annual Report" (PDF). Page 4: Road Infrastructure Sector. Jharkhand Road Projects Implementation Committee Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f झारखंड को जल्द मिलेगी बड़ी सौगात, इंटरनेशनल स्तर के बनेंगे 6 फोरलेन कोरिडोर, Prabhat Kgabar, 12 August 2022.
- ^ ओरमांझी गोला एक्सप्रेस वे का काम कब से शुरू होगा, Prabhat Khabar, 21 June 2023.
- ^ DESIGN OF INTER CORRIDORS AND ECONOMIC CORRIDORS IN ODISHA AND JHARKHAND FOR FASTER MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT, BPC, access 17 July 2023.
- ^ "HH 33: टाटा-रांची राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग के निर्माण में बाधक वन विभाग की जमीन मिलने का रास्ता साफ". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Patna-Kolkata Expressway details, themetrorailguy.com, accessed 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Distance from Muri to Ranchi Road". Distances from.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Ramgarh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 17. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Distance from Hazaribagh to Khelari Road". Distances from.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.