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Golden Quadrilateral
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Golden Quadrilateral
Highway map of India with the Golden Quadrilateral highlighted in solid blue colour
Route information
Maintained by NHAI
Length: 5,846 km (3,633 mi)
Delhi – Kolkata
Length: 1,453 km (903 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 2
Delhi – Mumbai
Length: 1,419 km (882 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 8, NH 79A, NH 79, NH 76
Mumbai – Chennai
Length: 1,290 km (800 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 4, NH 7, NH 46
Kolkata – Chennai
Length: 1,684 km (1,046 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 6, NH 60, NH 5
Highway system
Indian Road Network
National Expressways State
A section of the Golden Quadrilateral highway from Chennai – Mumbai phase
NH46: Bengaluru-Chennai section of India 's 4-lane Golden Quadrilateral highway
NH5 - another section of India 's GQ highway
NH6: Chennai-Kolkata section of the GQ highway
Kolkata-Delhi section of India 's GQ highway
NH76: Delhi-Mumbai section of India 's GQ highway
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, and hence its name. Other cities among the top ten metropolises namely Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kanpur and Surat are also connected by the network.
The largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world[citation needed], it is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building 5,846 km (3,633 mi) four/six lane express highways at a cost of INR600 billion (US$10 billion).[1] The project was launched in 2001 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee under the NDA government, and was planned to complete in January, 2012.[2]
The vast majority of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) is not access controlled, although safety features such as guardrails, shoulders, and high-visibility signs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Golden Quadrilateral
Highway map of India with the Golden Quadrilateral highlighted in solid blue colour
Route information
Maintained by NHAI
Length: 5,846 km (3,633 mi)
Delhi – Kolkata
Length: 1,453 km (903 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 2
Delhi – Mumbai
Length: 1,419 km (882 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 8, NH 79A, NH 79, NH 76
Mumbai – Chennai
Length: 1,290 km (800 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 4, NH 7, NH 46
Kolkata – Chennai
Length: 1,684 km (1,046 mi)
Major
junctions: NH 6, NH 60, NH 5
Highway system
Indian Road Network
National Expressways State
A section of the Golden Quadrilateral highway from Chennai – Mumbai phase
NH46: Bengaluru-Chennai section of India 's 4-lane Golden Quadrilateral highway
NH5 - another section of India 's GQ highway
NH6: Chennai-Kolkata section of the GQ highway
Kolkata-Delhi section of India 's GQ highway
NH76: Delhi-Mumbai section of India 's GQ highway
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. A quadrilateral of sorts is formed by connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, and hence its name. Other cities among the top ten metropolises namely Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kanpur and Surat are also connected by the network.
The largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world[citation needed], it is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building 5,846 km (3,633 mi) four/six lane express highways at a cost of INR600 billion (US$10 billion).[1] The project was launched in 2001 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee under the NDA government, and was planned to complete in January, 2012.[2]
The vast majority of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) is not access controlled, although safety features such as guardrails, shoulders, and high-visibility signs
References: ^ Megha Bahree (21 September 2009). "Ambassador: Indian Economy Will Grow". Forbes. Fast Lane to the Future, Don Belt. National Geographic, October, 2008.