State Highway 2 (Kerala)

State Highway 2 (SH 2)[1]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.It is a major road connecting Thiruvananthapuram the Capital City of Kerala to Tamil Nadu. In 2016 NHAI approved in principle this road as National highway.

State Highway 2
Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala road
SH 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length73.2 km (45.5 mi)
Component
highways		 SH 45 from Trivandrum to Chullimanoor
Major junctions
South endPeroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram
Major intersections
North end NH 744 in Thenmala
Location
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictsThiruvananthapuram, Kollam
Highway system
State Highways in Kerala
← SH 1→ SH 3

Route description

Peroorkada > Nedumangad > Chullimanoor > 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 Vazhayila to Nedumangad 12 km stretch is upgrading into 21m four lane road due to heavy traffic and pathetic condition of the road. Government approved the project and allotted funds for land acquisition and land acquisition is going on. Nedumangad to Thenmala stretch is developing into standard two lane highway under PWD kerala from the fund of various road project schemes. In 2016 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principal as National Highway and developing the road and preparing Detailed Project Report DPR By NHAI under bharathmala scheme.

Main intersections

SH 3 Connecting shorlarcoad Tamilnadu.

SH-47 Connecting Vembayam MC road/Attingal NH66

  • Chullimanoor

SH 45 Connecting Vithura Ponmudi

State Highway-59 Palode - Peringamala- Vithura road

Connecting SH-64 Madathara-Paripalli Road

Connecting State Highway-59 Kulathupuzha - Anchal road

See also

References
  1. "Centre clears four more highways for Kerala". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.


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