National Highway 179A (India)
{{Short description|National highway in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 179A
| length_km = 141
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| id= Q56856716|title=National Highway 179A|zoom = 8 |frame-lat=12.3|frame-long=78.2 |text= Map of National Highway 179A in red }}
| map_custom = yes
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
| terminus_a = Salem
| terminus_b = Vaniyambadi
| junction =
| spur_type = NH
| spur_of = 79
| previous_type = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 79
| next_route = 48
| states = Tamil Nadu
| destinations =
| direction =
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National Highway 179A, commonly referred to as NH 179A, is a national highway in India, which comes under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.{{Cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/176548.pdf|title=New national highways notification for NH136 and NH179A|website=The Gazette of India - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=2 Oct 2018}} It is a secondary route of National Highway 79.{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India|website=The Gazette of India|access-date=2 Oct 2018}} NH-179A traverses the state of Tamil Nadu in India.{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.06.2017|website=Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/three-more-state-highways-get-upgraded-as-nh/article19513337.ece|title=Three more State highways get upgraded|date=18 Aug 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}
Route
Salem, Harur, Uthangarai, Thirupathur, Vaniyambadi.
== Junctions ==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
: {{jct|NH|79|country=IND}} Terminal near Salem.
: {{jct|NH|179B|country=IND}} Terminal near Harur.
: {{jct|NH|77|country=IND}} near Uthangarai.
Project development
Four laning of national highway 179A has been taken up along stretch from Harur to Vaniyambadi.{{Cite web|url=http://infracon.nic.in/WriteReadData/consultantprojectsDPR/607_File0693123523.pdf|title=Four Laning and Strengthening of the Salem - Thirupathur - Vaniyambadi stretch of NH-179A|website=National Portal for Infrastructure Consultancy firms & Key Personnel|access-date=2 Oct 2018}} Salem to Harur stretch is part of Chennai - Salem greenfield highway project which is also part of Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-salem-road-nhai-to-acquire-1900-hectares-of-land/articleshow/64657674.cms|title=Chennai-Salem road: NHAI to acquire 1,900 hectares of land.|date=20 Jun 2018|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 Oct 2018}} Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project, is a 277.30 km highway that involves the development of the Tambaram to Harur Section of NH-179B, Harur to Salem Section of NH-179A, Chengalpattu to Kancheepuram Section of NH-132B, Semmampadi to Chetpet Section of NH-179D and Polur to Tiruvannamalai Section of NH-38.{{Cite web|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/additionalfile/23_Apr_2018_1211462108OEGAE6GKeyMap_opt.pdf|title=Detailed project report|website=Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Government of India|access-date=2 Oct 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/activist-piyush-manush-arrested-salem-airport-expansion-protest|title=Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor|website=The Quint|date=19 June 2018 |access-date=2 Oct 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/explainer-why-there-furore-over-proposed-chennai-salem-highway-82938|title=Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor project.|date=13 June 2018 |access-date=2 Oct 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/7372928 NH 179A on OpenStreetMap]
{{Indian Highways Network}}
{{IND NH79 sr}}