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State Highway 2 (Kerala)

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State Highway 2
Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala road
Map
SH 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length73.2 km (45.5 mi)
Component
highways
SH 45 from Chullimanoor to Ponmudi
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

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, Madathara and Kulathupuzha.

Route description

Trivandrum > Peroorkada > Vazhayila > Karakulam > Pazhakutty > Anad > Nanniyode > 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

Connecting Nedumangad - Aruvaimozhi (Tamilnadu)

Connecting Nedumangad - Vembayam (MC Road)

Connecting Nedumangad - Vithura - Ponmudi highway

Palode - Peringammala- Vithura road & Palode - Braemore road

connecting Madathara- Paripally (NH 66)

Connecting Kulathupuzha - Anchal road

See also

References