State Highway 2 (Kerala)

State Highway 2 (SH 2) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Thiruvananthapuram and ends near Thenmala Kollam by joining with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. The highway is 73.2 km long. It is also known as TS Road ( Trivandrum - Shenkottai ) തിരുവനന്തപുരം - ചെങ്കോട്ട റോഡ് . It is a major interstate road connecting Capital City of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram with Thenkasi. In 2016 NHAI approved in principle this road as National highway.

State Highway 2
TS Road
SH 2 near Vazhayila Peroorkada
Route information
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length73.2 km (45.5 mi)
Major junctions
FromThiruvananthapuram
ToThenmala Kollam Kerala
Highway system

The Route Map

Thiruvananthapuram City > Thampanoor > Vazhuthacaud > Vellayambalam > Peroorkada > Nedumangad > Chullimanoor > Palode > Madathara > Kulathupuzha > Thenmala junction - joins with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744

Road Development

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 the one of the busiest roads in Trivandrum. 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 Aralvaimozhi Tamilnadu.

SH47 Connecting Vembayam MC road/Attingal NH66

  • Chullimanoor junction

SH 45 Connecting Ponmudi

Connecting Palode - karette road & SH 59 Hill Highway Palode - Peringamala- Vithura road

Connecting SH 64 madathara paripalli Road

Connecting SH 59 Hill highway Kulathupuzha - anchal road

See also

References


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