National Highway 179A (India)
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 Map of National Highway 179A in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of NH 79 | ||||
| Length | 141 km (88 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Salem | |||
| North end | Vaniyambadi | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | India | |||
| States | Tamil Nadu | |||
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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.[1] It is a secondary route of National Highway 79.[2] NH-179A traverses the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[3][4]
Junctions
Project development
Four laning of national highway 179A has been taken up along stretch from Harur to Vaniyambadi.[5] Salem to Harur stretch is part of Chennai - Salem greenfield highway project which is also part of Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme.[6] 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.[7][8][9]
