Roads

ROAD DETAILS

Road Network

The road network is well established in the region; as National Highway NH 68, which connects Salem – Chennai – Pondy passes through this town from Southwest to south direction and surrounding urban centers are well connected by roads. The significant inter-town traffic can be noticed along Salem to Chennai Road.

Municipal Roads

Kallakurichi Municipality maintains 71.023 Km of roads and streets, except the roads (8.800 Km) of National Highways. Majority of the areas are highly undulated in nature and due to this the developments are scattered in available plain between the undulated areas, which pose constraint for the maintenance of roads, the details of road network is shown in Table.

Local Road Network Details


Surface Type

  Km

%

Road Maintained by National High Ways

Total Length
Km

Km

Cement Concrete Road

19.185

27.01

8.800

79.823

B.T. Road

34.126

48.05

WBM Road

1.480

2.09

Earthen Road

16.232

22.85

 Total

71.023

100.00

8.800

79.823