ACHIEVEMENTS
& PERFORMANCE
STATUS OF ROADS IN GUJARAT STATE
| Sr.
No. |
Road
Type |
Length
(in km) |
1. |
National
Highway |
3260* |
2. |
State
Highway |
19163 |
3. |
Major
District Road |
20858 |
4. |
Other
District Road |
10599 |
5. |
Village
Road |
21042 |
Total Length |
74922 |
|
|
Length
of Non Plan Roads |
28463 |
|
The above detail
reveals that 97.48% of State Highways are asphalt surface roads and Similarly
94.45% of Major District Roads are having asphalt surface. Out of 31641 km.
length of Other District Roads and Villages Roads 24318 km. are with asphalt
surface i.e. 76.86%.
The Category wise width of existing Road Network is as under
| Sr.
No. |
Category |
Multilane |
Standard
Double-lane |
Single-lane |
Total |
1. |
National
Highway |
1022 |
1804 |
46.40 |
3260* |
2. |
State
Highways |
557 |
7222 |
11054 |
18833 |
3. |
Major
District Roads |
6 |
550 |
19782 |
20338 |
4. |
Other
District Roads |
0 |
58 |
9969 |
10027 |
5. |
Village
Roads |
19 |
33 |
19333 |
19385 |
Total |
1604 |
9667 |
60184.40 |
71455.4 |
|
| Unsurfaced |
3097 |
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| Total | 74552.40 |
(* Incl. length of recently declared NH No. 228 vide GoI notification No. 562 Dtd 01/06/2006)
The average Roads length per one lacs population is 179.17 km. and Road length per 100 Sq. Km. is 37.76 km. in the State.
Existing
Bridges
| Major
Bridges |
1340 |
| Minor
Bridges |
4282 |
| Causeways
/ Cross Drainage work |
85015 |
| Total |
90637 |
Village
Connectivity :
The state has
total 18028 villages, out of these total villages 17822 villages are connected
with "pucca" roads. Hence 98.86% villages are connected by "pucca" roads. Out
of these total villages 16505 villages are connected with asphalt surfaced
roads where as 1317 villages are connected with WBM surface road.
Road
Policy :
The Transport Sector play a crucial role in the development of an economy
and social development. Considering its importance state has formulated ROAD
POLICY detailed below in brief.
Objectives :
·
To provide connectivity to all villages by all weather roads, and thus further
improve quality of life in rural areas, in terms of quick access to health
services, better education, social service etc.
· To provide an adequate and efficient Road system encompassing all
transportation needs so as to ensure smooth and uninterrupted flow of goods
and passengers traffic both within the State as well as on interstate routes.
· To constantly upgrade technology by indicating superior and quicker
construction and maintenance methods with a view to reduce the life cycle
cost of roads.
· To induct more scientific principles of resources allocation for
maintenance and new construction programmers.
· Oversell , to set high standards of Road safety and travel comfort.
Strategy and approach :
· Optimal use of available resources
· founds from external funding agencies
· Schemes with beneficiaries participation
· Resources mobilization
· funding by philanthropists
To Achieve :
· Removing the deficiencies in the existing Road length by optimal
combination of widening and strengthening of sele4cted stretches / corridors.
· Providing new links particularly in areas of concentrated industrial
growth and to speed up the movements of agricultural and dairy products.
· Providing missing bridges and cross drainage works.
· Connecting the remaining villages by all weather roads.
· Replacing existing level crossings by Road over bridges.
· Improvement of Road geometrics and safety provisions.
· Removing regional imbalances in the Road network.