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 Map of National Highway179A in red | ||||
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| Auxiliary route ofNH 79 | ||||
| Length | 141 km (88 mi) | |||
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| South end | Salem | |||
| North end | Vaniyambadi | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | India | |||
| States | Tamil Nadu | |||
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National Highway 179A, commonly referred to asNH 179A, is anational highway inIndia, which comes under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.[1] It is asecondary route ofNational Highway 79.[2] NH-179A traverses the state ofTamil Nadu in India.[3][4]
Salem,Harur,Uthangarai,Thirupathur,Vaniyambadi.[1][3]
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NH 79 Terminal near Salem.[1]
NH 179B Terminal near Harur.
NH 77 near Uthangarai.
NH 48 Terminal near Vaniyambadi.[3]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 ofBharatmala 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]
Secondary routes ofNational Highway 79 | ||
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 Route inStates of India | | |
| Secondary Routes ofNH 79 | ||
