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 Map of the National Highway in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
Part of AH43 | ||||
| Maintained byNHAI | ||||
| Length | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NH 38 inTiruppuvanam | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end | Dhanushkodi | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | India | |||
| States | Tamil Nadu | |||
| Primary destinations | Madurai -Paramakudi -Ramanathapuram-Rameswaram -Dhanushkodi | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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National Highway 87 (orNH 87) is aNational Highway in southernIndia. It crosses thePamban Bridge (Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge) before entering intoPamban Island. The total length runs up to 154 km (96 mi).[1] The 5 km road between Mukundarayar Chathiram and Dhanuskodi was destroyed during the 1964 cyclone. Then the Government of India has started construction of the new stretch of road on 2015 and opened to vehicles with some restrictions on Feb'2017 at a cost of ₹ 250 million. At the same time, the road between Madurai and Rameswaram was converted from a two lane road to a four-lane highway. ThenUnion minister for road transport and shipping Shri.Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the Rs 1,387-crore project in Madurai on 17 July 2015.An initial outlay of Rs 927 crore was made {May 2019} and the project has been sanctioned for Rs 1,387 crore. Then the first 75km stretch fromMadurai toParamakudi was proposed to be converted into a proper four-lane road which is a Green Highway, while the remaining 39km stretch fromParamakudi toRamanathapuram was widened as a two-lane road with paved shoulders. This road includes bypass from Madurai (Viraganoor Ring road) to Manalur which is a newly constructed route skipping the old route(which runs through Puliyankulam and Silaiman), and has bypasses at several places like Thiruppuvanam, Thiruppachethi, Rajagambiram,Paramakudi (a 9.4-km-long stretch connecting Thelichathanallur and Vendhoni(near kalayur)) andRamanathapuram (a nine-km-long bypass connecting Achunthanvayal and East Coast Road near Devipattinam) which would substantially ease traffic congestion in these towns and also saves time for those tourists who are going to Rameswaram. Falling under the Old NH-49, this project is one of the largest completed green corridor in Tamil Nadu by theNational Highways Authority of India in the recent times.
NH38 viaTiruppuvanam,Thiruppachethi,Manamadurai,Paramakudi,Ramanathapuram,Rameswaram,Dhanushkodi.
The Union Cabinet on July 1, 2025 approved the construction of a 46.7 km long 4-lane highway on National Highway 87 (NH-87) between Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu. The project, estimated at ₹1,853 crore, will be developed under Hybrid Annual Mode (HAM).[2][3]
This part of NH-87 was upgraded to a two-lane road with paved shoulder in 2015.[4][5]
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