ROADWAYS :
EXPRESSWAY: High speed traffic, few intersections, limited access points, divider, 6-8 lanes
State Highways: Constructed and maintained by the State Govt. They link NH, tourist spots, minor ports, towns etc.
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS: Constructed and maintained by Central Govt.
Connect major cities.
1.7% of total network length but 40% road traffic
Longest- NH7 (7,770 km)
Bundelkhand- Gonda to Kudrail village
Purvanchal Expressway (India's Longest- 341 km)- Ghazipur to Lucknow
Agra-Lucknow
Yamuna Expressway- Greater Noida to Agra
Ahmedabad- Vadodara Expressway
Delhi-Gurgaon
Mumbai- Pune
Noida-Greater Noida
Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway
Panipat Expressway
Bengaluru-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
Other Roads
DISTRICT ROADS: Within a district- connect production area to market or small towns with one another
RURAL ROADS: 80% of total road length used for moving agriculture produce and products from cottage industries.
BORDER ROADS (BRO) was set up in 1960 to strenghthen roads along the north and north-eastern border
Advantages:
Disadvantages
Every village can be reached
Lower construction cost that railways
Helps move perishable items
Construction on rocky terrain is easier that railways
Safer movement of goods
Supplements other modes of transport
Roads aren't maintained properly
Toll tax, check points- waste time, irritating
Weak pavement, inadequate capacity, safety risk
High traffic- congestion, pollution