Short note on national highway
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It links extreme part of country.
National Highways are the grade roads that connect every major city of India and are the backbone of the road infrastructure.
National Highways constitute only about 1.7% of the road network but carry about 40% of the total road traffic.
The Indian roadways network ranks as the second biggest roadways network in the world.
The density of the highway network of India is somewhat more as compared to the United States (0.65)
Highways are important not only from economic development point of view but also from the safety point. The responsibility of the construction of these highways rests with The Central Government. The state capitals, large industrial and commercial cities and major ports are interconnected by these highways. These roads also connect India with neighbouring countries like Myanmar,Pakistan,Nepal ,Bhutan, and China.