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The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Other cities connected by this network are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Vijayawada, Ajmer, and Vizag.


It is the largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world, at 5,846 km. Started by the NDA government led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee[1] it is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of 5,846 km (3,633 mi) four/six lane express highways, built at a cost of ₹600 billion(US$9.2 billion).[2] The project was launched in 2001 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and was completed in 2012.[3] The vast majority of system is not access controlled, although safety features such as guardrails, shoulders, and high-visibility signs are in use.

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