Highways in Howrah
Howrah is connected to the other parts of the state as well as country via three national highways. These national Highways run through many villages of the region. According to statistics the Howrah has the total road length of approximately 300 km. This highway connects Howrah to the different important cities. 2 national highways- NH 6 and NH 2 are linked to Vidyasagar Setu through Kona expressway. The starting point of this Grand Trunk Road is at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose, Howrah.This road added up to the road space of Howrah by connecting to Vidyasagar Setu from various locations. The chief one is 8 km long Kona Expressway, built by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority serves as a connector of Kolkata to National Highway 2 (NH 2) and therefore is part of Golden project. Kona Expressway also joins with National Highway 6 (NH 6) as well at Nibra town of the Howrah district. This erstwhile State Highway forms National Highway 117 (NH 117) which is 133 km long, along with Diamond Harbour Road.
National Highway 2 or NH 2

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The highway starts from Mathura and connects to the cities of Agra, Mathura, Panki, Bindki, Rooma, Kanpur, Etawah, Fatehpur, Akbarpur, Mathura, Allahabad, Mughal Sarai, Varanasi, Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh, Faridabad in Haryana, Dehri in Sone, Mohania, Aurangabad Sasaram, in Bihar, Dhanbad Barhi, in Jharkhand Durgapur, Kolkata, Barddhaman and Asansol in West Bengal. This is a well maintained highway which gives the pleasure of smooth drive throughout the way.
National Highway 6 or NH 6

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National Highway 117 or NH 117

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These highways have considerably reduced the time of traveling and increased prospect for people to travel for trade, business or pleasure and also offer trade routes for goods.