Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal

Chapter ñ 8 Final Report: Gudiyattam Municipality
8.6.2 Town Level Road Network and Hierarchy
The national and state highways passing throught the town . The total length of the
state highways is 8.20 Km. The total length of the municipal roads is 64.19 Km.
8.6.3 National and State Highway
Only the State Highway passes through the town:
Table 8-24: Length of National Highways Passing through Gudiyattam
S. No. Name of the Road Road Length (Km)
1 National Highways --
2 State Highways 8.20 Km
3 Major District Roads --
4 Other District Roads --
8.6.4 Municipal Roads
Total 8.20 km
The municipality maintains 64.19 Km of roads within the town. The category of the
roads maintained by the municipality is given in table below:
Table 8-25: Types of Roads in Gudiyattam Municipality
S. No. Type of Roads Road Length (Km)
1 B.T. Roads 27.019 Km
2 Cement Concrete Pavement 18.846 Km
3 Cut Stone Slab --
5 W.B.M. Roads 1.385 Km
6 Earthern Roads 16.937 Km
Total 64.187 Km
Source: Gudiyattam Municipality
The analysis of road network inventory data is shown in the table 8-26:
Table 8-26: Roads by Hierarchy, 2004
ROADS in km. ROW (in mtrs.)
State Highways 8.20 7 to 10
Town Roads 64.19 5 to 9
Source: compiled from data collected from Gudiyattam Municipality
Figure is an approximate Value
8.6.5 Parking
There is no authorised parking area in the town. The Municipality can not afford to
spend on parking lots. Cars and buses are parked on the side of roads, which further
make the roads narrower. Private buses stay parked for around an hour and leave.
Trucks stay for a longer time. Cars, Autos and two-wheeler use the roadside space
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