Details of Road Transport in Chandigarh

Last Updated On: 31/03/2021

Road Type	Type of Movement Allowed
V1 Roads	Roads connecting Chandigarh with other cities in the region . The Madhya Marg and Dakshin Marg merge with the V1s leading to Kalka and Ambala respectively
V2 Roads	The major avenues of Chandigarh, with important institutional and commercial buildings located on them. E.g Madhya Marg, Dakshin Marg, Jan Marg, Himalaya Marg, Uttar Marg and Purv Marg.
V3 Roads	The corridor - streets for fast moving vehicular traffic. Every sector is surrounded by V-2 or V-3 roads
V4 Roads	Roads bisecting the sectors with shopping complexes located along their southern edge.
V5 Roads	Roads meandering through the sector giving access to its inner lands.
V6 Roads	Roads coming off of the V-5s and leading to the residential houses.
V7 Roads	Foot paths through green belts enabling pedestrians to cross sectors without having to cross vehicular traffic and cycle tracks.
V8 Roads	Cycle tracks through green spaces. Buses were to ply only along V2,V3 and V4 roads.

Transport Road Length in Chandigarh: PWD
Year	National Highways	City Roads PWD	Rural Roads	Total In Kms	Unit
2000-01	64	139.6	72.66	1764.72	Kms
2001-02	67	219.23	72.66	1847.89	Kms
2002-03	67	219.23	72.66	1847.89	Kms
2003-04	77	393.8	89.66	2049.46	Kms
2004-05	80	403	102	2121	Kms
2005-06	80	825	102	2543	Kms
2006-07	80	853.97	73.03	2543	Kms
2007-08	80	853.97	73.03	2587	Kms
2008-09	95.23	656.84	114.46	2371.02	Kms
2009-10	95.23	674.01	132.44	2434.26	Kms
2010-11	95.23	847.61	170.24	2884.67	Kms
2011-12	100	388.44	150.63	2980.02	Kms
2012-13	100	485.87	154.67	3099.39	Kms
2013-14	100	508.84	157.63	3149.62	Kms

With the increase in population, economic status of the residents, modern machineries and need of fast locomotion, the administration of Chandigarh had worked for the continuous increase in the development of national highways, internal city roads, and rural roads, in last decade. The length of roads throughout the city has almost doubled from 1,764 km to 3,149 km in last 15 years.

As per the information obtained from RLA Department, Chandigarh; more than 3,58000 four wheelers, 4,494 buses, 10, 937 goods vehicles, 219 tractors and 6,68000 two wheelers were registered with the city till 2015. With the total 10,50,299 registered vehicles, the city now having the highest per capita ownership of motorized vehicles in the country. A dramatic increase in daily floating traffic from the extensive urbanization, which has taken place around the city, the problem of traffic congestion is also growing in the city but the well connected network of roads, suitability of traffic signals, very attentive traffic police controllers and remarkable division of different roads helps a lot to control over the situation.

Transport: Total Vehicles
Year	Cars /Jeep	MotorCycle /Scooter /Moped	Buses	Goods Vehicle	Tractors	Total
2005	10265	19216	93	34	6	29700
2006	12893	20649	102	44	12	33775
2007	13812	19170	88	81	33	33256
2008	15129	18145	64	94	14	33574
2009	18293	18112	31	98	18	37881
2010	25565	24773	150	446	32	51737
2011	21720	26362	188	1416	26	50270
2012	24941	24558	_	1216	28	51128
2013	23626	23011	_	1104	28	48134
2014	17282	27338	_	1455	9	46475
2015	22908	34979	374	1239	13	61706
TOTAL	358432	668160	4494	10937	219	1050299

Source: Chandigarh Master Plan-2031,Statistical Abstract Chandigarh, http://chdtransport.gov.in/, R and LA, Chandigarh