National Highway 32 (NH 32) is a National Highway in India. It starts from Chennai and terminates at Kanyakumari. It is also known as East Coast Road.
Originally, the highway terminated at Nagapattinam. The highway was extended up to Thoothukudi as per a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 5 December 2017. The highway was further extended up to Kanyakumari in July 2022.
The highway starting from its junction with NH-48 near Chennai connecting Chengalpattu, Tindivanam, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Adirampattinam, Manamelkudi, Thondi, Devipattinam, Ramanathapuram bypass, Thiruppullani, Keelakarai, Ervadi, Valinokkam, Sayalgudi, Vembar, Vaippar, Kulathur, Veppalodai, Pattina, Maruthur, Thoothukudi, Mudivaithanendal, Tiruchendur, Kulasekharapatnam, Uvari, Kudankulam, Anjugramam and terminating at its junction with NH-44 near Karungulam .
National Highway 32 is being developed as a four-lane highway in multiple contract packages, including the PuducherryâÂÂNagapattinam, NagapattinamâÂÂThoothukudi and ThoothukudiâÂÂTiruchendur-Kanyakumari stretches, as part of phased corridor development along the East Coast Road to improve freight movement and regional connectivity.