National Highway 40
(NH 40), a combination of previous national highways 4 and 18, is a national highway in India. It starts at National Highway 44 junction at Kurnool and passes through Kadapa and Chittoor and terminates at Ranipet in Tamil Nadu. It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa .
Route
It starts at Kurnool and passes through Nandyal, Allagadda, Mydukur, Kadapa, Rayachoti, Pileru, Chittoor and ends at Ranipet. It runs for a distance of 381.00 km (236.74 mi) in Andhra Pradesh and 27.00 km (16.78 mi) in Tamil Nadu.
Kurnool ↔ Nandyal ↔ Allagadda ↔ Mydukur ↔ Kadapa ↔ Rayachoti ↔ Pileru ↔ Chittoor ↔ Ranipet
Junctions
NH 44 Terminal near Kurnool.
NH 340C near Kurnool
NH 544D near Nandyal
NH 67 near Mydukur
NH 716 near Kadapa bypass
NH 340 near Rayachoti
NH 71 near Pileru
NH 140 near Puthalapattu
NH 69 near Chittoor
NH 48 Terminal near Ranipet.