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=== Road=== The state is served by a substantial road network, providing links between urban centers, agricultural market-places and rural areas. There are 33 [[National highways of India|national highways]] (NH) in the state, covering a total distance of {{convert|10004.14|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Highway">{{cite web |title=Development of Roads and Highways in Rajasthan |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=180858 |publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327055753/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=180858 |url-status=live }}</ref> The state has a total road length of {{convert|269028|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The [[Third Gehlot ministry|Department of Public Works]] is responsible for maintaining and expanding the [[List of state highways in Rajasthan|state highways]] system and major district roads. [[Jaipur–Kishangarh Expressway]] forms a segment of the [[NH-8]] which is a part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] project. [[Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation]] (RSRTC) was established in 1964 to provide economical and reliable passenger road transport service in the state with connecting services to adjoining states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsrtc.gov.in/|title=rsrtc.gov.in|access-date=18 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112022156/http://www.rsrtc.gov.in/|archive-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> For travelling locally, the state, like most of the country, has [[auto rickshaw]]s and [[cycle rickshaw]]s. Average speed on state highways varies between {{convert|50|and(-)|60|km/h|mph}} due to the heavy presence of vehicles; in villages and towns, speeds are as low as {{cvt|25|–|30|km/h|mph}}.<ref name="Speed Limit">{{cite news |title=Speed limit on expressways |url=https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/speed-limit-on-expressways-may-be-increased-nitin-gadkari-to-discuss-proposal-41662525886957.html |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=HT Auto |agency=Hindustan Times |date=7 September 2022 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409163230/https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/speed-limit-on-expressways-may-be-increased-nitin-gadkari-to-discuss-proposal-41662525886957.html |url-status=live }}</ref> <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> File:Jaipur Airport.JPG|[[Jaipur International Airport]] File:Maharajas' Express - Mayur Mahal, dining (4809207224).jpg|Maharajah's Express dining saloon File:Jaipur 03-2016 34 Jaipur Metro.jpg|The [[Jaipur Metro]] is an important urban transportation link File:National highway 841.jpg|[[NH 8]] between [[Udaipur]] and [[Ahmedabad]] </gallery>
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