 It is one of the two road links (the other being the Mughal Road) that connects the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India.The traffic on the highway is controlled by two control rooms, one in Srinagar and the other in Jammu.The highway starts from Lal Chowk, Srinagar and passes through Pulwama district, Anantnag district, Kulgam district, Ramban district, and Udhampur district, and ends in Jammu city.