Odisha state of India’s huge national highways upgrade

The Indian state of Odisha is to see a total of 2,370km of its national highways (NH) upgraded to four and six-lanes under Phases I to V of the National Highway Development Project. Phase-I of the project has already been completed, involving the four-laning of 520km of NH. Around 490km (Phase II) are still under construction for US$ 770.77 million (INR 45.7 billion), and are expected to be completed by March 2015. These include the four-lane Bhubaneswar-Puri, four-lane Sambalapur-Bargarh, four-lane Panikoi
June 13, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The Indian state of Odisha is to see a total of 2,370km of its national highways (NH) upgraded to four and six-lanes under Phases I to V of the National Highway Development Project. Phase-I of the project has already been completed, involving the four-laning of 520km of NH. Around 490km (Phase II) are still under construction for US$ 770.77 million (INR 45.7 billion), and are expected to be completed by March 2015. These include the four-lane Bhubaneswar-Puri, four-lane Sambalapur-Bargarh, four-lane Panikoili-Keionjhar-Rimuli, four-lane Rimuli-Roxy-Rajamunda, and six-lane Bhubaneswar-Chandikhol NHs.

Meanwhile, for Phases III, IV, and V, which are expected to begin soon, the upgrade involves around 1,370km of the state’s NHs. This is expected to cost around $2.19 billion (INR 130 billion) in total. These include the six-lane Chandikhol-Paradeep, Bhubaneswar-Ichhapuram, and Balasore-Chandikhol, along with four-lane Baharagora-Sambalapur road, four-lane Balasore-Baripada-Jharapokaria, four-lane Chandikhol-Duburi-Talcher, four-lane Birmitrapur-Barkot, four-lane Angul-Sambalpur, and the four-lane Cuttack-Angul NH.
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