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Centre To Shell-Out Rs. 50,655 Crore On Eight National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects Spanning 936 Kilometers

The official announcement came on August 2. These projects aim to enhance logistics efficiency, reduce congestion, and improve connectivity nationwide. Read on to know the details

Centre To Shell-Out Rs. 50,655 Crore On Eight National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects Spanning 936 Kilometers

The Narendra Modi government has given green light to eight significant National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects spanning 936 kilometers, with a total cost of Rs. 50,655 Crore. The official announcement came on August 2. These projects aim to enhance logistics efficiency, reduce congestion, and improve connectivity nationwide.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced, “Cabinet today approved 8 important National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects of length 936 km at a total cost of over ₹50,000 crore to improve logistics efficiency, reduce congestion and enhance connectivity across the country.”

Here are the approved road projects:

6-Lane Agra-Gwalior National High-Speed Corridor

4-Lane Kharagpur- Moregram National High-Speed Corridor

6-Lane Tharad – Deesa-Mehsana Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor

4-lane Ayodhya Ring Road

4-Lane Section between Pathalgaon and Gumla of Raipur-Ranchi National High-speed Corridor

6-Lane Kanpur Ring Road

4-Lane Northern Guwahati Bypass and Widening/Improvement of Existing Guwahati Bypass

8-Lane Elevated Nashik Phata – Khed Corridor near Pune

Travel time between Agra and Gwalior to be reduced by 50%

Kharagpur – Moregram corridor to transform the economy of West Bengal and North-East

Highway networks around Kanpur to be decongested by Kanpur Ring Road

Growth of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to be unlocked through completion of Raipur Ranchi Corridor

New corridor between Tharad and Ahmedabad to complete the High Speed Road Network in Gujarat for seamless port connectivity and reduced logistics cost

(This is a breaking story. More details are awaited.)

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