Government approves 8 national high-speed road corridor projects to ease country’s traffic woes soon

In a bid to enhance connectivity, reduce congestion, and improve logistics efficiency across the country, Narendra Modi government on Friday approved eight important National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects. The projects have a combined length of 936 km and a total cost of Rs. 50,655 crore.

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

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