Puri: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday digitally inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 28 National Highway (NH) projects worth Rs 6,600 core in Odisha.
Gadkari was earlier scheduled to attend the programme at Puri, but his trip to Odisha was cancelled at the last minute. The ceremony was instead attended by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra in Puri.
PROJECT INAUGURATED
>> 79 km long 4-lane between Bharagoda and Singhra on NH 49 worth Rs 1,203 crore
>> 78 km long 6-lane road between Chandikhole and Bhadrak on NH 16 worth Rs 2,035 crore.
ON THE OFFING
>> Kandarpur-Balikuda road widening on NH-55 worth Rs 500 crore
>> Balikuda-Mulakani Khand widening on NH-55 worth Rs 512 crore
>> Construction of 6.47 km long road from Chhatrapur to Gopalpur port at a cost of Rs 250 crore
>> Construction of 8 UP (underpass), 3 VUP (vehicular underpass), LVUP (light vehicular underpass), PUP (pedestrians underpass) between Bharagoda and Singhra Khand road on the NH 49 at cost of Rs 203 crore
>> Nayagarh Town bypass construction on NH-57 worth Rs 300 crore
>> Railway Overbridge construction at Matiapada on Puri-Konark Road on the NH-316 worth Rs 138 crore
>> Khurda Town bypass construction on the NH- 57 worth Rs 157 crore,
>> Jeypore Town bypass construction on the NH-26 worth Rs 135 crore,
>> Dasapalla Town bypass construction on the NH -57 worth Rs 156 crore,
>> Nabarangpur Town bypass construction on the NH-26 worth Rs 169 crore,
>> Rayagada and JK Pur Town bypass construction on the NH 326 worth Rs 324 crore,
>> Construction of a bridge on Madhupur – Badabanta Khand road on the NH 20 worth Rs 199 crore
>> Dhogaon and Poudamari Khand road widening work on the NH 326 worth Rs 186.52 crore
These apart, 13 more National Highway projects will be carried out in the state.
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