Chandikhole-Bhadrak section of Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral to be upgraded to 6 lane highway

The Chandikhole-Bhadrak section of Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral will be upgraded to a six lane highway, informed Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari on Friday.

“We are currently upgrading the Chandikhole-Bhadrak section of Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral to a six lane highway with paved shoulders. This road spans the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and serves as the primary arterial road linking the coastal areas of Odisha,” tweeted Gadkari.

We are currently upgrading 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲-𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝘅-𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. This road spans… pic.twitter.com/OKrJ1pGM16

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) March 31, 2023

It accommodates interstate traffic carrying various agricultural, manufactured, and industrial products, as well as local mining traffic. The highway also provides connectivity to popular tourist destinations such as Maa Biraja Temple, Sveta Baraha, Bhadrakali Temple, Aradi Akhandalamani Temple, Chandabali river port, Dhamnagar and the Dhamra Port of Bhadrak District,” the minister further tweeted.