Widening of Bhubaneswar-Puri Highway at Rs 1,200 crore to reduce travel time to 45 minutes

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday informed that the Centre has approved widening of the Bhubaneswar-Puri Highway to six lanes for Rs 1,200 crore. This will reduce the travel time from 90 minutes to 45 minutes.

During his Odisha visit, Gadkari addressed the public at Baramunda in Bhubaneswar and reaffirmed the Centre’s ambitious infrastructure roadmap for Odisha, stating that the state’s highways will soon match those of the United States in quality and scale.

After unveiling a series of significant road infrastructure projects in Odisha, collectively valued at more than Rs 4,000 crore, the Union Minister said, “The Centre has approved widening the Bhubaneswar-Puri highway to six lanes at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore.”

"The travel time between Bhubaneswar and Puri will be reduced from 90 minutes to 45 minutes," Gadkari added.

CM Proposes 8-laning of Bhubaneswar-Puri highway 

Addressing the function, Chief Minister Majhi put forth the proposal to widen the Bhubaneswar-Puri highway to eight lanes with the provision of a service road.

"The eight-lane road between Bhubaneswar and Puri can cater to the needs for the next 100 years," he said, and also urged Gadkari to take the necessary steps for widening the proposed coastal highway to four lanes. 

Foundation Stones For 13 NHs, 4 Bridges Laid

He laid the foundation stones for 13 national highway projects worth Rs 2,905 crore. As a part of these projects, new roads will be built and existing roads will be widened in Khurda, Puri, Ganjam, Kandhamal, and Nayagarh districts.

He also laid the foundation stones for four bridges worth Rs 427 crore. These bridges, having a combined length of 4.82 km, will be built on the Berhampur-Gopalpur and Rourkela-Biramitrapur highways under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF).a