Bids invited for 54 km stretch of Varanasi-Kolkata corridor

18 Nov 2022 CW Team

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids for a six-lane greenfield expressway connecting Varanasi, Ranchi, and Kolkata.

The 610-km-long Varanasi-Kolkata corridor is an access-controlled expressway connecting Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, Jharkhand, and Kolkata, West Bengal.

The expressway under Bharatmala Pariyojna (BMP) Phase 2 is intended to provide high-speed connectivity to the country's northern and eastern regions. The expressway runs from the junction of National Highway (NH)-19 and Varanasi Ring Road (near Rewasa village) to NH-16 near Uluberia in the West Bengal district of Howrah.

It will cover a distance of 22 km in Uttar Pradesh, 159 km in Bihar, 187 km in Jharkhand and 242 km in West Bengal.

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