Biju Expressway

Biju Expressway is an expressway, [1] measuring 650 km.[2] It starts at Chandili (border village in Koraput district) and touch border towns/market centres such as Kotpad, Boriguma, Nabarangpur, Papadahandi, Ambapani, Gadbhanga, Dharmagarh, Sinapalli, Bhella, Nuapada, Paikamal, Padampur, Sohela, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh before ending at Rourkela.The main express way is between Vedvyas and Samblapur. Biju Express way contains three toll gates. The first one is 6 km before Rajgangpur Bypass.The second tollgate is Masunikani and the third gate is Rengali. The maximum capable speed limit of L&T SRTL (Larsen & Toubro Sambalpur Rourkela Tollway Limited) is 160 km/h between Vedvas to Rengali 163 km.[3]

Biju Expressway
Route information
Length650 km (400 mi)
StatusCompleted
Major junctions
FromChandili, Koraput district
ToRourkela
Location
StatesOdisha
Highway system

Status updates
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurating Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur

Status updates of 656 km long under construction Biju Expressway. The road will connect Rourkela Chandili via Sambalpur, Nuapada, out of which 355 km long Rourkela-Sambalpur-Nuapada section will be of 4 lanes wide road and remaining 301 km long Nuapada-Chandili section will be 2 lanes wide road.

  • June 2017: Road from Rourkela to Sambalpur to be completed by December 2017. All sections to be completed by June 2019.[6]
  • March 2018: 163 km long four-lane expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
  • March 2019: 70% work completed.[7]
  • Part of Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur
  • Part of Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur
  • Part of Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur

References
  1. "Biju link takes off, battles low budget". The Telegraph.
  2. "Biju Expressway Yet to Cut Through 'Red' Tape". The New Indian Express.
  3. Sadananda Mohapatra (1 September 2014). "Tender for Rs 3,200 cr Biju Expressway in October". business-standard.com.
  4. "Naveen Patnaik launches Rs 3,200cr Biju Expressway project". The Times of India.
  5. "Biju Expressway to Bridge Economic Divide". The New Indian Express.
  6. http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/odisha-completes-three-major-roads-in-one-year/1088323
  7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/naveen-patnaik-lists-his-govts-achievements-as-bjd-eyes-for-a-fifth-term/articleshow/68276631.cms
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