Haldia–Raxaul Expressway
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Category:Pages using infobox mapframe with missing coordinates| Haldia–Raxaul Expressway | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India | |
| Length | 650 km (400 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Haldia |
| North end | Greenfield will also be connected to Mehsi of NH27 Raxaul |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Highway system | |
The Haldia–Raxaul Expressway is a 650 km (400 mi) long, planned and upcoming access controlled greenfield expressway that will connect Raxaul district of Bihar with Haldia port of West Bengal.[1] This expressway will pass from the Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal of India. This project is a part of Bharatmala Pariyojana. This expressway is aimed to reduce the time and distance between the locations.Also, Haldia Port|Haldia port]] currently handles most of Nepal's trade, but there is no developed highway with Haldia port to the India–Nepal border. Haldia-Raxaul Expressway is proposed to be constructed with the aim of establishing better highway connectivity.
Route
West Bengal
Haldia–Raxaul Expressway starts in Haldia, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. It passes through Tamluk, Kolaghat/ Panskura in Purba Medinipur district; Ghatal, Ramjibanpur in Paschim Medinipur district; Bishnupur, Beliatore in Bankura district and Asansol, Chittaranjan in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal and enters Jharkhand state.
Jharkhand
This expressway passes through Jamtara, Madhupur in Deoghar district and Dumka district in Jharkhand.[1]
Bihar
This expressway passes through Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Samastipur,(Sarfuddinpur, Hathauri, Olipur, Ratanpur Ratan), Muzaffarpur,(Narwara), Sheohar and (Salemppur, Madhuban, Pakridayal, Khatri East, Lakhaura, Narkatia, Raxaul), East Champaran and in Bihar.[2]
Background
Haldia port currently handles most of Nepal's trade, but there is no developed highway with Haldia port to the India–Nepal border. Haldia-Raxaul Expressway is proposed to be constructed with the aim of establishing better highway connectivity.
The 650 km long expressway will serve the primary objective of improving freight efficiency and increasing exports from neighboring regions.
History
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) invited tenders in 2021 to prepare a detailed project report for an expressway connecting Raxaul in Bihar on the Indo-Nepal border with the Haldia port in West Bengal. After opening technical bids on 17 June 2021, the National Highways Authority of India announced that 13 design and engineering firms had submitted bids to prepare a detailed project report for the approximately 650 km Raxaul-Haldia Expressway.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Expressway: रक्सौल-हल्दिया एक्सप्रेसवे के लिए रास्ता साफ, जानिए क्यों देश के लिए है ये बेहद अहम". www.abplive.com. abplive. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "बिहार के दो एक्सप्रेस-वे के निर्माण के लिए मास्टर प्लान तैयार". www.livehindustan.com. Hindustan. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.